Happy Monday everybody. Hope everybody had a great Memorial Day last
week. I sure did. Today we have been playing quite a bit of basketball
which I have no complaints about. Today we were able to give one of
our investigators a church tour that went very well. It's one of our
new investigators who's name is Tammy. She was a Bible referral and
she had wanted to take a tour of the church.  She came with her friend
Denice and they really enjoyed themselves. They said that they
definitely want to come to church this Sunday.

This week has been really good. We've been able to find some people
who are really awesome. I don't know if I've mentioned yet about one
of our investigators that we found recently who's name is Megan. She
is really awesome. She is a single mom with a 3 year old son. She is
very open to us and the church. She had accepted a baptismal date and
is scheduled for July 1 Sometime soon she also wants to take a tour
of the church.

We had an amazing experience Saturday We had scheduled an
appointment with a man who had requested a Bible and we had called him
 and set up this appointment. His name is Wayne. He lives in an
apartment building and he let us right in to his apartment. He was
really nice and treated us like old friends. We were able to talk with
Wayne and also teach him the restoration. He loved it. He payed
attention the whole time and never took his eyes off of us. We invited
him to read the Book of Mormon and to pray about it and when he knows
that it is true to ask God. He said he would do that. We then invited
him when he received his affirmative answer that he would be baptized
and he accepted that as well. We had forgotten a Book of Mormon and we
said that we would go to our car and grab one for him. So that what we
did and before we went back into his apartment another woman stopped
us asking us who we are. We said that we are missionaries from our
church, she then asked where it is and we said it's in Vineland. She
lives in Millville and asked why there isn't one in Millville. My
companion Elder Bucheger then says that when we baptize enough people
in Millville then they will build a church. Then this woman said that
she has never been baptized and would like to be. So we set up a
return appointment with her and will be seeing both of them on
Wednesday.

Also Sammie got the priesthood Sundayy and will be going to the
temple Saturday

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Anyways I'm doing well. Trying to kill it here in the Vineland area.
Thank you for your prayers and all that you all do for me. Have a
great week!

Love Elder Shumway


Hi mom! Thanks for this wonderful email that you have sent to me.it
was great to hear from you earlier in the day. Sorry mine has been a
little late today. Have had a busy day so far and a great one too. Yes
my stake is the Cherry Hill stake. It is where Vai Sikahema lives. We
are actually having ward conference this Sunday so I'll be able to see
him. We didn't have anyone come unfortunately, everyone we invited
wasn't able to come. Church did go well. It was a great fast and
testimony meeting. Sammie received the priesthood! I got the talk and
I am very familiar with it already. It's one of my favorites. I
actually thought of teryn too the first time I heard it. I don't
understand why those boys didn't want to sleep in their sleeping bags.
It would have been so much more comfortable.

The school year does look like it went fast when it's over but when
your in it it can take forever seems like. Lila has grown up so much.
She will be going into high school sounds pretty crazy to me. Where
did you and Carson go shopping? Sounds like he had a fun party. What
did they do for the party?

I did get dirty last week. It was a lot of fun. Today we had a church
tour that one of our new investigators set up with us. We just got
done with it. It went very well. We are now waiting for the other
elders to show up so we can play basketball and I think we are going
to go to wawa so I can get something to eat.

I did get the travel plans. I don't really know e sisters but I know
who elder Beebe is. I'm not sure about a talk yet. I'll have to think
about it and get back to you on that. I actually gave a talk several
weeks ago on the talk you sent me.

I hope you had a great time with the missionaries last night. I always
remember the missionaries being pretty boring when they came over. I
don't want to be that missionary out here and I try and have some fun
with the members that we are with. What Jon and Lori will be sealed
later this year? I've talked to Jon a little bit about his endowments.
Haven't heard a date yet either. She has already been endowed but I'm
sure she will have to go again. It will be great when they move to San
Diego. A lot closer to us.

So Sammie is doing well. He is 15. He does go to school. Nothing new
for Annaka. Jennifer isn't making a lot of effort on her part. Not
sure what's going to happen with her.

Thankyou for all the prayers coming my way. They are definitely helping.

I'm glad everything worked out ok with the hallway. It looked like you
all ha da wonderful time. The pool looked very inviting.

So Lila won't be showing her face much this week? She will be camping a lot.

Yeah we are doing well. We've had a great week that I will tell you
about in my weekly email. It is very possible that I end my mission
with him. It was nice to talk to Paul, I miss him a lot and am so
grateful for him.

So before I end this I need to tell you something. I'm sure you
remember when I had my cyst. So the doctor told me that eventually
this is going to come back and when I get home I'll have to get
another surgery by an actual surgeon and get it taken out completely.
The mission nurse has told me that if the cyst does come back and I'm
in a lot of pain like I was last time I will most likely have to go
home. And recently it has been hurting a little bit and has been
leaking cyst juice too. But I will keep you updated on how it's doing.
Don't worry everything will be fine.

Love Elder Shumway

Hi dad. Seems really hot over there. Today it's been pretty rainy.
Sounds like you all had a great dinner yesterday with the
missionaries. I've seen that video before. I haven't shared that same
video, I have shared other great videos and other great scriptures but
not that one. That's too bad about Elder Neilson, that does not sound
like fun at all. Hopefully he recovers soon.

Thanks for the sports updates again. I'm sure it's exciting to watch
the NBA finals. Seems like the warriors might pull it out this time.

This week we have quite a few appointments lined up. Don't have any
service lined up yet but we will probably be asked to help with
something this week. My backside is feeling ok. I told mom some news
about it you can ask her about it. Last Monday was a lot of fun. It
was very enjoyable to get dirty again.

Love Elder Shumway