Stolen Pictures

Here are some pictures Elder Dooley's mom snagged from Elder Wanlass' blog. Yes, she is stalking Elder Dooley.

Elder Dooley and Elder Wanlass walk the road to Damascus. They shared a message on Facebook about Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus and  challenged us all to Follow Him.

District Meeting

Elder Dooley and Elder Wanlass at the office at the church building.

Transfer Day. Elder Wanlass stays in Hampton and Elder Dooley heads out to Truro, Nova Scotia.

Lose Yourself in Him

Time really does fly. It's weird to think that before long, i'll be at my 6 month mark. Then again, time really flies when you're working hard.

[Responding to a question from mom regarding his hammock] If you aren't finding the hammock,  you aren't looking hard enough. If I hada place to hang it, I would ask for you to send it, but there's nowhere really that it would be able to go. The hammock is in my hiking bag, along with a bunch of other camping stuff that I usually used. You might want to pull the sleeping bag out as well, and loosen the straps and hang it out somewhere before it becomes eternally compressed. The hiking bag by the way is in the top of my closet. If the hammock isn't there, then I don't know where it is. But you can get one for 20 dollars on Amazon, that's what Daniel did after all!

[Responding to news of this week's family goal to finish the school year strong or #finishstrong] Maybe for one of the Facebook posts we do, I'll try to use the Hashtag for them so they'll finish strong. It feels like yesterday that I was graduating. Time really goes fast, but in the moment it can feel like forever.

This week we've been trying to work hard, but we haven't had very much luck. All of our lessons have fallen through, and we didn't get any new investigators. It can be tough, But as time goes by, everything will work out.

In my scripture reading, I was recently reading about Alma who was giving his sons advice before he passed away. To the son that went off and messed around, and caused a lot of trouble, he tells him that no matter how badly you mess up, you can always come back to the Lord and be forgiven of your sins. We've been working with this guy who wants to be baptized and knows the church is true, but can't bring himself to be baptized because he doesn't want to be a bad representative of a member of the church. We've been trying to stress with him how important it is to just come unto Christ and lose yourself in Him and you will be blessed.

I don't really have anything else for this week, but I hope you all are doing well and staying safe.

Love you,
Elder Dooley

Facebook Stalking

Mom has been Facebook Stalking Elder Dooley again and came across these pictures posted today. Not sure what was going on but Elder Dooley and Elder Wanlass look like they are enjoying the company and food.

Check the Mail

Well, it sounds like you all had a very busy week. I found a typewriter this past week, and used it to write my letter home for this week. Look for it in the mail, it will also include my mother's day talk, and some Canadian money, which should not be used, especially the pennies because they're hard to find now. Check the mail, and It should get to you soon. Also, I've been getting artsy with taking some photos, so there are some good ones which will be in the shared folder. Have a great week, Love you!!

Elder Dooley

hey, also, I forgot this morning, our mailing address is

39 Law Avenue #1
Hampton, NB,CA
E5N 5C1

Down a Dirt Road

Cora, Thank you for the quotes, i'll definitely remember those ones. And cool Idea for your own business. Maybe You can send some of those cookies to me?

Afton, I've been looking for that scripture for some time. now can you find the one about the man with the blue beard? It's great to hear how Water polo is going for you. Just remember to always give it your all, and you will do well. You can always push yourself harder, and I know that you will continue to do great!

yo K-Dog, my Brother from the same mother, Paint balling is fun, maybe if i'm lucky i'll get to do it sometime. I heard that you have an APUSH test coming up. Remember to set apart enough time to study, and to work with other people to memorize stuff. It will definitely help. APUSH was my only serious class my senior year. Good job for doing it sooner than me. Work Hard!

Here is the new apartment Address: Hope fully you didn't send anything recently, because if you did and it ends up at the old place, it will be really hard to track down

39 Law Ave
Hampton, NB E5N 5C1

This week was a pretty good one. Nothing to crazy, but we did put someone on date for May 30th. She's wanted to get baptized for a while but her parents haven't really let her. I know that they'll let her get baptized though. Hampton has been a great place to serve with Great people, and I am loving it. The members always feed us, I need to figure out how to stop gaining weight from being so well fed, Lots of help when we were moving, and people gave us food, and we helped out at a service project, and they gave us all the extra food, (around 30 sandwiches). It's been a very well fed week. We did one thing a bit different this week; we went down a dirt road. This isn't abnormal by any means, but it was especially different. It was different because half way up the road, it sort of turned into an off-road trail with lots of mud and bumps. In any other vehicle than ours, we would've been fine, but we're in a 2013 Chevy Cruze, which as you can probably guess is terrible for anything that isn't straight Asphalt. MY companion didn't know how to drive in it, so he had me drive, but I didn't really know much, other than to try to stay out of the ruts, and to just keep on going. The car made it through with very little damage, ( a light popped out on the front bumper which we just popped back in), and it is covered in mud. It was kind of fun especially because there were a few other trucks on the road that must've been thinking what are these guys in suits in a Chevy Cruze thinking Driving down this road? And they are right, what were we thinking. It was fun though, other than having to turn around 5 km down the road because it was blocked by snow which we could've gone through if we were in any other vehicle. This all happened because we followed the GPS, down a dirt road after almost all the snow had melted. Also, last week P-day, after emailing, my companion backed into another car, that was parked, in the sun. All he had to do was go straight, and for some reason he turned. It was an experience that we laughed off later on, and we still don't have any real idea of what happened. That's this past week, and I've been tired, and that's about it. It's been a great time so far, and hopefully it continues this way! I love hearing how everyone is doing, and it's great to hear the family goals. Have a good week, and keep on keeping on!
love,
Elder Dooley

Pepto and Ginger Ale

First, in response to your letters:
Afton, It definitely is not fair that he has his own room now. Maybe you should see if there's any way to stop it from happening. Even now I don't have my own room.

Cora, That's a pretty cool experience, the power of prayer is definitely impressive, and it's amazing what it can do to help you. Continue to pray daily, both morning and night, and you will see the blessings from it.

kirkham, I would never throw hot dogs across the kitchen. That just looks bad, and like I said, connor can be full of it (sometimes). He does have some pretty cool stories, just don't believe everything you hear.  Occasionally I would throw them in from the grill, but that's the furthest extent of things. Throwing stuff in hot oil is dangerous, and I have scars to prove it. Just be wise and quick, and you will always benefit. Do not forget to ask Brother RObertson about the list I sent you, and definitely tell me his response. It will probably help you, and it'll be funny to hear about.

Just to let you know, I did get grandmas letter, and I now have a costco card, which will definitely be convenient over this next transfer.

Brief rundown of this past week: Worked in Hampton, Quispamsis, and Rothesay monday thru wednesday, then went on an emergency transfer to St. John, where I stayed thursday thru Monday(today). It had to do with one of the Elders in St. John having some problems with the sisters there, and they should be resolved now. It was a fun week, with some results but not a ton. I got sick the other day, but thankfully I didn't have a fever, and didn't throw up, so I can say that Pepto-Bismol definitely saved the day. We also found out what will be happening this next week with transfers. I will be getting a new Companion, but I will be staying in Hampton. My new companion is Elder Nathan Wanlass, and he's from Utah. He's been out around a year, and seems like a fun guy. so far for transfers i'm 3 for 3 for new companions. Hopefully it'll change though, and i'll start staying with companions longer. That's all I really have for the week, other than a new bit of knowledge that I will carry around with me. Make sure to always have Pepto, and ginger ale, and you'll feel better so much faster. That's all I have for this week, so stay warm!

love, Elder Dooley

Not Much Happened

In response to your letters:
Cora, WHy are you singing happy birthday to me and it isn't even July yet! i don't want to get older every sunday, otherwise I might not make it home! If I got 1 year older every sunday, then when I got home, i'd be 122 years old! I don't want to be that old yet! I have not eaten snow, and I have not had that maple syrup stuff yet, but maybe I will as time goes by.

Afton, I really do need to remember my oil. We actually had to give a blessing this week, but we had to borrow someone's oil because neither my companion or I had any with us. All of my oil is actually in my studies bag which I forgot in Fredericton during an exchange. It's a bit over an hour away from us so I haven't gotten it back yet, but hopefully I will soon. Hardly anybody else is writing me really, though I am writing Tori, Leavitt, David, Sam, Isaiah, Carter, Brooke and I am going to write Jonah, and Michael today, maybe Len and Daniel as well.

Yo K_Dog, Watch out for Connor, he can be full of it at times, although keep up the good work, and you will pass me up. Remember, I got to where I was in less than 6 months, lets see if you can in less than 3 months, and just get better from there! Something you should ask Bro. Robertson about is stuff regarding Kolob and light, and how all light flows from Heavenly Father through Kolob, then through a whole lot of other planets, then our sun, then finally to us. Also about how light acts like both a particle and a wave. When it is being observed, it acts like a particle, and when it isn't being observed it acts like a wave. Also just for fun maybe you should ask him what the core temperature of a Celestial Being is? the answer is 98.6 by the way. If you ever get bored, just start reading the Pearl of Great Price, and the book of Revelations, there is some pretty crazy stuff in there!

This week was pretty good, not a ton happened, but we have been working with members a lot, and trying to have them find people for us to teach, and just have us teach which is our ultimate goal. I haven't been as stressed out as usual which is really nice, and it's kind of surprising how fast time has gone by. WHen I think back to it, the MTC, and the life before feels like yesterday, but at the same time, I feel like my life has always been like this, and this is all that I know. I would write a whole lot more about the week, but like I said not much happened. I did get the package with the GPS and the Nori, which I was really excited about, but was there also an Easter Package, because it seems like you said there was 2. Hopefully there wasn't, and nothing got lost in the mail. I'll look around though. Spiritual though would have to be about how much Heavenly Father has affected and blessed each parson's life. While out surfing, I was put in several situations, where if I reacted differently, or delayed my reaction, my life would be completely different. In that moment you make that decision, everything seems to slow down, and wait on your decision. Then everything seems to speed back up and you react. On several occasions I reacted in such away that I barely avoided causing physical harm to others, as well as myself. Pay attention for those moments, and you will realize exactly what decisions you make, and how they may affect you life.
That's all I have for now. I haven't sent the syrup yet, but I will eventually.
Love,
Elder Dooley

Some Pictures From the Field

Snow piled high

Surf wax!

Snow outside our door

Snow outside our windows

More snow

Yep, more snow outside our window

Nova Scotia sunset

An interesting find