Elder Jewkes

Elder Jewkes

Monday, October 26, 2015

26 October, 2015 - Crazy Week!

Dear Family and Friends,

It has been a crazy week! I had 2 companions sent home early due to injuries and I get a new one later today. When will the craziness end? One notable thing that happened after I e-mailed last week was that we went by a member's home so that Elder Turner can say Goodbye and He and Elder Falou, both being on crutches, decided to have a race from the car across the street to the front door and crutches were literally flying! Elder Falou is an interesting person.

Tuesday we did some service for the Salvation Army. They wanted us to throw out wet, disgusting cardboard boxes where a colony, no empire of cockroaches thrived. Luckily, there were a few lizards to eat some of them. Not the highlight of my week. After, Elder Turner went to the mission office to be sent home. A member took him. We had 2 set appointments so we had to bring crippled Falou with us to the first one. Teaching in a Trio is difficult, FYI. Then, we stayed in until Dinner so that Falou can start packing since he was going home on Friday. For our other appointment we were able to have a member babysit Falou while we were gone. Interesting start for an interesting week.

Wednesday was our weekly district meeting. Beforehand, we had gotten Spanish contacting training by the sisters so we can get them referrals since they give us referrals. All that spanish in high school did little to no help whatsoever. After lunch, we went on splits with a soon-to-be missionary in our ward. I went with him and the other two stayed home. Not much really happened after dinner.

Thursday was a blur. All I really remember is that we basically stayed in all day since we didn't have anything set up. There was another split in the afternoon but Elder Warren went this time so I stayed home and did nothing but study (Lehi's Dream)... and scriptures too!

Friday was the day we dropped off Elder Falou at the mission office. We were there in the morning and Elder Falou needed to be back at around 3 so we just dropped him off and he hung out in the mission office all day. After we got home, we managed to get some stuff done. We visited a recent-convert to get his paperwork done and had a lesson with a Part Member Family. Things are starting to look normal today.

Saturday was the first real missionary day all week. After we gave one of the Spanish sisters a healing blessing, we found a few more people we can possibly teach, which is good because my area is low on investigators, but that'll soon change. We also saw a few less-active members and got some lessons in. Then we had dinner with "Mom" (Sis. Tatum). She's "Mom" because she treats us like her own kids... and her mom is "Grandma" who's Catholic. We had pizza and Ice Cream. She really spoils us.

Sunday was fun. After Meetings in the morning, we had a few investigators come to church and a recent convert got her Patriarticle(Don't know how to spell) Blessing. After Sunday School, we got to go to primary because they needed a piano player and Elder Warren could play. It was the Primary Program or "Children's Sacrament Presentation" so we had treats and watched "The Restoration". Best day of church yet! We then had lunch with a Part-Member Family. The mom isn't a member, her boyfriend is Less active and the kids are recent converts. We took one of the kids to Mission Prep. Then we visited with the Ward mission leader since he was gone for a few weeks so we caught him up on the work...and he fed us leftovers for dinner. This ward spoils!

Well, crazy week. I best be get going. I need to get ready for my new companion to move in later today and hopefully have a more normal week. Love you all!

❤Elder Jewkes

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