Elder Jewkes

Elder Jewkes

Monday, November 23, 2015

23 November, 2015 - Another Week

Dear Family and Friends,

It has been another week in the mission. Got through the first week of a new transfer being the senior missionary of the ward. Elders Battaglia and Foy were doubled in and my new companion is Elder Moss. Elder Moss is from Riverton, Utah and we were in the same MTC room so it was kinda fun to be with him again.

Tuesday we did some service with the Salvation Army and were able to meet with some people and we helped the youth assemble meals for needy families in the ward and delivered them. There was pizza afterward so FREE DINNER! It was a fun day for the both of us. However, Battaglia and Foy were sick so that wasn't good.

Wednesday we did our weekly planning since we had DDM on Thursday since our DL was in Riverside waiting to get his trainee. It was a day that could have gone better since we got no lessons in, but those days happen and you just need to keep going. We had dinner with the Nunley's, who we will be with for Thanksgiving. That family is always fun to be with.

Thursday was our DDM meeting which was really good. We were able to get some lessons as well as a Weekly Book of Mormon study with some Less-actives and Recent-converts. We read 2 Nephi 27 which was about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon which was really cool. Elders Foy and Battaglia were feeling better so they were able to get some work done. We had dinner with the Tatums who loves the missionaries since they have a son on a mission right now.

Friday was good. We started to work on our Part Member Family list and our Prospective Elder's list and found a few people to teach with those valuable resources. Just the usual work. We had dinner with the Hunter's with a single mom and 5? kids. It was crazy and fun.

Saturday we had came into a family that had a nonmember husband and an inactive wife and they were really nice. They asked us to come back since they rarely get visitors. So that is our next goal: reactivate the wife and baptize the husband. We basically spent the whole day contacting families in the PMF list. We had dinner with the Hanson's who has a son leaving in a few weeks to serve a mission in Argentina. Exciting!

Sunday was great. The 3 new Elders were able to meet some of the amazing members of the Lasselle Ward and had some good talks. After church, we had steaks with the Sadler's, an old couple with some grandchildren. It was fun. After, we were able to meet with some of our investigators who didn't come to church and found out why so hopefully they will come next week.

Today we were in Riverside for Cross-fit, getting stuff from Elder Battaglia's old apartment, meeting Elder and Sister Reed who will be leaving in December, E-mailing, and soon shopping before going to work.

It has been an interesting week and sounds like an interesting transfer, but I guess all transfers had been interesting so far. I have learned that all you need to do to have a strengthened desire to serve is to look in a different perspective. Elder Moss has taught me how to have a more optimistic attitude (since I already have a good attitude). That is all for this week and I'll write you next time.

❤Elder Jewkes

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