I am SUPER SORRY for
E-mailing late. The system crashed halfway through the e-mail and we got
permission from the AP's to finish our e-mailing at a convenient time
that doesn't affect proselyting so here is my chance to quickly tell my
endeavors!
Tuesday was like any other
Tuesday with D.D.M and whatnot. Certain highlights include picking up an
investigator named Carol who we contacted 6 weeks ago but never got a
hold of. After a few tries we are told to stop because at that time it
is wasting our time. So that is what we did. However, there were Spanish
Sisters walking into our area and ran into Carol and set an
appointment. Since Carol was now considered a referral, we got to try
stopping by again and we actually got in and began teaching. It was one
of those great miracle stories.
Wednesday was
fun. We had some time to do service for Salvation Army. It had been a
while since we were able to serve them and it was fun making certain
packages for needy families. We always have fun with that. This week had
been crazy because we got 12 referrals from some Spanish sisters
Saturday night for the Sunday appointments and Sunday night for the rest
of them. More miracles...it's that time of year I guess.
Thursday we
were on exchanges. I stayed in my area with Elder Lanley who had only
been in the field for 5 weeks. It is still kinda weird because he is 23.
His trainer is 18. I think some days are awkward for them. While we
were doing our weekly Book of Mormon Study, Jeff Allen, a Less-Active
was being down on himself since his mom died about 2 or 3 weeks ago. We
decided to stop by on Friday to help lift up his spirits. It was an
awkward experience for Elder Lanley since he never met the guy. The
exchanges were a great learning opportunity for me.
Friday was
our weekly planning. We haven't have a regular planning session at the
regular time all transfer since things kept popping up. We were able to
meet with Jeff and we convinced him to come to all 3 hours of church for
the first time in years since he was in a time where he needed Christ
in his life. We also ran into another Less-Active who originally told us
he didn't have time for a message, changed his mind after we were about
to mount on our bikes and go home for the night. It was a touching and
spiritual day for us.
Saturday was a
good day. We had found a PMF (part member family) and the husband isn't a
member but said he would be willing to be baptized. The wife and
son-in-law living there are Inactive and won't get much support from
them, but he seems interested. Maybe he can get the rest of his family
back into activity. This week has been full of miracles. I love it.
Sunday was
church. We as a mission had a special fast for the work and it kinda
sucked because the one time the Gospel Principles teacher brought
treats, we were fasting. At least we got to bring them home for later.
Also, Jeff came to the whole 3 hours of church. He looked really good.
Jeff isn't in a good financial situation and he didn't have the best of
clothing but a member took him to the Bishop's Storehouse and got him
some nice church clothes and a haircut. He was really happy to feel like
he could worship like everyone else in nice clothing.
Monday was
P-day. I was able to get my birthday present (a new camera) since
things were busy with ZL's moving around and whatnot and we never got
the time to do so. A P-day is a P-day. Not much more to say.
Today we
just had our weekly D.D.M meeting and had lunch and got to Emailing. On
the agenda, we got a few people to stop by and one set appointment with
a Recent Convert.
Whew, got it in. It felt
like a lot of stuff to talk about but it was all good. This week has
been a blessing for me in many ways that I can't count them on my hand
and my companion's hands combined. I love you all! Have a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year and whatnot.
That sucks about Jeff. That is super cool that a General Authority (if not an apostle) got to visit! Wow, that TV is huge! Did you watch the BYU/UoU football game on it? All the members are talking about it here. For the Skyping, Elder Moss and I will be doing that at Bishop Johnson's house at noon our time. (or around 12:00pm) I wish the ZL's could be there too, but they are going to Skype elsewhere. I don't have the address on me, but I can get it to you on Friday. Yeah a few of us are getting sick as well. Luckily I am fine and I do not want to get sick on Christmas for many reasons. The crazy thing is that the very next day are transfer calls! The ZL's are joking that Elder Moss and I will get doubled our and the ZL's will cover the whole ward. They are just jealous that we have ghetto. (Don't worry, it's better than Hemet
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