I am SOOOO sorry for
e-mailing so late. Apparently, because of President's Day every possible
place to e-mail was closed and we aren't allowed to use member's
computer and Yesterday was our temple trip, we didn't get to e-mail
until today! But I am still alive and things are great. I am now serving
in the University Heights ward which covers the UCR campus. Just like
home. There are 6 missionaries there, 4 English (We cover the North
half) and 2 Chinese. My District Leader is from Mainland China!!! So I
am currently an Office Assistant with Elder Stabler, who is from
Herriman, Utah and has been out as long as I have. I will be an OA for 6
months unless something super crazy happens, 3 months with Elder
Stabler and 3 months with someone else. I might finally have a companion
for longer than 6 weeks!
Tuesday we
were in the office all day to help out with helping the new missionaries
flying in, orientation, and even taking a companionship to Menifee. So
not a lot of work got done. We did manage to weekly plan for the 2 hr
free time we got.
Wednesday we had DDM,
went to Moreno Valley to drop some stuff off and worked on a document
that has companionships, areas, phone numbers, and addresses of all
missionaries and staff in the mission. We call it the "Book of Life".
Hehe. We are usually in the office from 10-3 everyday from
Tuesday-Friday which doesn't leave a lot of time to proselyte in our
area, but we do the best we can.
Thursday was
a road trip to Corona to do lots of stuff from moving bikes to
delivering housewares for apartments. After the office work, we tried to
see our investigators, the Guiers. A mother and 17 yr old son who is
soon leaving for the military. They had to cancel due to illness but we
got to meet their fellowship who works with Sis.Guier. We also got to
meet our Ward Mission Leader. Who might get a job to teach English in
Russia. ( He went to the Russia mission that covers the mountain range
that is the boarder of Europe and Asia.
Friday we
went to Lake Elsinore to set up an apartment and got stuck in traffic
on the way. California freeway system sucks. Afterward, we had to take
an emergency trip to Urgent Care for Elder Smith since out of the 6 of
us in the ward we are the only ones with a car. Nothing much really
happened.
Saturday was our first full
day of Proselyting!!! In that time, we did a blitz for the new UV area
so that they have something to work with, contacted a few referrals and
got a new investigator named Hoy. He is super cool and really open! It
was a rather productive day for us.
Sunday was
a regional broadcast. Not sure if Utah was part of the region but it
was super good. We got to meet with a few Less-actives and do other
stuff. The broadcast was at 10 Cali time but the ward usually meets at 1pm. Super late compared to my other areas.
Monday was P-day. We played Basketball, Volleyball, and did the usual stuff. Didn't really have much luck the rest of the night.
Tuesday was
the temple trip but we didn't go because we couldn't find a ride. It is
hard for a ward of mostly college students to give 6 elders a ride to
the temple so Elder Stabler and I will go next month with the other Zone
in Riverside. In the Office we got to disassemble our Zone Leader's
beds so that they can have room, as well as pick up 3 new dressers for
the Housing Coordinators. The office has a 2015 Chevy Silverado to do
all that stuff and I am the driver since Elder Stabler doesn't have a
license. I went from not driving for 7 months to driving a truck for the
first time in my life. It feels like driving the Burb so it isn't too
bad, plus lots of miles on the Freeway. Elder Stabler said that I drive
better than most people with the truck so all is well.
Today we will go back to the office and do that stuff and try to see some less actives later today. Nothing exciting to report yet.
Again sorry for E-mailing so late. I will do my best to E-mail on Mondays. I love you all and have a great week.
Yeah I got the package rather quickly! I loved it all!
The office duties that I know of right now include setting up for
meetings in the mission office, setting up apartments, deliveries of
bikes and furniture and all that jazz. Lots of freeway driving in a 2015
Chevy Silverado. Since Elder Stabler can't drive, I get to do
it...after 7 months of not driving at all (minus those 3 weeks with
Elder Dunn back in November). It feels like driving the Burb...in a
college town...like home. The truck is only for office work and a back
up if someone else's car is in the shop and they need to borrow our
Chevy Cruze like for the next week or so. There are 3 couples who
usually is in the office. The Puskas's (Elder=transportation,
Sister=Finance) The Hall's (Housing) and the Just's (Sister=referrals,
Elder=everything else) Everything is doing well with Elder Stabler. We
live with the Ward's in a home share and they are the best! It's kinda
weird not living in an apartment, but it is fun. Valentine's day was the
best. Thanks for the package by the way
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