This week has been swell!
–Tuesday the mission greenies shipped in (the day before transfers)!
3 weeks ago a greenie randomly shipped in, so he was allowed to go to dinner at the Mission home with the others that arrived tuesday. The Assistants called and asked if we could pickup his companion (Elder Johnson) he’d been with the last 3 weeks and take him proselyting with us while all the greenies had dinner and a testimony meeting. The interesting part is that Elder Johnson a sign language missionary and is deaf! It was something like off “Sue Thomas” or something – he had to read our lips. But it was pretty cool! He was still able to teach with us. We actually talked to like 3 people who had taken Sign Language classes in the past! What are the odds!
–While we were at the Mission Home waiting for Elder Johnson to arrive, we got to see all the greenies walk in shell-shocked and it was a de-ja-vu moment – I relived my first day! Very cool experience.
I ended up talking to Elder Adams (who ended up being assigned to my zone the next day!).
–This week we have been checking areabooks hardcore! Sooo hectic. We are supposed to be done by Friday (The end of the month and we still have a good quarter to do. President wants it done fast so we can get on to online proselyting. (Facebook is in the next phase of transitioning into iPads – areabook check is the last thing to do in phase 2). All information from the teaching records have to be put in: Name, address, phone number, scheduled baptismal date, dates of teaching events, principles taught in each of those events, commitments left in each of those events, a lesson report for each of those events, background info (to the standard of US data privacy law), yata yata yata – I could go on forever. This is for allllll the records… we keep having to give the missionaries back teaching
records to fix and it lengthens the time.
–I remember once Dad once told me he found how to trace our family history back to Adam and Eve. This week I found some cool stuff too! I was spazzing out! I went to Familysearch.org and saw the banner that said, “Find out if your ancestors were in the joseph smith papers!” So found that we are related to John Butler who found off the mobs with the Prophet Joseph. So cool! Then from there I traced it way back! Found ancestors like Charlemagne, Helenus of Troy, and many others! I also went far enough that I found found out I am related to ADAM & EVE. Just like my pops. He best be proud. ;]
–We’ve had some great lessons with Jessica and Brother Chesney! We recently taught the Plan of Salvation. It was a little hard for her to understand why God would be contradicting with commandments to adam and eve, “have kids” and “dont eat of the fruit”. We tried to explain it to her the best we could.
–We had another lesson scheduled with them yesterday. We showed up and had some Cajun Creole food (mostly seafood), Louisiana style! The picture taken was Jessica’s art work! My first time with Crab – im pro now!
Danquill called the other day and was going through a rough time. We directed him to the Book of Mormon and read some scriptures over the phone. They really spoke to him and he said, “Ive never read a full book in my life, but Im going to read this whole book form front to back!” We invited him to church and he accepted (after so many declines in the past)! We came and picked him up with a member and he took notes the whole time! Everything in church really spoke to him! He also really clicked with a ll the Elders at church – everyone came and said hi! He wants to always get work off on Sundays to come!
Family: I love you so much! Even though I cant see you, I feel drawn a lot closer to you. Isn’t eternity going to be great? Be worthy for it.
Friends: I love y’all loads! Be the best ward missionaries ever! I hope you are preparing yourselves well for the opportunities that will be placed in front of you.
“And If I dont see you, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!”
PS: Last week I meant read Alma’s letter to his son Shiblon, not Corianton
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