This week was so good! We had tons of success this week too, so it was good to see a continuation of that and not just a drop off like I've seen in other areas! I LOVE BEING BUSY!!!!!
So, Tuesday morning we got up ssuuuppppeerrr early and went to seminary. It was pretty fun! We learned about Gideon! I like Sister Hale, she's a really good teacher! Then we came home, and had breakfast, etc. We went to lunch at Chick-Fil-A and took it over to the laundromat to teach A-- and help her prepare her talk for Sunday! It was really fun! I ended up writing most of the first draft so she had something to work off of because she wasn't very excited about giving it. All week she was threatening me with payback. Meaning, a face full of whipped cream, or raw eggs... Yeah. Anyway, we had a lesson with Brothe Spoltore at the church after that. It went well. One thing I like about this area is that the people we work with often ask questions, or points that require me to search it out in my studies! It's so fun to have a purpose in that! We went to dinner with a really cool member after that, the Verkerkes. Brother Verkerke made really good hamburgers. And one of the people were working was at dinner with us too so it was a really good opportunity for us to teach him too because we hadn't seen him in a few weeks! The message we shared he said was perfect for him at that time. It's good hearing that as a missionary.
Wednesday I went on exchanges with Elder Gipson. It was lots of fun! We had a lesson with one of their investigators that was so awesome! They had given him The Restoration pamphlet before hand and told him to read through it. Well, we got there and he basically taught us the restoration, and then set up all the appointments necessary for him to get baptized including the interview and baptism itself. WHAT!?!?! I'm so lucky I get to be around here and see all these awesome people making so many changes in their lives and coming closer to Christ. It's the best. We had a ward coordination meeting that night then just hung out with Elder Gipson’s roommates Elder Jenks and Elder Strubell. It was lots of fun.
Thursday didn't even feel like a real day... We had Zone District Meeting where I exchanged back with Elder Williams. During Zone District Meeting Elder Parker called me and wanted to go on exchange! Haha, oh my goodness! So, we went to an appointment with A-- that night then I headed up to Elder Parker’s and Elder Williams took Elder Patchett down here! Elder Parker and I got to catch up, and play hockey in the apartment again, and have lots of fun reliving the old days in the mosaic apartment! It was great!
The next day we went to Sister Mays!! It was good to be there, but kinda weird... Most of the people there were super new, so I felt really old, and really out of place. Elder Parker got me to poke holes in all the peppers so everyone got mad and made us eat them too. Well, I used a tactic I learned from Elder Treasure. Go into meditation mode! It was hot, but I didn't even cry this time! Elder Parker on the other hand said it was the worst one he's eaten... Haha, sorry Parker. After that Elder Parker and I headed up to the Visitors Center to see D-- and D-- from the ASL branch, but they thought the appointment was for Saturday and not Friday, so we didn't get to see them... Sad panda. Elder Parker felt really sick from his pepper so we went home and let him lie down for a while after that. Then we drove back down to White Plains to exchange back! It was really nice to be with Elder Parker for a day before he goes home on February 3rd. I'm gonna miss him!! Friday night was awesome because I got to sleep in my own bed!
Saturday we went to The Chamberlains!!!!!!! I love them so much. We got to have breakfast, then went to Noah's basketball game again. They crushed the other team 14-1!! Then we all went and had lunch at their house! I missed them! It seemed like we hadn't seen them in forever because it had
been a week, but it was really good to see them. After that we had dinner with the Cheneys! The Cheneys are awesome. We had the really cool opportunity to help their son Michael with a talk on how he knows the Book of Mormon is true. We asked him if he knew it was true, and he said, “I dunno.” So we talked about if the principles in the Book of Mormon are good, and if they're good, then they're from God. And then we talked about Moroni’s promise and challenged him to read it that night. Then we ate, and then Michael wanted to play ping pong, so we did that too! It was fun! Afterwards we went to A--'s house for one last pump up for her talk! She wasn't excited at all. We finished the night with ward coordination with Brother Heath. Then we headed home.
Sunday we got up bright and early for our meetings and then had church. We got to go to Michael’s talk during primary and he did a really good job! It snowed during church which made me super duper happy too!! When we got home I walked in the house and the kitchen was a mess! So Elder Williams wasn't feeling well and he took a nap while I cleaned the kitchen for an hour and forty-five minutes! It was spotless after that. We went to dinner with The Hayes Family who had also invited A-- so they could give her a ride up to the VC. We had a good meal amidst threats of raw eggs in my face and hair. Then we all headed up to the VC. Well, I didn't think it was gonna be a huge crowd so I used that as a comforting point for A--. Except that we filled the auditorium and two overflows..... She was livid. BUT!! She did an amazing job, and she felt really good afterwards and stopped threatening us! I got to sit with Ceasar during the meeting! It was good to see him again!
Today was pretty fun! I cut Elder Summit’s hair this morning. We hung out with Elder Van Wagoner and Elder Thorpe. Then we had dinner with The Geers and stopped by A--'s to share a spiritual thought with her too! It was a good week, and this one is looking promising as well!
I love you guys! Have a good week!
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