This week has been fantastic and I think things are awesome!
It may just be the weather but things seem to be picking back up. Monday
we had fantastic weather and we drove with the windows down all day we
played Chair soccer which is everyone has a chair and that is their goal
and the point of the game is to hit everyone else's chair with the soccer-ball and once you have done that then they sit down and are out
and the goal is to be the last one standing but if the person who got
you out gets out then you are back in, I didn't win but I did come very
close by knocking everyone down but one elder and he got me so the game
didn't end. We visited with the Quirino Family and that was good we had a
good lesson with them and kind o helped them to know how to set some
goals so they can keep progressing and it is self motivated and driven
so that was good their boys Leo an Kriss are so cute and funny they love
to come and interrupt and be involved in everything their parents are
doing.
Tuesday was fun we had exchanges with the Zone
leaders so we got to do some double teaming their area. I was with
Elder Powell the highlight of that would be having found a less active
member who lives in the middle of nowhere tell us I like the church but
it just isn't compatible with my lifestyle right now and I asked him
what his lifestyle was and he said some things and because I have been
becoming accustomed to being bold or osado as we were told to be at Spanish conference I said almost out of reflex "well that's stupid
especially since you know those aren't good for you," and he said but I
like it and I responded, "well that is because you're addicted and that
is why you like those things," and he was like no I just like it and I
said, "well it is psychology you can't do those things and not be
addicted and I was like come on man" and I was smiling and laughing, not
being rude and he just stood there for a moment and he was stunned that
I would be so bold and finally he responded muttering, "well she lets
me," signalling to his wife and I looked at him with the Really?? look
and his wife then turned and gave him the same look and we said our
goodbyes and that was that he was left to feel like a fool for arguing
that some of his behaviors were fine and even his wife knew they weren't
good so I think he'll turn around here soon.
Wednesday we had a good lesson with a less active Luis Escribano and it
was cool because his wife who doesn't speak Spanish sat in and so we are
going to have to work on our Spanglish teaching skills for next time.
we taught this guy named John we knocked into on his doorstep and it was
funny because we had a team up and he stepped out and there were three
guys dressed up on his door step I think he was waiting for us to say we
were the police but we aren't
Thursday was sweet
we had a day long team-up with Joseph Carlson to let him see what we do
all day he is a senior and it was his spring break and he didn't want to
have dinner with the sister missionaries (they were mean and scary or
something they are high energy and Joseph is mellow) we did studies and
then he went to track practice and we had district meeting and then we
had lunch at honest Abe's which was decent and because there were so
many of us including our zone leaders they gave us the conference room
so that was cool. we did splits in the evening and I was able to teach
Maria Ninninger with brother Beck and it was a good lesson we solidly
committed her to coming to church and she has stopped progressing so we
might have to drop her then we had a fast lesson with Norberto and
Brother Beck set him for the 9th of April so that was sweet! and after
the lesson Brother Beck said that of all the Missionaries that I am for
sure one of the best teachers he has been with on splits that it is easy
to follow my lead and see where I am taking the lesson and that I keep
things on point and sincere and down to earth for the investigators so
that made my day and maybe even my week except my week just got better
than having my ward mission leader say he like my teaching.
Friday we taught the Camarena family and that was and adventure because
it took us an hour to find their new apartment but we had a good
lesson and they are such a good family they are just going through lots
of struggles. We had a dinner appointment that fell through at the last
minute and we just skipped dinner and went to try people and we were
knocking and we knocked the first door and the man said come back Monday
at 7 I am eating then we knocked the next door the guy was freaked out
two white boys in dress clothes and he said we could come back Monday at
8 then we knocked the next door and this lady named Jessi answered and
let us in and we came in and there was a former potential named Sandra
sitting on the couch with her boyfriend we sat down and started talking
and they thought we were the JW and were like nope not us we use the
normal bible and they were like oh well who are you and we explained
things but we started sharing the restoration and really got a good
focus on families and come to find our Jessi and Sandra are sisters and
the man who was confused who said to come back at 8 is her husband so
we are already set with a return appointment! and that was sweet
Saturday we got in with three people which seems to be our highest
amount a day this week but it was good we saw the Orozco family and we
had a sweet restoration lesson and brought them to a remembrance of
their former spirituality and the need they have to turn to God and
Find peace and so we hope to get them coming to church regularly and
maybe even handing them over to the YSA ward We saw Martin Serbin his
whole family is JW and he was scared to have us come back and he was
praying in his heart asking God to show him what he wanted him to do and
he stepped outside to smoke and at that same time we showed up and that
had not been our plan he cancelled for 4 and so we planned to go at 6
but we went at 5 because that is just the way it worked out and we were
sent there at the exact moment by God and he knows it and we know it
and it was sweet then we saw Wilfredo and we had to drop him because he
wanted to bible bash and that was no fun so we said read this chapter in
the book of Mormon pray about it and if you want to keep visiting with
us you need to call us.
Sunday was great but Elder Sharp didn't feel well so that was the end of our week
Lots of miracle and people are accepting the invitations to come to Christ #Hallelujah!
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