Monday May 9, 2016
Dear Family and Friends
This week has been a
bit crazy and also very good with transfers etc.. we are doing well here
in GI and we are having fun so here is the official update for the
week.
Monday we hung out with the other missionaries
and had lunch with them we then went to a park to play Frisbee golf and
it started out pretty well, I was enjoying myself then on the third
hole there was a water hazard and it was fine I tossed mine across and I
was shooting for a gap in the trees on the other side, and well the
wind caught the Frisbee just a little bit and then the Frisbee went up
and over just enough to hit a single branch and bounce back and fall
into the water I scrambled around the waters edge to get it before it
floated away, but luckily with they way it hit it went into the shallow
water at a steep angle and sunk so I had to wade to get it and my tie
got wet as I bent over to grab it but it was alright but then two other
elders proceeded to follow my example. So that was sad because I was
used to fetch the Frisbees. However I got par on that hole, the cool
thing was there was a tree between me and the hole and I tossed the
Frisbee around the tree and sunk it into the hole and it was amazing
everybody was awed because the water hazard had gotten them good. Then
we went home did our shopping and got cleaned up and then went back out
and tried people we tried this investigator named Luis and his sister
Anetsa answered so we taught her and part way through our conversation
Luis pulled up with his friend and they saw us and drove away. 😢 but
that was good.
Tuesday we got transfer calls and
that was crazy because early we got a call from Lincoln Spanish and I
was like why are they calling us and I answered and Elder Porter was
like I'm going be with you Draper, so that was fun Elder Davey was super
excited to leave and go to a new area so that was good he is in Norfolk
Nebraska in a trio with Elder Barton and Elder Philips so that is crazy
all my old companions are in the Sioux city zone and three of them are
now companions! We got a couple of lessons in despite it being crazy
packing day so ya we taught Eugenia and Pepe a little bit about
missionary work and it was good they are surprised that we don't get
paid but it hopefully will click in their brains that this is the true
church.
Wednesday was transfers and that was great
and sad at the same time we had to mow the lawn so that took lots of
our time once Elder Porter got here since it had been raining during the
week, we met this guy named Michael he was white and we got an
appointment with him but we did teach a brief restoration on the street,
and it was great.
Thursday we did service for the
Leal's helping them move the people they bought their new house from
furniture out and that was exciting and because it was more crazy than
we had planned we gave the other missionaries Aloe Vera Drinks as
compensation for their patience. We also saw Eugenia again and read with
her a bit from the book of Mormon and then we dropped an English book
of Mormon off to Michael since we didn't have one then we knocked on a
former investigators door and caught them in a Bible study and we asked
if we could join and being good Hispanics they let us in and it was more
of a church service sermon rather than a bible study so that was sad,
but they invite us back for next week for their actual bible study so we
are going to share something simple and powerful and give them a run
for their money I think maybe the gospel of Jesus Christ 😇
Friday we did weekly planning and saved miles since we use a lot with
our service project and I got my SD card from the sisters since I gave
it to them to record their Guitar skills/singing skills, they sing and
play the guitar very well especially the Hymns so those were great to
listen to
Saturday we got stuff ready for the
video chat home. Then we taught Michael the restoration and he was like I
like learning but I am going to stay Baptist and I asked him some very
pointed questions about what God desires and I testified of the unity
and love of God and the restoration and Elder Porter says he looked
scared, like he recognized he was feeling the spirit but didn't know
what it was and I could feel the spirit filling the room and I agree
Michael didn't know what to do but he doesn't want to progress so we are
going to leave him for a season, he didn't even consent to pray at the
end of the lesson he was like okay it is time for you to go boys.....
ya.........
Sunday we did the video chat and that was the week love you all.
--
Sincerely,--
Elder Logan Joseph Draper
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