So this week has been rather different than the rest. But needless to say, a busy one. We got down to work starting Tuesday after P-Day.
We decided to go out contacting and talking with some of our referrals that we got and inactives, but needless to say, nobody wanted to talk with us. Came to dinner time and we talked with Hermano Soto who is on the Branch presidency. We had tacos for dinner on the street, which were amazing, and we talked to him a little bit more about the missionary work that we need help with in the ward. Cause the branch also needs to help expand the branch. Then afterwards we went back to contacting and nobody until we finally got to a members house. We got to know them a lot better and share a quick spiritual thought with them. Then later that night we went and taught a lesson with our Platinum investigator Homero. He is really amazing and he just wants to learn more about the gospel and he has his own goals himself to like get sealed in the temple!! It's amazing how much he has changed from when I met him the first day I was here. So that was a good day for us.
Wednesday came and we had our three week meeting cause I'm new and everything, and we got to learn up on some new skills and fine tune some of the ones we have. We later got back that night at like 5 and we had a quick dinner and off to teach a lesson. We taught a lesson with another one of our progressing investigators named Antonio. He is a really great guy and he can retain the stuff we teach. We had a really good lesson with him and the member that we had with us helped a lot too. Members are really essential in our work here. After our lesson with hims we went off and taught Homero again and we were able to just read a chapter from the Book of Mormon. We opened up our scriptures to 1 Nephi and started reading then he asked us where we were. We told him where we were and he said I'm past that point. We were shocked because he read all the way to 2 Nephi. We were just blown away and we started asking questions about what he read and what he understood and he understood the Isaiah Chapters that are in Nephi. We were just blown. Like I said he is Platinum.
Thursday came around and that was a day of contacting like crazy. To no success were we able to contact anyone. Which sucked a lot. We only got one lesson and that was with Homero again. Cause we went over to do some service for his sister who wanted a desk installed in her room. Which was awesome.
Friday we had District meeting and we learned about our secret stuff here in the mission field. Then we went out to invite investigators to our Branch dinner that day. We were able to do that till we had to go and set up for the activity that night. We set up all by ourselves about 200 chairs and 26 tables. It is estimate cause we just set up and no one complained to us which was nice. We had our thanksgiving dinner there and talked to some of our members and investigators and got to know some new people. It was really cool, but we had to leave cause we have to be back into our apartments by 9. So we were off and made it back and planned for the next day.
Saturday we went out to do some more contacting between some Less Actives in the Branch and Members as well for referrals. No one wanted to talk to us, but the members. We did have a bad thing happen though. Elder Sarabia lost his planner... And we didn't know what to do cause he had the address for our dinner appointment that night cause I was off talking to investigators when he got it the previous day. We went and retraced every step we took and couldn't find it anywhere. So we went off of my planner to do our contacting. We then had a lesson with Homero which went really well since he learned some new things about the commandments. He is Platinum. Then we had dinner and we were able to get to the location thanks to a cell phone that we have. Afterwards we tried contacting again and no one yet again until we got to a part member family. We were able to talk with the daughter who is a member and who is really wanting to come back to church. We left her with a challenge to read the Book of Mormon and have any questions about what she read next time we come over. Then we returned to our apartments and planned the next day.
Sunday we woke up and had to dart over to a 7:30 meeting that we had with our stake. Even though we cover all of Boise, we are assigned to the Boise Central stake since that is where we live. We talked about our most progressing investigators and how the stake can help out with them or our missionary work here. We then went to church right after and had a really good day at church. We learned some new things and were also able to help out Antonio who came to church. We then had choir practice afterwards and were able to sing some of the songs that we will be singing for Christmas time. We then did contacting as much as we could but to no avail. We then later pulled out a list we were given that day about Part Member Families that we didn't know about. We went and visited them and we were able to talk to two cause that was all time would give us. And they were some really nice families and we will be visiting them more often. We were supposed to have a lesson with Homero that night, but he canceled on us so we went and decided to do some calls and hopefully get in contact with some of the people we can't door contact. And we were able to get a hold of them. We talked with them and have a return appointment set with them. That was basically my week cause now I'm here.
Oh and before I forget, last P-Day we had a NERF war which was so much fun. I ended up buying a NERF gun here so I have one now along with my companion and we dominate. Heheh, but that is my week for you and I'm hoping for a better week this week. Farewell
We decided to go out contacting and talking with some of our referrals that we got and inactives, but needless to say, nobody wanted to talk with us. Came to dinner time and we talked with Hermano Soto who is on the Branch presidency. We had tacos for dinner on the street, which were amazing, and we talked to him a little bit more about the missionary work that we need help with in the ward. Cause the branch also needs to help expand the branch. Then afterwards we went back to contacting and nobody until we finally got to a members house. We got to know them a lot better and share a quick spiritual thought with them. Then later that night we went and taught a lesson with our Platinum investigator Homero. He is really amazing and he just wants to learn more about the gospel and he has his own goals himself to like get sealed in the temple!! It's amazing how much he has changed from when I met him the first day I was here. So that was a good day for us.
Wednesday came and we had our three week meeting cause I'm new and everything, and we got to learn up on some new skills and fine tune some of the ones we have. We later got back that night at like 5 and we had a quick dinner and off to teach a lesson. We taught a lesson with another one of our progressing investigators named Antonio. He is a really great guy and he can retain the stuff we teach. We had a really good lesson with him and the member that we had with us helped a lot too. Members are really essential in our work here. After our lesson with hims we went off and taught Homero again and we were able to just read a chapter from the Book of Mormon. We opened up our scriptures to 1 Nephi and started reading then he asked us where we were. We told him where we were and he said I'm past that point. We were shocked because he read all the way to 2 Nephi. We were just blown away and we started asking questions about what he read and what he understood and he understood the Isaiah Chapters that are in Nephi. We were just blown. Like I said he is Platinum.
Thursday came around and that was a day of contacting like crazy. To no success were we able to contact anyone. Which sucked a lot. We only got one lesson and that was with Homero again. Cause we went over to do some service for his sister who wanted a desk installed in her room. Which was awesome.
Friday we had District meeting and we learned about our secret stuff here in the mission field. Then we went out to invite investigators to our Branch dinner that day. We were able to do that till we had to go and set up for the activity that night. We set up all by ourselves about 200 chairs and 26 tables. It is estimate cause we just set up and no one complained to us which was nice. We had our thanksgiving dinner there and talked to some of our members and investigators and got to know some new people. It was really cool, but we had to leave cause we have to be back into our apartments by 9. So we were off and made it back and planned for the next day.
Saturday we went out to do some more contacting between some Less Actives in the Branch and Members as well for referrals. No one wanted to talk to us, but the members. We did have a bad thing happen though. Elder Sarabia lost his planner... And we didn't know what to do cause he had the address for our dinner appointment that night cause I was off talking to investigators when he got it the previous day. We went and retraced every step we took and couldn't find it anywhere. So we went off of my planner to do our contacting. We then had a lesson with Homero which went really well since he learned some new things about the commandments. He is Platinum. Then we had dinner and we were able to get to the location thanks to a cell phone that we have. Afterwards we tried contacting again and no one yet again until we got to a part member family. We were able to talk with the daughter who is a member and who is really wanting to come back to church. We left her with a challenge to read the Book of Mormon and have any questions about what she read next time we come over. Then we returned to our apartments and planned the next day.
Sunday we woke up and had to dart over to a 7:30 meeting that we had with our stake. Even though we cover all of Boise, we are assigned to the Boise Central stake since that is where we live. We talked about our most progressing investigators and how the stake can help out with them or our missionary work here. We then went to church right after and had a really good day at church. We learned some new things and were also able to help out Antonio who came to church. We then had choir practice afterwards and were able to sing some of the songs that we will be singing for Christmas time. We then did contacting as much as we could but to no avail. We then later pulled out a list we were given that day about Part Member Families that we didn't know about. We went and visited them and we were able to talk to two cause that was all time would give us. And they were some really nice families and we will be visiting them more often. We were supposed to have a lesson with Homero that night, but he canceled on us so we went and decided to do some calls and hopefully get in contact with some of the people we can't door contact. And we were able to get a hold of them. We talked with them and have a return appointment set with them. That was basically my week cause now I'm here.
Oh and before I forget, last P-Day we had a NERF war which was so much fun. I ended up buying a NERF gun here so I have one now along with my companion and we dominate. Heheh, but that is my week for you and I'm hoping for a better week this week. Farewell
Elder Ruesch
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