I'm still in the same area, so I cover four wards. It's a
decent sized area. We go about 30-ish miles a day. It's mostly good in the
area. Some wards are better than others. We are trying to get them all going,
but it's tough because some of the ward leaders are lacking motivation in
missionary work. Yesterday I met with one of the bishops and extended some
ideas and he said no and that we would do it his way (which isn't really doing
anything). I was pretty frustrated to say the least.
Elder Epperson is a good guy. He is a bit cocky and talks really fast in lessons, so I have to backtrack a little when we teach. Over all we get along and it's been a good week. We have another set of missionaries staying with us because they opened a new area, but didn't find them a place to stay and our place is tiny. It isn't made for four people, but we try and make it work.
Patrick is doing awesome. We had two more visits with him this week and he is progressing so well. We watched the hour-long movie on Joseph Smith and he was tearing up during it. Robby is doing well also. He has some short-term memory loss, so we have to teach really simply and write some of the principles down as well.
I can't remember if I told you about the Smiths, but they are a part-member family that the dad and two of the kids aren't members. The wife left this past week and so we have been teaching the dad and one of the sons (the wife took the daughter who wasn't a member.) They also have some memory issues, so it's even more super-simple teaching, with notes. They came to church this week as well. We have the chance of seven baptisms this transfer, six more since Robert got baptized this last weekend. He was so shy that he wouldn't take a picture. So I might be able to get one when we go teach him another time. He also showed up thirty minutes late to Sacrament, so that scared me a little bit.
Finally, we did some crazy service this week. We helped a family in the ward move four tons of hay onto a trailer and then we had to take it to another town and unload it. It took about four hours in all. I was so exhausted the rest of the day. It was ridiculous. I still never want to be a farmer or do any farming!
That's pretty much it for me. Tomorrow I hit my 20-month mark, so double digits twice now. Love you all!
Elder Larsen
Elder Epperson is a good guy. He is a bit cocky and talks really fast in lessons, so I have to backtrack a little when we teach. Over all we get along and it's been a good week. We have another set of missionaries staying with us because they opened a new area, but didn't find them a place to stay and our place is tiny. It isn't made for four people, but we try and make it work.
Patrick is doing awesome. We had two more visits with him this week and he is progressing so well. We watched the hour-long movie on Joseph Smith and he was tearing up during it. Robby is doing well also. He has some short-term memory loss, so we have to teach really simply and write some of the principles down as well.
I can't remember if I told you about the Smiths, but they are a part-member family that the dad and two of the kids aren't members. The wife left this past week and so we have been teaching the dad and one of the sons (the wife took the daughter who wasn't a member.) They also have some memory issues, so it's even more super-simple teaching, with notes. They came to church this week as well. We have the chance of seven baptisms this transfer, six more since Robert got baptized this last weekend. He was so shy that he wouldn't take a picture. So I might be able to get one when we go teach him another time. He also showed up thirty minutes late to Sacrament, so that scared me a little bit.
Finally, we did some crazy service this week. We helped a family in the ward move four tons of hay onto a trailer and then we had to take it to another town and unload it. It took about four hours in all. I was so exhausted the rest of the day. It was ridiculous. I still never want to be a farmer or do any farming!
That's pretty much it for me. Tomorrow I hit my 20-month mark, so double digits twice now. Love you all!
Elder Larsen
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