Monday, January 21, 2013

New Companion - Elder Himmer


ສະບາຍດີຄອບຄົວແລະຫມູ່ເພື່ອນ (sabaidi khobkhua lae mupheuon) 
          Welcome back to the greatest BLOG/E-Mail of ALL TIME... at least for missionary standards.... ha ha ha. This week was a rocky one at first, but all first weeks of transfers are rocky. lol!!! Lets see... hmmmm what were all the other emails missing that I should put on here?  Could it be my Mom's favorite part of the emails!!!! MISSIONARY WEEKLY!!!!! Yes, “Missionary Weekly” is returning to the most popular Missionary channel of all time. Lets check it out, shall we?

Missionary Weekly!!!

          Welcome to “Missionary Weekly” where we check the future Cougars on Campus... I mean the Laborers in the vineyard.  Today, we see that Elder Miller is leaving to go to Nevada City.  How is Elder Morris going to do without him? Then we see how his new companion helps him keep his cool under pressure. Last but not least Victoria Hunt, what will become of her and baptism? All this and more on the “Missionary weekly”!!!!

 01/15/13 – Miller is gone, YEAH??!!  Wait, what do I do now? Well, as you all know, we had transfers.  My new companion is from Riverton, Utah.  He played football and baseball in High School, but we all know that West Jordan is better than Riverton. lol  It was a good first day.

 01/16/13 – Today we spent doing introductions to members, investigators and others as well. We did have a lesson with Victoria this day and we talked on the law of chastity, because she is not yet married, but lives with her boyfriend.  He is a member of the church, so we decided to lay down the "Law" on what they have to do.  Of course, they were planning on getting married, but not for a while (like in November).  Yeah, I'm going be home by then, so we are going to work with her and see what we can do to get her closer to baptism. 

 01/17/13 – Today was the first district meeting for this transfer.  At least I'm not the District Leader! WHOO HOO!!! I’m sure I become district leader soon enough though.  Don't worry MOM!!!

 01/18/13 – We did weekly planning for the first time I've been here in Paradise!! Sad huh?  We did get it done!!!!! So success!!!!

 01/19/13 - Service with Papa T (Titus) today.  We were helping with putting Christmas stuff away and putting up Shelves in his garage.  We did some tracting as well.  Of course there is opposition in all things!!! We had a person tell us, "You are saved by Grace... GOD AND JESUS ARE THE SAME PERSON!!!!"  Those might be good journal entries, right?  We did gain a new investigator from that conversation that seems promising. Wish us luck.

 01/20/13Sunday, was pretty good.  We were asked to show up at one of the youth classes.  The teacher wanted us to discuss how to talk about God/Heavenly Father with others.  That was fun. We got them to try a practice teach session with each other.  They seemed to really enjoy it.

That's all for “Missionary Weekly” and now for the oldest game show known to missionaries, Q & A CORNER!!!!!!!!

 Q1.   How was your Sabbath day?  Did you have any opportunities to teach?  What was the message you heard and needed to hear at Church?

A1. It was pretty good.  In Elders Quorum we talked about Baptism and the Holy Ghost from the Lorenzo Snow manual.  For more Information please read “Missionary weekly”.  Well, I guess we were in Mosiah 1, talking about the desires of our hearts towards baptism and that was the message I needed to hear.

Q2.   How are your investigators?  Especially how is Victoria doing?  Have you set a date for her Baptism?  I know she needs to have all the lessons first.  Are you listening to the spirit as you bring her along in the gospel?  What did you learn from her this week?  How is Elder Himmer doing with the lessons?

A2.  The investigators are doing fine.  For information about Victoria see “Missionary Weekly”.  Yeah, I'm doing my best to listen and follow the spirit.  Elder Himmer is doing well with lessons and all aspects of his mission.

Q3.   How are you doing with the driving?  Are you getting more confident with that responsibility?  How are you both doing health wise?  Have you done something to serve your companion this past week?  What would you both enjoy getting in the mail?  Tell us more about Elder Himmer.  Where is he from?  How long has he been in the field?  What things/ hobbies does he like or do?  What does he like to do on P-day?  Does he get support from home?

A3.   My driving is a little better and our car has more kick than a Corolla. Yeah, I’m feeling more comfortable; I’m getting there. Yeah, I made I made Elder Himmer lunch a few times this past week as service to him.  We love to get money in the mail. jk Anything really is good in the mail.  Elder Himmer, is a really hard worker.  He is from Riverton, Utah and he's been in the field six months. He likes football, baseball and basketball.   OK, I feel like I'm being interrogated or something with all these questions. Jk  Let skip to the next one.

Q4.   How is the weather?  We have been cold, cold, cold, but it is getting warmer.  The high was 19 today. lol  We should be in the 20s tomorrow.  I’m jealous of your 50s and 60s.  Enjoy that warm weather while you can. 

A4. It is nice hear. It’s warm and cool rather than cold and cold.

Q5.   Bishop wants Dad or I to talk on Feb 10th about how you are doing?  What would you like to share with the ward?  Did you want us to tell them anything special?  Did you send Grandma T a Birthday card?  That was this past Saturday.  We didn't go but put a letter in a scrapbook the ward made for her.  I forgot to ask if you ever got a letter from the Stake Presidency at Christmas?  Just curious cause they asked me for your address.

A5. How about TALOFA!!!! lol  Well I guess, share the scripture “Be Thou an Example of the Believers”, you never know who is watching.  Always be that disciple of Christ, and don't worry about people judging you, because if worry then you are judging them first.  Always try to start a conversation with someone about what we believe and always invite investigators and Missionaries to dinner.  Most importantly keep giving the missionaries referrals. I know that's what helps us the most are those member referrals. Oh, and don't give up on people, you are always planting seeds in their hearts and they'll want to learn more at some point.  Also Happy Birthday Grandma T!!!!  I don’t recall getting a letter or card from the Stake Presidency.  Please let them know I am doing well.

Q6.   Well, here is the usual question.  What was the best part of this past week?  What was the sad part of this past week?  What made you laugh this past week?  What was your favorite moment of this past week?  How many lessons did you teach?  What made you nervous this past week?

A6.  The best part was getting back to working hard.   The sad part was the number of miles we used.  Everything makes me laugh. My favorite moment was being able to pick up new investigators!!!!! Let's see, we taught only 9 lessons, but first weeks are always the toughest. Me being a Senior Companion did make me a little nervous this past week. lol

         Well, I guess that is all for now.  Oh, Martin Congrats on getting the statistics grade up to a B- bro.  Way to work hard!!!! Well, you know the tune!!!!

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