Hello everyone! So the emails are going to be better than they have been for the past 5 weeks because I got my iPad back! So we won't have any more problems with pictures not coming through or anything like that, hopefully. Still keep our fingers crossed.
But this week was great and thanks to everyone that sent me birthday wishes! It was very much appreciated and made it special for me even though I didn't do anything to spectacular. This week we had more lessons with some investigators and it was awesome. We are starting to find the prepared people vs the people not wanting to listen in our areabook. Slowly cleaning it out because we found out this past week that our mission is trying out no call in Sunday night's and focusing wholly on areabook numbers generated electronically. So everyone had to be on top of their areabook and keep them up to date everyday. It sounds cool and hope it works out.
Anyways, this is how the week went:
7-17-17
"We should have brought chips and dip!" Preparation day! And it was a sport filled one. We did our laundry and our apartment complex has machines that we use. More expensive than Staten Island but convenient as we can sit at home while it goes. Then we went to the church and was by ourselves for an hour and I shot the basketball around while Elder Cahan emailed. Then the rest of the district showed up and we played soccer indoors, basketball, apples to apples, and variation of each throughout the day. Then after preparation day, we changed and went to Bible study! The missionaries here have a Bible study every Monday night for an hour to an hour and a half on the new testament. It is live streamed on Facebook for investigators and members to watch and it was pretty cool. Kris, a less active we work with and did service for last week, came and was participating in it a lot. That's what ended our night.
7-18-17
"Dont bother me I'm on my popcorn break." Meeting day today as we had 2. We had the district leaders meeting that went from 11:30 to just before 2 and then district meeting from 2:30 to 4. Both were good and effective so it helped but it is a lot of sitting down in the same room all afternoon. Then we talked about the district meeting on what went well and didn't go well. Then had dinner and visited Kris. We then met Bishop at the church so Kris could meet him and get to know more of the members. They ended of going off on Batman and comics as both worked at a comic store at one point. That was nice to see them get along and Kris showed real interest in coming to church and he just brought up some of the concerns he has. Bishop handled it nicely and so hopelly Kris will be coming to church! That took up our entire night as they talked for 2 hours.
7-19-17
"Jarvis, sometimes you got to run before you can walk." Pretty good day today. We had the usual morning and went to the church to help get stuff ready for our alive after 5 tomorrow night as we won't be able to set it up tomorrow due to mega zone conference. Then we got a car wash for mega zone and did daily contact at the church, also trying to schedule a time to get new prescription for new glasses. But Costco didn't answer and didn't return my voicemail today. So then we went to see Marie and she fed us dinner. She is a recent covert that was baptized a year ago. So almost not a recent convert anymore. Then we went finding but no success tonight.
7-20-17
"Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful—that's what matters to me." We had mega Zone Conference today and it was pretty good. Nothing too exciting as far as teaching but we had great workshops on planning, finding, and had the area medical doctor come to talk about ticks and how to prevent. Interesting day and the best part was the end as we got our iPads back and we are keeping the phones. We are rocking 2 smart devices! But for me since I don't have the SIM card in my phone, I basically have 2 tablets. One is just phone sized. But after mega Zone we went straight to a member's home for dinner and shared a message with them. Then we tried going to the alive after 5 festival in Patchogue but we couldn't find parking for 30 min and by that time, it was too late to be worth it. Ended up at the church to set up our iPads again to have the things we need and headed home.
7-21-17
"I'm bad, and that's good. I'll never be good, and that's not bad." Today we had a slower afternoon but had a great night. We went to the church after the morning routine and did some weekly planning but also I called every person in the areabook that is an other, new or potential investigator. Accomplished a lot though as I sent off referrals, set up appointments, dropped people no longer interested. So cleaned out areabook a little. Then we saw Kris and his new grill he got for free. Helped him clean it out a little as it was so dirty. Then we looked up the investigators that didn't answer their phone earlier today or didn't have a number but didn't find anyone. Ended the night at Corrin's home talking about church with her. Then headed home.
7-22-17
"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Today was probably the most successful day of missionary work I've had since being here. That's always a good thing:) we first went to Costco to set up my appointment with the eye doctor for a new prescription for glasses because I've tried calling Costco the past couple days and they never returned my calls. Then ate lunch there and went to the church so Elder Cahan could do a few things. Then taught a lesson to a referral we got this week and it was great. He read from the Book of Mormon, keeping his commitment from the previous missionaries and so he is progressing! Then we tried to drop off a bible at another referral but they didn't live at the address we were given and there is no address like it around us. So not sure what to do about that. Then shopped for a few things of food we need before Monday and ate dinner at Moe's Southwest Grill. Went to another lesson with the guy we looked up last night and got to teach him the restoration and help him resolve some concerns he has. Then we we to the church to FaceTime Marie but she never answered our calls until it was too late, we had to get going home.
7-23-17
"I've heard it both ways." Sunday and today flew by for me. We had the morning and then we went to church. Church was good and I got to teach gospel principles on the spot. Love it every time that happens. I miss Staten where the missionaries didn't have to teach gospel principles class. Oh well. Then gave a blessing during elder's quorum and after church, we took the sacrament to a senior couple. Then went to Kris' and turns out they threw a small surprise birthday party for me. Had cake and hug out for a few minutes. So that was super nice and thoughtful of them. Then we went and did look ups the rest of the night. No success though.
So we have some investigators to talk about now. DeQuan is a cool guy in his 20s that isn't to keen on religious organizations as a whole because he sees division between religions. Which is true, it does divide to a degree but we are working with him and he read the Book of Mormon from his last appointment with missionaries making him a progressing investigator now! Then Dan is the other investigator we taught Saturday and he comes from a religious background but doesn't agree with the teachings anymore of that religion. He likes us and the teachings we bring so we are going to see him every Saturday night. We have some other potentials but those 2 are the farthest along so far.
Thanks so much everyone for your support and being a great example to me. I've learned so much from most of you reading this and hope you feel the gratitude I have for each of you. Enjoy your week and I'll see you in the next one, ✌🏻
EJH
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