Hey!
This has been a crazy and busy week! We have had lots of lessons with people so our days are full of rushing around to the next appointment, the weather is getting hotter outside, but it is still cooler than Arizona! So we have been riding our bikes a lot. And dont worry, I have been drinking lots of water. Every Wednesday we do service at the animal shelter, so we take the dogs out of their kennels and walk them for a little bit, that has been fun, we always smell like wet dog afterwards though. So on Wednsday or Thursday we parked our car like we always do, and rode on our bikes, well we came back to our car at about 8:45ish, and we couldn't find it! It was the wierdest thing, because we were pretty sure we remembered where we parked it, so we looked for it for about 45min, and still couldn't find it, so we called our vehicle cordinator and president to tell them. Because by now, we are thinking either it got towed, or someone stole it.... so it was a long night, between police and calling mission leaders, so the next day a member calls us and tells us that he found the car, and yup it was there, we just don't remember at all that it was parked there, to that was really weird. But we have it, and everything is all good now, so that was a eventfull part of the week. We also met a guy who is taller than President Walkenhorst, the guy was 7'3, that's pretty tall.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 49
Hey!
Never a dull moment in Chickasha, we are always really busy and rushing around everywhere, we are seeing lots of people which is good. It is cool to watch the Branch here slowly grow. So last Monday was fun, we went to a members house and played snooker while we were there, it was fun. We have two investigators, Tammy and Ms. Yoshi, they live across the street from one another, but they both have the largest gardens I have ever seen, it is really cool looking, I will have to take a picture of it sometime. And they have everything in them, even fish, they took the back of a old truck and lined it with a tarp, and turned it into a pond, it looks really cool. So I really like going over there and seeing all the plants and fish. We helped some members move this week, it was pretty hot outside, I like it better in the winter. We went down to Rush Springs on Wednesday to visit some people, that went well, and there is a Watermelon festival happening soon down there, so that sounds cool, everyone here talks about it and how good the watermelons are. I think we are starting to do better with the miles and the car, we drive more to the center of our area and then we bike from there, so yeah, biking a lot more now. We have a few more investigators this week, everyone is doing well. Had a good time at church, it is awesome to see people coming back to church, they are so much happier with the gospel in their lives. Love you!
Never a dull moment in Chickasha, we are always really busy and rushing around everywhere, we are seeing lots of people which is good. It is cool to watch the Branch here slowly grow. So last Monday was fun, we went to a members house and played snooker while we were there, it was fun. We have two investigators, Tammy and Ms. Yoshi, they live across the street from one another, but they both have the largest gardens I have ever seen, it is really cool looking, I will have to take a picture of it sometime. And they have everything in them, even fish, they took the back of a old truck and lined it with a tarp, and turned it into a pond, it looks really cool. So I really like going over there and seeing all the plants and fish. We helped some members move this week, it was pretty hot outside, I like it better in the winter. We went down to Rush Springs on Wednesday to visit some people, that went well, and there is a Watermelon festival happening soon down there, so that sounds cool, everyone here talks about it and how good the watermelons are. I think we are starting to do better with the miles and the car, we drive more to the center of our area and then we bike from there, so yeah, biking a lot more now. We have a few more investigators this week, everyone is doing well. Had a good time at church, it is awesome to see people coming back to church, they are so much happier with the gospel in their lives. Love you!
Monday, July 13, 2015
Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 48
Hey!
It's been a good week, we are still very busy here. Finally got everything unpacked so that is good. The Mission is still downsizing so we had quite a bit of miles for our car taken away :( So, we mostly bike everywhere now. We are still teaching a lot of people, so that is good. Zone p-day last week was really fun! We went to the Wichita Mountains and hiked and explored them! I really liked doing that, and I took pictures! So that was a good start to this week. We went on exchanges on Friday so I went to Anadarko, and Elder Lyman stayed here. It was a good exchange, I forgot how different Oklahoma was from Texas, there are a lot of Native Americans in Anadarko, so I was asked quite a few times, what tribe am I from? Lots of People think I'm Native American. It's funny. Starting to meet a lot more people from the ward, and slowly learning the area. There was a Forth of July party at the church, and that was fun. At the beginning, it was really stormy and a lot of rain, so we thought at first the fireworks might be canceled, but the storm didn't last very long, so everything went great. We played ultimate frisbee, and volleyball, till it got dark, and since the church is in the park and they do the fireworks in the park it was the perfect place to watch them, and we were pretty close too. They were good fireworks. :) Chickasha is getting better, but it is still a large area, or for me it is :), so I still have lots to learn.
It's been a good week, we are still very busy here. Finally got everything unpacked so that is good. The Mission is still downsizing so we had quite a bit of miles for our car taken away :( So, we mostly bike everywhere now. We are still teaching a lot of people, so that is good. Zone p-day last week was really fun! We went to the Wichita Mountains and hiked and explored them! I really liked doing that, and I took pictures! So that was a good start to this week. We went on exchanges on Friday so I went to Anadarko, and Elder Lyman stayed here. It was a good exchange, I forgot how different Oklahoma was from Texas, there are a lot of Native Americans in Anadarko, so I was asked quite a few times, what tribe am I from? Lots of People think I'm Native American. It's funny. Starting to meet a lot more people from the ward, and slowly learning the area. There was a Forth of July party at the church, and that was fun. At the beginning, it was really stormy and a lot of rain, so we thought at first the fireworks might be canceled, but the storm didn't last very long, so everything went great. We played ultimate frisbee, and volleyball, till it got dark, and since the church is in the park and they do the fireworks in the park it was the perfect place to watch them, and we were pretty close too. They were good fireworks. :) Chickasha is getting better, but it is still a large area, or for me it is :), so I still have lots to learn.
 |
| The Old District Is Back!!! |
 |
| Our Hike |
Monday, July 6, 2015
Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 47
Hey!!
So my new address is 204 E. Almar Dr. Apt 804, Chickasha Oklahoma 73018. So in Chickasha we have a huge area, we cover most of Grady County, so I'm glad we have a car. :) So this week, has been crazy, too much change and I don't like getting transferred :( We have been so busy here in Chickasha since I have gotten here, which is good, but I'm still not totally unpacked yet, it seems like I only have a few minutes everyday to do so, so with all that going on it is a little hard, but we have seen lots of miracles this week. We got two new investigators and they are really cool! It's really funny about Texas, when you are in Oklahoma, everyone doesn't want to go to Texas, but since I have been there, I think it is the one of the best places in the mission! I am going to miss everyone there. So this week has been crazy busy like I said. So hopefully this week I can get more stuff done.... there are lots of mosquitos here, they are no fun.... so on Tuesday night, we were helping the other missionaries in Texas move their stuff into our apartment, so I just wore my socks and sandals, well, we are standing outside and then I notice, my feet feel like they are burning.... so I go inside and take off my socks to look at my feet, got bit by a whole bunch of mosquitos!! So that made it really fun to walk around in the heat for the next few days. But they are finally better now, and don't worry I still have lots of bug spray. I was so sad to leave my investigators in Texas :( and I hope they are in good hands, it's not the same as leaving them in your companions hands though because we both left the area.... and Chickasha is medium size, but we cover almost an entire county! Oh and the Church building here is next to a Park! And they have a good view of it. :) It is a branch here, so there are not many people, 2 months ago one of the members went on a mission and she was a recent convert! The last time some one went on a mission here was 10 years ago... the work is hastening! Love you all!
So my new address is 204 E. Almar Dr. Apt 804, Chickasha Oklahoma 73018. So in Chickasha we have a huge area, we cover most of Grady County, so I'm glad we have a car. :) So this week, has been crazy, too much change and I don't like getting transferred :( We have been so busy here in Chickasha since I have gotten here, which is good, but I'm still not totally unpacked yet, it seems like I only have a few minutes everyday to do so, so with all that going on it is a little hard, but we have seen lots of miracles this week. We got two new investigators and they are really cool! It's really funny about Texas, when you are in Oklahoma, everyone doesn't want to go to Texas, but since I have been there, I think it is the one of the best places in the mission! I am going to miss everyone there. So this week has been crazy busy like I said. So hopefully this week I can get more stuff done.... there are lots of mosquitos here, they are no fun.... so on Tuesday night, we were helping the other missionaries in Texas move their stuff into our apartment, so I just wore my socks and sandals, well, we are standing outside and then I notice, my feet feel like they are burning.... so I go inside and take off my socks to look at my feet, got bit by a whole bunch of mosquitos!! So that made it really fun to walk around in the heat for the next few days. But they are finally better now, and don't worry I still have lots of bug spray. I was so sad to leave my investigators in Texas :( and I hope they are in good hands, it's not the same as leaving them in your companions hands though because we both left the area.... and Chickasha is medium size, but we cover almost an entire county! Oh and the Church building here is next to a Park! And they have a good view of it. :) It is a branch here, so there are not many people, 2 months ago one of the members went on a mission and she was a recent convert! The last time some one went on a mission here was 10 years ago... the work is hastening! Love you all!
Witchita Falls, Texas- Week 46
Hey!
So, last Monday we had Zone P-day, and that was really fun, we got to play dodge ball, so that was a fun change from what we normally do. After that we went to dinner, and the zone leaders wanted to go to this place call Wasabi, so we and a few other went with them, it was a awesome place! It was also really expensive though, but they cooked the food infront of us! And then after that, we had a meeting, and a training, learned a lot from those. We helped out at the food bank, that is always fun to do. We saw Mike and Steve, they are doing well, his foot is getting better everyday! :) We had another lesson with Tyler and Chennel, we taught the Doctrine of Christ and it went great, they are awesome! We were able to see a lot more people this week, so we were busy most days. On Friday, we had exchanges with the zone leaders, Elder Wilcox came with me to my area. We saw lots of miracles, we got in with people that we normally don't, so hopefully it will be easier to visit them in the future. On Saturday, we did our last day of the Parade of Homes for Habitat for Humanity, it was fun, we sold tickets inside, and the homes were really pretty. Friday night it started raining again, it rained 3 inches that night, so all the rivers rose a lot the next day, the thunder was really loud, woke me up a few times, but I like the sound of thunder so it's ok. Saturday and Sunday night it rained a lot too, seems like that is what it is going to do for most of the week, I like it if it will keep the temperature down. Until next week! Love you!
So, last Monday we had Zone P-day, and that was really fun, we got to play dodge ball, so that was a fun change from what we normally do. After that we went to dinner, and the zone leaders wanted to go to this place call Wasabi, so we and a few other went with them, it was a awesome place! It was also really expensive though, but they cooked the food infront of us! And then after that, we had a meeting, and a training, learned a lot from those. We helped out at the food bank, that is always fun to do. We saw Mike and Steve, they are doing well, his foot is getting better everyday! :) We had another lesson with Tyler and Chennel, we taught the Doctrine of Christ and it went great, they are awesome! We were able to see a lot more people this week, so we were busy most days. On Friday, we had exchanges with the zone leaders, Elder Wilcox came with me to my area. We saw lots of miracles, we got in with people that we normally don't, so hopefully it will be easier to visit them in the future. On Saturday, we did our last day of the Parade of Homes for Habitat for Humanity, it was fun, we sold tickets inside, and the homes were really pretty. Friday night it started raining again, it rained 3 inches that night, so all the rivers rose a lot the next day, the thunder was really loud, woke me up a few times, but I like the sound of thunder so it's ok. Saturday and Sunday night it rained a lot too, seems like that is what it is going to do for most of the week, I like it if it will keep the temperature down. Until next week! Love you!
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Witchita Falls, Texas- Week 45
Hey!
It hasn't rained at all this week, so it is starting to get hotter outside, but we heard it might rain Wednesday and Thursday, so that would be nice, not much happen this week, we did have zone conference in Lawton on Wednesday, and it was really good, they talked about the mission focus and what we can do to become more focused on the missionary work. The zone conference took all day. We had exchanges on Friday, they went well, we got a lot of work done. On Saturday we volenteered at Habitat for Humanity, doing a parade of homes, so we were selling tickets for house tours. Mike and Steve are doing good, Steve`s foot is still healing and he was telling us, that hopefully with a little more time he could come to church with us! So we are really excited for that. Our investigators are doing good, haven't been able to see most of them this week, but we try to stay in contact with them. Tortilla tally is 2. Love you all!
It hasn't rained at all this week, so it is starting to get hotter outside, but we heard it might rain Wednesday and Thursday, so that would be nice, not much happen this week, we did have zone conference in Lawton on Wednesday, and it was really good, they talked about the mission focus and what we can do to become more focused on the missionary work. The zone conference took all day. We had exchanges on Friday, they went well, we got a lot of work done. On Saturday we volenteered at Habitat for Humanity, doing a parade of homes, so we were selling tickets for house tours. Mike and Steve are doing good, Steve`s foot is still healing and he was telling us, that hopefully with a little more time he could come to church with us! So we are really excited for that. Our investigators are doing good, haven't been able to see most of them this week, but we try to stay in contact with them. Tortilla tally is 2. Love you all!
Witchita Falls, Texas- Week 44
Hey!
We have been busy this week, we have been getting lots of referals, and finding lots of prepared people, it was really cool to being able to talk to them. On Wednesday, we had our Book of Mormon class, it went well, and we were able to have good discussions about it. Mike and Steve are doing good. It rained a lot here on Thursday, we were at bishops house for dinner and we watched the storms roll in, the clouds were going really fast, it was cool to see. We saw Chenelle and Tyler again on Friday, last time we met with them we gave them a Plan of Salvation pamphlet and told them that that is what we are going to talk about next time, so when we came back on Friday, they told us that they read it! And it answered alot of questions that they had. So we taught them the Plan of Salvation, and it went so well!! I love going over there and being able to teach them. Saturday and Sunday was Stake Conference, so we didn't do that much work those days, but the conference was really good, the theme of it was about the Sabbath day and keeping it holy, Elder Frost from the 70 was there, it was great to hear from all the speakers!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)