Chickasha Oklahoma- Week 56

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This week has gone by pretty well, the weather is starting to heat back up again, so hopefully it will go back down, we are still teaching lots of people and next month we are getting another set of missionaries so the area is going to be split, so we are trying to get everything ready for that. We committed two people this week to baptism, it was awesome! I love the spirit, they weren't sure about a date yet, but they said if the Book of Mormon is true, they would! We also have been working with another guy, we first met him and talked to him about family history, he told us he was really interested in family history and we could come by, but didn't want to hear our message, so we have been coming by and talking to him, sharing cool stuff we found in the bible, then a little of the Book of Mormon, then talking about gospel topics- what is the purpose of life and  things like that. After that came up, we told him a little about the Plan of Salvation, and we said we could come back next week and share more with him, because he is interested. So this week we got to share the Plan of Salvation with him, and he said it all made sense! It was really cool how we were finally able to teach him! So everything is going good, I was sick over the weekend, but I feel a lot better today, it was nothing bad, just had a headache and was tired and allergies, we are making sure we are both washing our hands all the time, there have been quite a few people we know that are getting sick but like I said, felling better now! :) Love you! 

Us at the Temple! :)

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 55

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The weather this week has been really nice, we got some rain at the beginning of the week, and for the rest it just has been overcast, but the temperature is in the 80`s, so it feels great for once. :) We have been staying busy as always, have been seeing people, and they have been doing good, we are getting more people at church, so the branch is still growing. Nothing that crazy or eventful happened this week, but we got a new investigator, we taught his wife a week ago, and this week when we came over, he listened too, one thing that I noticed is how cool it is when you meet people that have already come in contact with the church, so for example, our new investigator and his wife, they already have a Book of Mormon and she reads from it from  time to time, has relatives that are members, and is friends with some members, so what I would say about that is where ever you go, make sure you always act as you should, people are always watching, and it sets a positive message to someone who meets you about the church, which can help plant seeds later down in life. We volunteered at the animal shelter on Wednesday, and it started to rain while we were outside, so we sort of smelled like wet dog hahaha! And we also went down to Rush Springs, I have been really liking going down there, we are starting to talk with more people there, and for the most part everyone has been very nice. We had district meeting in Chickasha on Friday, that went well, and President Walkenhorst decided to stop by for the meeting, so that was cool to see him there. The mission is going by too fast now, people are asking me how long i have left, oh, around a year, its going by too fast!!! Love you all!

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 54

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It was a good week, on Tuesday there was a leadership meeting, so Anadarko, Wichita Falls, and Altus, dropped off their companions here with us while they went to the city to the meeting, so me and Elder Roundy are like, ok, great, what do we do with so many missionaries?! So we all got on our bikes and went tracting. I took two of the missionaries with me and Elder Roundy took one with him. It all went pretty well. We got a new investigator while tracting, we offered to say a pray with the person, and after they invite us inside and we were able to teach the restoration, turns out they know some members of the ward and have some relatives that are members as well, so know about the church. That was really cool. On Wednesday we went down to Rush Springs again, had a pretty good time there, found some more potential investigators and saw some members down there. Thursday was the best because we got to go to the temple!!! We had our zone temple trip, it was great! :) We had exchanges on Friday, Elder Day came with me to our area, it went well, did a little service mowing a members lawn, and was able to see people. We saw Tammy, she is doing better from her hip surgery, we had dinner at a members and it was really good. We met with a guy who is really into family history so we met and talked to him for a while, and told him about the churches family history center, he said that he would go and check it out! On Sunday we had a lot of people there, the branch is growing! And Tone, our investigator, brought his son with him to church, and he liked it! So they are both are going to come every week now! Love you! Have a great week!

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 53

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So Elder Lyman is home now, and my new companion is Elder Roundy. So at the beginning of the week, not much happened with Elder Lyman getting ready to go home, so on Wednesday, Me and Elder Lindelof did service at the animal shelter here in the morning while we waiting for our new companions. After they got here, we went to Rush Springs, we go there every Wednesday, and it was great, we saw some members and investigators there, and also talked to a few more people and they said we could come back. So we can't wait to go back and see them again. One person we met, we knocked on there door, and asked if we could say a prayer with her, so she said yes, and we talked for a little while more, and was talking about that we do as missionaries, and we were talking about the Book of Mormon how it goes hand in hand with the Bible, and she says, that's sounds great! and I love reading! So we gave her a Book of Mormon, and she says that she feel all tingly inside, and that she couldn't wait to read it :) So that was awesome. On Thursday, we tried some former investigators and taught them again! Had a really good lesson with our recent converts and got the brakes on my bike fixed, and hopefully I can take it to a bike shop soon, should be sometime this month. Learning the area is getting a lot better, and today I bought myself a compass, don't know why I didn't do that earlier, that should help out a lot. Elder Day is our new District Leader, seems like a really cool guy, and we had a good district meeting. On Saturday, we went to try a referal from a less active, and he was awesome, we taught him the restoration and it went really well; the spirit was so strong. He was telling us that him and his fiance want to get married soon, and they want to be married in a church, so we told him that if he wants, come to our church, and then talking about marriage, we brought up that we believe that we can be married for time and all eternity and he seemed so excited about that, and that's what he wants. So it was a good week this week. We are having a temple trip this week, so I can send you a picture of me at the temple soon! Love you!

Elder Roundy and I!

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 52

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So this week has been crazy with Elder Lyman leaving and saying goodbye to people, so between that and trying to find more people to teach, this week has defiantly gone by fast. We haven't been able to meet with that many people this week, so we are trying to find new investigators. Its been hot, but toward the end of the week, we have been getting some rain which cools things down quite a bit, so then it feels good outside. So, we got the transfer doctrine last night, and my new companion is Elder Roundy, I don't know that much about him, so I guess I will find out Wednesday. I'm getting more used to Chickasha, which is good, I think I'm ready to take over the area now. Sunday was really good, we had three of our investigators at church! And they had a great time. The branch here is growing! Love you!

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 51

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This week is crazy busy as usual :) one of our investigators got baptized this week! So that was great to see, everything went great, and I was able to do the confirmation, I was a little nervous for that at first, but after, that feeling went away, it is amazing how the spirit works! And I thought it was really cool that she wanted me to do it :). Our investigators are doing good, they are progressing and it is so cool to see what a change the gospel has on their lives. We had a service project for Tammy this week, members of the branch and us came over and helped her with some yard work, that was a big help to her because she is getting hip surgery soon, and then wouldn't be able to do it for a while. I think it is acts of service like that, could be big or small, that are things that someone will remember for a long time. On Wednesday, we got to have a movie night at the church! We watched Meet the Mormons, and quite a few people showed up! It was great to see more of the branch here come together and have investigators there too. We had popcorn and some other snacks there. Most people here haven't seen that movie before and they loved it!  On Friday we had exchanges, I went to Anadarko with Elder Lindelof, we had a pretty good day, talked to people, walked around a lot, and had some really good lessons. They are also having a baptism soon. I always like exchanges, you get to meet different people, and it is really cool to see when we talk with people on the street. Most of them that we talk to have talked with missionaries in the past. On Sunday we had branch conference, and we had two of our investigators come to church! The talks were awesome, I think everyone enjoyed it. We had a potluck afterward which was also super fun. Still trying to learn the area, its going a little better, I have a little map that I keep in my pocket to look at, so that helps. Have to get ready for when Elder Lyman leaves, and that is in a week and a half now! I have moved a lot, normally people stay in areas a lot longer. I don't know why I have been moved around so much and President doesn't say ahead of time. I have been in 5 areas, and have had 8 companions so far...... that's more than some get in their entire two years. Alright, love and miss you all!

 

Chickasha, Oklahoma- Week 50

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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.