Hello everyone! Another good week has passed, and I have so much news to tell you! This week our investigator, Gabriella, got baptized!!! I could get use to baptizing people every week! It’s pretty nice. In fact, why doesn't the whole world just join the church now? It would make my job easier.
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| Gabriella's Baptism |
Anyway, to add to that news, we found out that the mission is finally getting technology. By April, every missionary in this mission will have a smart phone in their hand. Mom and Dad, you should have already received an email about this. It is said that all the missions in the USA will have smart phones by July. So, this time we are actually getting technology. Unlike the last time they told us that, which was 3 years ago. So, that will be interesting. We get to choose 4 options, I think, from Samsung. So, when the time comes, that will be fun to learn how it is all going to work out. More pressing news, and this is some sad news for Kyler and the Fuller family. I'm sure he remembers the mission president. Effective July 1st, the Federal Way mission is getting dissolved, and the Tacoma and Seattle missions, will take over parts of that mission. Happy news for Justin, the Washington Vancouver Mission will be gaining some new stakes from the Seattle mission. To go with that, the Washington Everett mission is expanding as well. We are receiving 3 stakes from the Seattle mission. The Shoreline Stake, the Bothelle Stake, and the North Seattle Stake. Very exciting and sad news for others that served in that mission. I'm sorry, but soon it will not exist. So ya, that is the big news from this week. If anyone has questions, please ask me, and I will try to answer them the best I can. Here is the week's outline:
Monday
We had a normal p-day. We emailed, and then we went shopping. After, we went to the church and played basketball for the rest of the p-day. Pretty normal stuff. We had the Sholtes elders with us for the whole day. Later that night, we went home, got changed, and then had dinner. After, we then went and saw some people over by Jovan. We did not have any success. So, we came home and did some area book work.
Tuesday
We started the day with a lesson with Ann. With her, we talked about learning and serving in the church. She understood it pretty well. After her lesson, we went to go see Jovan, but he wasn't home. We then stopped by someone close by, but Joe wasn't home either, so we went home and had lunch. From there, we went and saw some formers in Carols Creek before our lesson with Ariel. Ariel is a less active who was baptized in Georgia, but that was back when she was 8. Once her parents moved here, like a long time ago, her family went less active. We had met her brother before thinking the family wasn't in the church already and started to teach him. Through meeting with him, we met Ariel too. Later, her brother, Atreal, dropped us. So, we taught Ariel about the Book of Mormon. She really liked it and said she would read it. After, we saw some more formers in that area. Then we went and helped Sandra Brant, a member in the ward, move some boxes. Then we went back to Carols Creek and saw some more people there. Then we went to dinner. After, we went and tried to see the Sudweeks and Patrick, but they all were not home, or they didn't want to open the door... so we then went home and ended the night.
Wednesday
We had district meeting. Elder Oaks talked about the ward mission process again and how we can work with members to teach new investigators. After, we then ran home and had lunch. Then we planned the day. Then we had comp. study. After, we went to have a lesson with our investigator, John, but we had to go on splits with that lesson because Orion and Gabriella's lesson was at the same time. I stayed with Brother Topance and had the lesson with John. We taught him about the Book of Mormon. Pretty good lesson. After, I was able to go to a little bit of the other lesson and teach Orion separately. Later that night, we had dinner. After, we then saw a couple of people before we had our meeting with Bishop. The meeting was the last thing for that night.
Thursday
We had zone conference this week. They told us half of the stuff I just gave, the other things they gave to us in a conference call to the whole mission on Friday. They also talked about the ward mission process and how to effectively work with members. After, we went from that to our lesson with the Millers. We showed them the Mormon message, the Temple is a Beacon. That lesson took us straight to comp study. After we then went to dinner, which then took us to our lesson with Jordan and Hallie, Chelsie Duff's kids. We picked up Hallie as a new investigator, and she is really excited to get baptized. She asked when she could, and we told her she could get baptized on the 24th of February. She was happy for that. That lesson was the last big thing for the night.
Friday
We went to the food bank and helped there. After, we then ran home and had lunch. Then we went and had a meeting with Melissa. We started setting up family search for her. After, we then went to our lesson with Orion and Gabriella. We talked about learning and serving in the church. Then we went and had dinner. After, we went to go see Patrick, but he wasn't home. So, we went and saw some people around him before the night ended.
Saturday
We started with weekly planning, that took up most of the morning and into lunch. Then we had to move where the font was because no one was watching it while it was getting filled. Sadly, that's a rule that Brother Lytle doesn't understand. Before the baptism we had a meeting with Brother Lytle. Then the baptism happened, and I spoke at it. Everything went great! After that we drove to have dinner with Sister Schwartz. We had a good time there. Then we went and saw people before the night was over.
Sunday
We started with stake conference, and Salt Lake shot a broadcast to us to see during it. Really good talks were given. After, we went to the Hammond's for lunch. Then we went and saw some people around them. Nothing really interesting. Later that night, we had a lesson with Shollan. We showed her the new Mormon message. It’s really good. I recommend it. After, we had dinner and then went to go see some people before we went in for accounting. For the rest of the night, we played Monopoly.
Well, that's my week. I hope everyone had a great week. We'll see you soon.
Elder Hammond
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