Hello everyone! This week has been a crazy week, and I'm really glad it’s p-day because I need some time to relax. No big news to tell you for this week. So, I'll get right to it.
Monday:
We started by going to the SAC and working out. Then we went down to Sholtes’ apartment to hang out with them. We took pictures by the resort. Just so you know Washington has casinos. Las Vegas is not the only place with them. Something I learned when I came here, to be honest. After checking out the resort, we then went to the outlets and did some shopping in the mall. We had a great time and got some cool things. I got some new socks and some more things for working out. After, we then went to Cabellas and walked around. The other elders hadn't been to this one before so we went for them to see what it was like. Then we drove to the Walmart close by the stores and did our shopping for food. From there we went back to the church to email and ended our p-day. After, we then had Elder Wolfe exchange with us. He is one of the zone leaders in the Stillaguamish Ward. It’s so weird to think my old area is now a zone leader area. That night we went to dinner, and then the rest of the night we went and saw some people. We also had a lesson with the Lawson family. We talked about the Godhead. Max, their kid, was confused on why Jesus Christ was a part of the picture. Well, that didn't take long to explain, judging by the fact that everything testifies of Christ. I mean we wouldn't be here if that wasn't the case.
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| At the Resort |
Tuesday:
We still had Elder Wolfe with us, so we did missionary work... like we always do.
We went and saw some people far in our area, only because we had miles to do it, and it was the end of the month so we needed to use up some miles. No one that we went to see were home. We did see Brother Curtis, a less active. Elder Wolfe wanted to go see him. I forgot to say Elder Wolfe served in this ward so he knows a lot of people. After seeing Brother Curtis, we then went home, but got Jamba Juice on the way. PS, I love Jamba Juice, just so you all know. I had a peanut butter, banana, protein shake. It was so good. After lunch we then had comp study. Then we went and saw some more people. We went and saw one of our old investigators named Jan. We had been teaching her before, I guess, but since I've been here, I have never taught her a lesson. But Elder Wolfe was teaching her when he was here, so we went and saw her. The last time I saw her, she did not want to see us at all, and she got really mad at us. This time we went over, and she was a lot happier to see us. We talked with her for a good amount of time, and we asked if she would like us to start coming over again. She said she would love that. So, sometime soon we will go over again and start teaching her. She said she had been on a lot of medication, and I think at the time we went over she had lots of medication in her system. So, she was in a lot of pain, and that's why she got mad at us. That was back when Elder Milner was here. Later that day, we had a lesson with John, one of our investigators. We taught him the plan of salvation and put him on date for the 13th of March to be baptized. He accepted and said he would try to make an effort to be ready for that day. After him, we then had a lesson with Hank, Brother Mathis's father. We taught him the restoration and put him on date for the 10th of March. It’s kinda funny. Sister Mathis told us today that he wants his date to be moved closer. Fun stuff. After, we went to dinner. Then we went to see a lot of people before we exchanged back and had our meeting with Bishop.
Wednesday:
We had district meeting in the morning. Elder Oaks instructed on faith, and diligence and how we can apply both to using members to teach. We also talked about God’s will, and why we follow it. After, we had lunch at Dairy Queen. Then we drove to Jack Jeckin's home and made pizzas from his wood burning stove. It was pretty great! He brought a non-member friend, but he wasn't interested, sadly. But oh well, we tried. Later we went to the church to meet president wilding and Orion there. President came to interview Orion for his baptism. After them meeting for an hour, President told us he would have to talk to Salt Lake before Orion could be baptized. After, we then went to a lesson with Harlie and Jordan. We talked about the Book of Mormon. That was the last thing we did that night.
Thursday:
So Elder Babcock got sick, so Elder Oaks had to go to MLC with Elder Wolfe while sick Elder Babcock stayed with us for the day. So, we stayed home with him until the blitz with Sholtes. Once we got down to their area, Elder Babcock and I stayed at their apartment while the other elders went and saw people in their area. Later, we then went back to our house with Sholtes, got a little bit of lunch, and then took Elder Jolly with us to our lesson with Ariel. Elder Call stayed with Elder Babcock. We talked about the plan of salvation with her. After the lesson, we went back to the house and chilled. Sholtes got a ride home, and we waited for the others to get back. Once they got back, we went to BW's with the other elders and all the northwest zone leaders, from Bellingham to Arlington. It was great. After, we then had a lesson with Harlie and Jordan. We read scriptures with them. That ended our night.
Friday:
We started with serving at the food bank. After, we then went home, had some lunch, and then planned out the rest of the day. From our plans, we went and knocked out every person we had down in the Villas, the apartment complex next to our house. After, we came home and did our personal study before we went and saw the Sudweeks and Tasha, both investigators we haven’t seen in a long time. The Sudweeks invited us to come over on Sunday, which would have been great if Sunday wasn't the Superbowl. Reason why I say that is because once Chelsie, the mom, realized that was Sunday, she texted us Sunday morning saying that we actually come over, and they weren't coming to church because of it. Tasha had to run to pick up her son who was in day care. So, we didn't get to meet with her, sadly. So, we just went straight to dinner after that. Then we drove home and did weekly planning for the rest of the night.
Saturday:
We went and saw some people close by in the morning. Then we had lunch, did comp study, and then we went and knocked out all the names we had in the Lodge. Then we drove out to see one of our potential investigators named Kelly. Kelly is a cool guy. He works at a retreading tire company. We talked about the restoration, and we asked if he was interested in learning. He said he was kind of interested, but wanted to stick with what he believed in. He also said he'd think about it. We left him with a Book of Mormon as well. From there, we went and had dinner. Then we had a lesson with Patrick. We read 3 Nephi 13 with him and helped him understand. After, we then went home and ended the night.
Sunday:
We went to the high priest presidency meeting in the morning to go over with them the ward mission process. After, we then went and had a lesson with the Hayes. We taught them the restoration. They enjoyed it. From there, we then went to the church to have ward council. After, we went through the services of church. During 2nd hour, we met with Orion. This kid, I am telling you, has made a great change in his life. I have never seen one of my investigators make so much change in their lives to be a part of our Heavenly Father’s church. We told him to stop smoking, and he has been doing just that. In fact, every time he feels the temptation to smoke, he goes and works out. He also had some other things that he was struggling with, and he has totally forsaken those behaviors. He now is applying the atonement to his life so much that I can see a change in his countenance. It’s truly amazing. And now he is one of my great friends I have on my mission. After church, we then went home and had comp study. Then we went and had our lesson with Shollon. We talked about learning and serving in the church. After, we then picked up our priest that was coming out with us for the night. His name is CJ. we took him to dinner with us and then went and saw some people with him before we went home to account for the rest of the night.
Well, that's the week for you all. Sorry, no baptisms, and no pics this week either. I will have some for next week for sure. Just so you all know, on Saturday, I will have been out for 18 months!! I never thought I would make it this far. I'm so excited. Love you all, and I'll see you soon.
Elder Hammond
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