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| Elder Pohl and I got caught in the most amount of rain I've ever seen. |
This week was pretty average! We worked really hard, got
really tired, sweated a whole lot, and something to kind of put a spin on
things it rained. And it rained and it rained... haha
On Tuesday we had a combined district meeting about
understanding and teaching to understanding which was really good because it
really focused on experiences from the Book of Mormon where the prophets there
were really able to help the people they were teaching understand. We were also
able to go on a trade-off. Elder Gutierrez came into our area with me and we
had a spectacular day. We were able to teach some great lessons, one in
particular about humility with a member named Kolin. We focused on Heleman
3:35. Which talks about improving your humility and faith! It was awesome! It
also started DUMPING rain on us while we were walking home, it was raining so
hard that we just started booking it down this hill. haha. It was great until
we got home and I realized that running brought back my shin splint pain so
that hung around for a few days but is gone now!
On Wednesday we woke up and headed over to Calliaqua to
trade back and elder Pohl and I were able to have a pretty interesting day. One
lesson that really stuck out was with a man named Baynes who has met with
missionaries before and knows a lot about the plan of salvation and Joseph
Smith and wants to get baptised! So that was really great! The only problem is
that right now he is living with his girlfriend and they aren't married, but
nothing that can't be fixed!
On Thursday we had a good lesson with a man named Leslie
comparing the Book of Mormon with the Bible and seeing how they teach the same
things and how they both simply testify of Christ. Which went really well
because he told us that he is going to start looking into the Book of Mormon to
find other things that are similar in them. Then we headed down to the church
to help some members clean and it turned out to be us and one other member and
there was only one mop and two brooms, so Elder Pohl and i swept while Sister
Smith mopped and she had to stop to go to a meeting so it just ended up with us
being there for 2 hours while we took turns watching the other one mop... Loads
of fun... haha
On Friday we had almost all of our appointments fall
through. But one we didn't have fall through was with an awesome member family
named the Browns. We talked about the sacrament and how it really cleanses us.
It was awesome! And on the way home we found ourselves running again because of
the downpour of liquid from the heavens... It was a magical experience, I
thought I was swimming again...
On Saturday we had a great lesson about the restoration with
a woman named Keisha and her sister which went really well. I love talking
about the Book of Mormon when teaching the restoration because of how vital it
really is to the establishment of the church. It is so vital. And it also
completely rained like a hurricane on Saturday too. By this point Elder Pohl
and I were pretty tired of getting home completely soaked through, especially
me when I only have one pair of shoes and have to wear some semi-wet shoes all
day the next day... haha
On Sunday we had great church. We had some good talks on
seminary and missionary work, one of them by a missionary that just got back
from his mission that was really good. After church we headed to a members
house for lunch where we had some pretty good chicken and rice and peas. Pretty
good! Then we went home to study and then to choir practice where it started
pouring rain once again and no one showed up but the director with a car and
the four missionaries, so that was fun... Then when it didn't let up after
about an hour we decided to just book it home.
All in all a really fantasticly wet week. Taught some great
lessons and found some cool people to teach and got really really wet.
I heard once from an older, more experienced missionary
once, the more times you get caught in the rain as a missionary, the cuter your
wife will be. So I'm not complaining.:)
I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Elder Dorrance
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