Today was a blast! We had a BBQ as a zone and went to a park. The only problem was that everyone and their dog was planning on going to the park today as well. Haha! So the whole city of Vancouver was there, but it went well. We cooked up some burgers and ate and had some fun.
This week has gone by so fast.
Last Monday we played soccer at an indoor place. Then we had to go pick up the other Elders for something so our day was pretty shot after that.
Tuesday we did some service at a food bank. And after that we helped Brother Stamps with his wood. He had a huge pile of wood and he was trying to stack it. So we finished that up for him. That night we were really trying to find a new investigator. We ended up being led to a less active member who didn't know what he was looking for in his life. We asked him what he was waiting for and why he wasn't active. He said, “I don't know.” It was a good visit and we will probably go back sometime.
Wednesday we were able to make contact with an investigator that we haven't made contact with for a really long time. She was just about to shut the door and say she was too busy today when we invited her to a family history day. She opened right up and talked to us for about 30 minutes about her family. She was so excited to be able to do family history. Later that night we met up with a family we've been trying to meet with for a long time. We were able to give them a blessing and just be in the right place at the right time.
Thursday we had a district meeting and we talked a lot about goals and accountability. Something I've really learned recently is that if you are accountable you will work harder and set higher goals. That was something I have seen. Accountability is huge. After that we headed over to a member’s house and helped him move some of his dirt to the back lawn. It took us an hour to do what would have taken him 3 hours to do. Then we cruised on over to Robert and Anna's. Robert is an investigator that we found a little bit ago and he came to church last week. We taught him about prayer and really how to pray, to seek inspiration, and what answers are going to look and feel like. And then we invited him to be baptized on July 8! He then asked us what happens if he wants to be baptized sooner than that! We were pretty shocked, but super pumped!
Friday we planned and had another lesson with Robert - this time actually teaching him the lesson we planned for Thursday.
Saturday were on exchanges and we felt like something big was going to happened to Robert. We miraculously met up with him and he said that he may not be able to make it to church because of work. And he was super bummed about it. He said they might get him off early for that.
It was a really fun week, it was hard for sure, but fun.
Elder Astle
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