This was a great week. We had zone Conference and it was my last one, so that was weird, but it was a good meeting for sure.
We taught a less active guy and he was a lot different this time. We stopped by a couple weeks ago and he said that we could come by and just talk. But this time we sat down and talked to him and he was actually able to be taught. We talk to him about prayer and how it's a big important part in his life. He told us that his mom, who is an active member, challenged him to read the book of Mormon every day. With us stopping by we reminded him of his promise. It was a good lesson that we had.
Friday we had a full day of service. We started at the food bank and we did a bunch of things there. And then our car needed new brakes so we took it into the shop. At first they weren’t going to be able to fix them because with the church you have to have a authorization code in order for any work to be done. So we were there for a few hours. Then that evening we helped at this event called Harvest Days. It was a huge car show that they had. We were basically traffic controllers. That next day we had a family history booth there and seemed to go pretty well. We weren't in a very great spot as far as foot traffic. But it was fun.
We had a great lesson this week with Cayla and she has just been busy doing her school stuff so we have been working really hard to help her.
Elder Astle
Monday, July 17, 2017
Monday, July 10, 2017
season 17 episode 4
This was a great week. Just hitting the highlights because it went by
way too fast. The 4th was a blast! We had an all day P-day and we had a
BBQ with the other missionaries. It was awesome! Then we went on a sick
hike by our house later in the evening.
Robert got baptized! He was so pumped and the baptism was awesome. It
went smoothly and there was some really good support for him which makes
everything easier in the long run. He has made a huge change since the
beginning of when we started teaching him.
A pretty funny story this week: Friday I was trying pray before before bed and the member’s dog Gizmo was just going berserk. It was impossible for me to have a good meaningful prayer when the dog was going. So I waited and hoped that it would stop but it didn't. It stopped barking for a while and then at 11 or so it just went crazy for a
while. So I was looking out the window to see what it was barking at. It was barking at the tree and pointing at something. So I heard one of the two old guys we live with trying to get up to go and get Gizmo to stop. So I thought I would do it because it wouldn't take us as long. I woke up Elder St. Clair and we slid on our slides. Then, as we are headed out the door I grabbed the big spot light that we had. Once we got outside I grabbed the first thing I could find, which was a garden hoe. Elder St.Clair shined the light and then we saw two eyes looking at us! It was a big raccoon. It was just sitting in the tree. We both knew that raccoons are pretty mean. And we were in just flip flops and slides and all I had was a garden hoe so, it was not our most prepared situation. Bill comes
out and tries to poke the raccoon with his cane. We tried to get the dog out of the way in case this raccoon came down. But no luck! So I decided to grab a branch with the hoe and shake the thing out of the tree. It fell out and then immediately started booking it. I thought I was going have to ninja fight this thing but Gizmo ran up quick like lightning and bit it and then it jumped over the fence. So now we are famous around here
for the raccoon wrangling.
way too fast. The 4th was a blast! We had an all day P-day and we had a
BBQ with the other missionaries. It was awesome! Then we went on a sick
hike by our house later in the evening.
Robert got baptized! He was so pumped and the baptism was awesome. It
went smoothly and there was some really good support for him which makes
everything easier in the long run. He has made a huge change since the
beginning of when we started teaching him.
A pretty funny story this week: Friday I was trying pray before before bed and the member’s dog Gizmo was just going berserk. It was impossible for me to have a good meaningful prayer when the dog was going. So I waited and hoped that it would stop but it didn't. It stopped barking for a while and then at 11 or so it just went crazy for a
while. So I was looking out the window to see what it was barking at. It was barking at the tree and pointing at something. So I heard one of the two old guys we live with trying to get up to go and get Gizmo to stop. So I thought I would do it because it wouldn't take us as long. I woke up Elder St. Clair and we slid on our slides. Then, as we are headed out the door I grabbed the big spot light that we had. Once we got outside I grabbed the first thing I could find, which was a garden hoe. Elder St.Clair shined the light and then we saw two eyes looking at us! It was a big raccoon. It was just sitting in the tree. We both knew that raccoons are pretty mean. And we were in just flip flops and slides and all I had was a garden hoe so, it was not our most prepared situation. Bill comes
out and tries to poke the raccoon with his cane. We tried to get the dog out of the way in case this raccoon came down. But no luck! So I decided to grab a branch with the hoe and shake the thing out of the tree. It fell out and then immediately started booking it. I thought I was going have to ninja fight this thing but Gizmo ran up quick like lightning and bit it and then it jumped over the fence. So now we are famous around here
for the raccoon wrangling.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Season 17 Episode 3
What a week!
Today we had a BBQ and played a bunch of lawn games at a member’s house. It was a bunch of fun. We also hit the parade. It was good. It was a big parade for a small town but it wasn't very lively. The parades I remember being fun are the ones where people are way excited for everything! We are going to chill for a little bit today.
This week we had some amazing progress with our investigators. Robert is pumped for his baptism and he passed the interview so now he is doing well and starting to head towards baptism. That is this Saturday!
We learned some things this week with Cayla, the intern living with a member. Every time we meet her we get a strong feeling that she is ready for the gospel. We have had some good meetings. We taught her Sunday Night. We had a bunch of people fasting for a miracle for Cayla. We felt like she could be ready for baptism on the 22nd. When we invited her to be baptized, she didn't say no, but didn't say yes either. She said, “I don't know what to say.” We were thinking about this later because we had the strongest feeling that she could be baptized on the 22nd. What I learned is that it can happen if she wants it. She has to be the driver. It is all about her - not that we didn't feel inspired to do it but that she just chose not to.
I have seen a ton of growth with Elder St. Clair. I tend to throw him under the bus even more because he is picking it up well. He is doing well!
Not too much to say, but I have seen a big growth in myself. Something I really have learned, especially as of late, is to tune in to the voice of the spirit. It isn't always the same voice, but it comes through the same channel. I really do know that this is God’s work. He directs it and guides us.
Elder Astle
Today we had a BBQ and played a bunch of lawn games at a member’s house. It was a bunch of fun. We also hit the parade. It was good. It was a big parade for a small town but it wasn't very lively. The parades I remember being fun are the ones where people are way excited for everything! We are going to chill for a little bit today.
This week we had some amazing progress with our investigators. Robert is pumped for his baptism and he passed the interview so now he is doing well and starting to head towards baptism. That is this Saturday!
We learned some things this week with Cayla, the intern living with a member. Every time we meet her we get a strong feeling that she is ready for the gospel. We have had some good meetings. We taught her Sunday Night. We had a bunch of people fasting for a miracle for Cayla. We felt like she could be ready for baptism on the 22nd. When we invited her to be baptized, she didn't say no, but didn't say yes either. She said, “I don't know what to say.” We were thinking about this later because we had the strongest feeling that she could be baptized on the 22nd. What I learned is that it can happen if she wants it. She has to be the driver. It is all about her - not that we didn't feel inspired to do it but that she just chose not to.
I have seen a ton of growth with Elder St. Clair. I tend to throw him under the bus even more because he is picking it up well. He is doing well!
Not too much to say, but I have seen a big growth in myself. Something I really have learned, especially as of late, is to tune in to the voice of the spirit. It isn't always the same voice, but it comes through the same channel. I really do know that this is God’s work. He directs it and guides us.
Elder Astle
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