Howdy.
I'm
sure you are all curious why I'm writing on Wednesday and not Monday. The
answer is we had Zone Conference all of Monday, for 8 am to 4 pm. So we have
the privilege of having Preparation Day today! Yay!
This
past week wasn't really the best one for my companion and me. If you remember,
last week I told you about our new investigator, Margret. Elder Pyne and I went
back for our appointment to teach her, and she said she was no longer
interested in meeting with us. Bummer.
Our
other investigator, Danny, who the Sisters that were here before us started
teaching, was giving us the most frustrating time ever. He texted us and set up
a time to meet on Tuesday. Naturally we went to his house at the time he requested
and he wasn't there, and when we called his cell phone it was off. Then later
that week Danny texted us again and asked if we would go over to his house at 6
the next night. So, we go over there at 6. The same thing happens again; nobody
is home, I call his cell phone, it is turned off, I call the house phone,
somebody picks up the phone then hangs it up immediately. Then he texted us
that night at about 8 or 8:30 and said that he waited for us and now that it's
late don't worry about coming over. Ugh. After talking with our Zone Leaders
about it, we ended up dropping him. So now we have a total of zero
investigators. Cool, huh?
Other
than that glaring concern, life here in the Highland ward is really great.
Every single member I've met, including less-active ones, have been really nice
to us and are in general really cool. I really do like serving in this area,
even though sometimes it isn't the most productive. Just in general everybody
living inside my area has been really kind.
That
one less-active woman, Cassie, is still doing great. I'm really glad that I can
have the opportunity to teach her. Even just in the 4 weeks I've been here I've
seen a lot of improvement in her and her life, and more importantly, she sees
it too and wants to keep doing better. One thing I really like is that most of
the women in the ward know who Cassie is now, because she is attending church,
and all of them are encouraging her to keep coming. I love it.
On
Saturday I had the opportunity in helping with the Mormon Helping Hands project
for the ward. I'm sure most of you know what it is, but for some reason they
don't do this in Utah. My ward here got to go paint some wrought iron fences in
a nearby park. Elder Pyne and I were the first ones there, then we were the last
ones to leave. It only took an hour and half, which was good.
Yesterday
we tracted for a couple of hours, not really the most fun thing in the world, especially
when everybody who lives in Rancho is always not home. so when you knock doors
on a street you are lucky to talk to 10 people. We only got 5 contacts, but
nothing promising. Elder Pyne and I just really need to find people to teach.
Not having investigators isn't really that fun.
There you have it. I hope it was
everything you were expecting and maybe even then some. Enjoy your week, just
like I will enjoy mine.
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Now go, and be Golden,
Elder R. Sage Taylor
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