August 22, 2011

How are things in the Walston clan? This last week was busy as could be. Monday was filled with P-day activities... playing scatterball with the elders. Being late to dinner... we texted them that we were going to be late and when we got there they said that they got our text when they were just finishing dinner... ha, they had forgotten that they were going to fed us, but maybe that's because we forgot to call them that morning/ the night before... opps. At least they are the kind of couple we could do that too. Their kids are all grown up and gone. She's the Relief Society president and he's the executive secretary. When my companion first met them she said to them, "You're so fun. You're so chill." Yep. That pretty much describes them. They are awesome. I'll even mention them later in my email. So that was pretty much Monday.
Tuesday we had lots of appointments. It was good. 2 less actives... an investigator... and some members. It was a good day of lessons. And in the morning we had district meeting which we got to teach at for about 7 minutes or so. It was good. We talked about finding investigators through part member families. It's golden. We've had about 4 of our investigators come from part member families. We also related it to Lamoni and his father when Ammon and his brethren taught the Lamanites. Because Lamoni was converted, the whole household was converted. Because of Lamoni, his father and his father's whole household was converted. It's so cool!
Wednesday... Scott's Birthday!... We tracked some. While we were tracking we ran into a member... who's not in our ward records. He's less active too because of fishing. He does it competitively... hence not going to church on Sundays. He was a neat kid... well he's older than I so I guess he's not really a kid... Sam's or Scott's age or somewheres. It was a good day of visits and tracking. We also taught a lesson to one of our investigators. And then that night we had exchanges!
Thursday I was in Antelope with Sister Polidario from the Philippines. I served with her once my first week here actually.
Friday we had exchanges and I was in Roseville that morning and I was there Saturday morning also... we had exchanges 3 times this week.
Friday was a crazy fun day... exchanges, elders pranking our car by taking off 2 of our wheels and toilet pappering it with poo... which was really chocolate syrup. And then we taught a lesson with the zone leaders to the lady that was baptized a few weeks ago that moved away a few weeks ago... she came back to have a lesson with the 4 of us.
Saturday we went to the temple!!! The members from Monday night took us. 4 elders from our zone were there as well. 2 of them are leaving next week for home. Crazy! It was so nice to be at the temple. It's a beautiful temple. It was a good experience. After the endowment session, one of the elders told me I looked like a nun... haha. Yeah.
Sunday we made lots of visits to members. This transfer we have this challenge and each week there are different ways we can earn points. Last week was having 12 arcs (lesson with members or recent converts)... Sunday we had 5 to make it to the goal of 12. The reward for anyone who wins will be taken out to dinner... Red Lobster, but could be changed. Last week we were tied with other elders. But if we sisters win... other elders will have to come with us. The zone leaders can't just take the sisters to dinner. That would be just weird... wrong.
Anyways, it's been a great week. Learning lots of things of how to be a better missionary... learning lots of stuff about how I can become a better person. Lots of learning and teaching coming along.
Yep.
Well, I love you all bunches!!!
Sister Kristi Walston