Houston, 2nd transfer 1st week.

March 12, 2012


Hey Everybody,


Had another week in the mission… so last Sunday night my comp said he thought I was going to be training. I doubted it, but it scared me. Sure enough we didn't get transferred, neither of us. But my district changed alot, and my zone changed alot.


We didn't seem to do a lot this week, but we had a few key lessons that were really important to our investigators. Oh and Monday night Rumae calls and says, "I don't want to be baptized this Sunday. (my comp is like, oh crap) I want to be baptized now." So I got excited, my streak will continue, but as the week went along, we finished teaching her everything, but she had only been to church once, and in our mission they need to have gone at least 3 times, and so we called our Mission Pres. and he said it was fine with him, just talk to the Bishop. 


So we decided we would have Rumae talk to the bishop and see how converted she was and how bad she wanted to get baptized. The Bishop decided she should try to be baptized with her Husband, JB, in two weeks. So we met with JB and talked with him: introduced Temples, and now they really want to be baptized, even JB. But their main goal is the temple, which is so cool! But Sunday when the Bishop met with JB he got the impression JB should wait a few weeks So probably not this next Sunday but the one after that. Ya they are awesome. Yesterday we watched the full-length video of the Restoration (like 63 mins), and they loved it.


Oh and we ran into this couple. The husband used to be in the bishopric, got offended, they decided they didn't believe, and left the church, joined a religion that doesn't believe even that Christ is devine, and they don't pray. It is really sad to see. Satan has them and they don't even know it.


Oh and a story from a few weeks ago that I forgot to tell, I was riding along, and jumped a curb and then looked down, it was night so hard to see far, and saw a 2 foot deep drain. I jumped in, then hit the wall on the other side, and stopped, didn't get hurt at all, but it was scary. Had a really good lesson with these kids from Upland. Quite the week!


Elder Bleazard

Questions this week.

 

Did you transfer?

nope

Did your companion transfer?

nope

Any changes in your district or zone at all?

Yep, Elder Gardener is training a new comp. Elder Christensen, fresh out of the MTC.  From Utah. They share the car with us, and live in the same complex.  The other companionship in our distric changed too, Elder Kelly stayed, and got a new comp, from Spokane, Washington, so that was cool to talk with him, he has been out 1 or 2 transfers more than me. The Zone changed alot, a new zone leader, idk him yet, and overall our zone changed alot.

How many Elders in your mission? (the blog said 5 went home and 15 came in)

160 missionaries, or something like that, idk about Elders and Sisters though.

 

What do you do to help retain the new converts?

Vist them, get them the Priesthood, get them involved, deppends the RC.

Do missionaries ever stop by and pick people up or call them before church?

other Missionaries or us?  we stop by if we have a ride coming for them, just to make sure they are ready, and confirm to the ride too.

How often did you eat with members this week?

maybe 4

Do you drive or walk most?

Drive the car, or bike.  the only time we walk is when we park our car or bikes (and lock the bikes up), then walk from door to door, on the street.  then go to the bikes/car and drive away.

 How far, as in blocks, do you ride your bike?

on bike days like 10-20 miles.

Do you wear helmets?

I always do.

 

Is the mission home big enough to house 15 new missionaries?

?  The missionaries don't stay at the mission home...so no, they stay at the APs, and some other missionaries appartments the first night.

Is your apartment warm, cold, or just right?

Deppends, sometimes to hot, somethings to cold, and somethings perfect.

 

Do you get good fruit there? (Our California strawberries are huge and beautiful red in color.)

At members houses, yes.  I buy Bananas and eat them with Peanut butter.

 

What was memorable about this week?

We ran into this couple who welcomed us in and told us their story. They were LDS once, the dad was in the bishopric, taught seminary, then had a bad kid, other families put them down because of the kid, and they got affended and thought about their testimony and decided they didn't believe in the chruch anymore.  Now they don't believe in Jesus, well they think he was a good guy but not anything more than a good example.  They don't pray to God anymore, I think they do believe in God though.

 

Do you know you are the best kid in the whole world? !  ( I hope Britt and Chels don't see this. haha)

Haha, I don't know about the best, but i try my hardest!  I'm the best boy, they are the best daughters!