Week 50

Tuesday: We had our typically district meeting in the morning. We focused on how we can reach our full potential and how we can create success. In preparation for the meeting I was reading a talk by Elder M Russell Ballard called "create success" It was really interesting how it ties to successful people today. Success doesn't just happen to certain people, it's because you can see something in them, there is something different. It all is confidence, and mindset in order to be successful. I have never seen a successful person who didn't have tremendous confidence. Elder Collier and I trained on how we can be successful missionaries and it all starts with our testimonies in the Savior. If we truly love the Lord, we will serve him the very best we can. Well our night didn't go as we planned. Our dinner appointment didn't answer the door or their phone so we went by a member of one of our ward who we know will always feed us last minute. Well we had a thank you card written for her so we went back to the car to grab it before we went to her doorstep and we realized something was very wrong...... the keys were in the car.....locked. So we couldn't really do much the rest of the night so our Senior missionary couple picked us up and we were with them for the night and we eventually got a spare key from the mission office haha!

Wednesday: We helped our Zone leaders make new posters to put up in their buildings. (We didn't give them any of our amazing ideas, so it's not the best. That's between you and me though!) After that we stopped by Sister Andersons home (my grandpas cousin) so she could give a package to my grandparents to help Elder Collier ship some stuff to Texas. At night I did a baptismal interview for the Sister missionaries investigator Natasha. She has high functioning autism and is 11 years old. It was an interesting experience since I have already taught someone with high functioning autism but to get her to focus on the questions and to explain things was a little hard. After that we went by to the 10th Ward party to talk to the ward mission leader to go over Judy's baptismal service. They gave us some food and it was pretty good.

Thursday: Our Zone leaders wanted to have a meeting with Elder Collier and I, so they sat us down and basically told us that we are going to need to step up as leaders in the mission next transfer with all the people going home and new missionaries coming in. Elder Collier is a bit worried since he hasn't been in leadership positions in his mission, but I know he will be great! At night we had a lesson set up with our ward missionaries to teach them and to inspire them to do missionary work. We taught the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and it was a great opportunity to teach and inspire missionary work.

Friday: The work was a bit slow after our lunch correlation meeting with the Grahams, but had some good visits with some members.

Saturday: I honestly feel like there was nobody home at all on this day! It was crazy how many people we tried to contact but nobody was home! We burned through our plans and backups  by the afternoon and had to prayerfully know where the Lord wanted us. We had some good conversations with people in their yards but not too much came from it.

Sunday: We had Stake Conference in the morning instead of a normal sacrament meeting. They called a new Stake president and presidency.  (Someone who is over the whole geographical area known as a stake.  Which includes multiple wards.) Our new Stake President is President Jackson. I didn't know him but from the talk he gave he seemed pretty good. We're sad President Divisser was released but we know that President Jackson will do great. At night we stopped by the Kingery's to talk about someone they are friends with that we are trying to work with.

Hope you have all had a great week.

Love,
Elder Aaron Ashby

 

 When we locked our keys in the car!  Oh the disappointment...