Showing posts with label Pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pictures. Show all posts
Monday, July 18, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
7/11/16
7-5-16
We had exchanges with the Cheraw Elders and I went to Cheraw. I went
with Elder Weaver who is quite the character... He is very hard to get
along with. We taught a couple less active's and the lessons went
well. We taught less active named Craig. He is Tammy Barefoot's uncle!
I bore my testimony to him about the atonement and how we go to church
to improve ourselves. He didn't feel like he was really worthy to go
to church. But I assured him that we all make mistakes, but the Lord
is always forgiving no matter what. It was a powerful lesson. I had
him read a couple verses in the scriptures and that's when he really
choked up and started crying. The Spirit was really working within
him. He addressed his concern with his wife not being a member and how
it might affect their relationship. I promised with him that it will
affect their relationship, but only in a good way. He will become a
better husband and father. I promised that she will see how much you
change and how happy you will be and she will be in full support. This
could even lead to her joining as well. He was a great guy and I could
tell that the Lord is really preparing him to come back.
7-6-16
We exchanged back around noon after our studies and we headed back to
Hartsville. Bro. Tadlock took us back from Cheraw and then took us to
lunch. We got some burgers which were really good! Then, we headed out
to go and visit Sis. Mason. She had to get a few things from the
grocery store, so we ran and did that for her. When we got back, she
was really pale and sweaty and was not feeling good at all. She could
barely even talk. Her potassium gets really low and she has a
pacemaker and defibrillator already. It was pretty scary, so we got
her medicine and I fed her some watermelon. We said a prayer and after
a little while, things seemed to get better. Eventually, she was back
to joking around with us, so we headed out. We got caught in a storm
and had to go inside because of the Lightning.
7-7-16
Today was a pretty good day! After our time given for Mormon.org time,
we went over to Louis Laffidy's to do some service. We sanded down and
old metal swing she has because the paint was all chipping off. Then,
we began to process of reprinting it! It was very hot outside... She
came out and got after us for being out in the heat. Haha after we ran
out of paint, we decided to stop for the day. We will go back when we
get another can of spray paint! She had a couple friends over, so we
went in and she gave us a Pepsi and Zebra Cakes. I never thought I
would be part of an old southern group of ladies gossiping about other
old people in the town! After we left, we went back to shower and cool
off. We went over to a lady's named Tonia. She used to go to church
when her husband was in the military. She does embroidering, so I
asked if she would embroider my bag! She kicked us out of her house
because there was a storm coming in. She tried to get her husband to
take us home, but we wouldn't let them since it wasn't very far away.
We left and got just down the road, then turned the corner and it just
started dumping rain on us. We got soaked and the wind was blowing
debris all over the place!
7-8-16
We had ZTM today which went really well! There were some good
trainings given on diligence and spiritual labor. After that, we ate
at a Chinese buffet with the Cheraw seniors. When we got to H-Ville,
we got a call from Tammy saying that her aunt passed away this morning
and that they're having the funeral Saturday so she can't go to the
temple then. She said that she wants to go on Monday instead during
our Stake Temple trip. We called the temple to switch the appointment
over to Monday which still worked! So we are going to go then instead
which is fine! We then, headed over to Tonia's to pick up my backpack.
She did a really good job and just like what I told her I wanted! We
left to go knock in this area around an investigator. I felt prompted
to go and knock on this one door. Turned out to be a really nice
family with a young baby. The lesson went really well! We gave them a
BoM to read and set up a time to see them again. I think it's so neat
to see the amazing outcomes of following promptings. We went over to
Patti and Dave's during the evening and we had a good visit with them.
They are such a funny old couple. Dave comes up with the craziest
things that he says! I'm gonna miss them whenever I leave
Hartsville... We can always count on them to cheer us right up if we
are feeling down or discouraged.
7-9-16
Today was such a hot day out. The weather this week has either been
really hot, or raining... Or both. We got in our service clothes and
went over to Sis. Smother's to help her put this bunk bed together. It
was quite the project, but I enjoyed it! Her youngest son Pressley
kept us company and told us stories while we were working. Hardee was
having a birthday party for his 12th birthday as well, so we played
some basketball with all the kids. It was a lot of fun! We didn't
catch anyone home today, so it was pretty discouraging... Frank saved
the day and picked us up to go get some milkshakes from Sonic. He's
such a kind and generous guy! He really helps us out a ton.
7-10-16
Church went well as usual. I helped pass the sacrament which was a
neat opportunity to be able to do again! After sacrament meeting, we
got with Tammy and discussed the carpooling situation and everything.
We are going up there early tomorrow so that we can be there when
she's there. I am so excited! We went over to Freddie's to visit with
him for a little bit. We had some Watermelon and pop with him. After
we left, I asked Elder Staley if he was in for a good laugh. We turned
around and stopped by a house that damned Elder Siebers and I to hell
last time we stopped by. His wife answered the door and he came
stomping into the room saying all kinds of stuff on how we shouldn't
add to the Bible and crap like that. He called us "Wolves in sheeps
clothing." Haha and said that we need to humble ourselves. Everyone
always pulls out Revelations 22:18 which says;
"18. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the
prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God
shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:"
That's a great scripture! It's funny because John was only stating
that no one should add to his book of Revelations. He had no idea his
book was going to be in the Bible which also means "collection of
books" in Hebrew. ALSO, Revelations was written before the New
Testament ended, so therefore the remainder would be invalid if that
was the case. There is a very similar verse in Deuteronomy 4:2 in the
Old Testament where Moses states that no one should add to his
writings as well. He wouldn't give us any time to say anything at all
though. We had a good laugh afterwards. Haha he was a jerk saying that
we are cursed and that our families don't love us. Who's the one that
needs to be more Christlike and humble again? Elder Staley said, "You
never disappoint me when you ask if I'm in for a good laugh!"
After that, we went over to Bro. Moore's. He's an awesome guy from
that ward. He's divorced with some kids. We visited with him for
awhile and he talked about the girls he's been dating recently. It's
nice to have some people you can really be yourself around and just
relax. He's one of them! He will share some funny stories from his
mission as well.
-Elder Mitchell
We had exchanges with the Cheraw Elders and I went to Cheraw. I went
with Elder Weaver who is quite the character... He is very hard to get
along with. We taught a couple less active's and the lessons went
well. We taught less active named Craig. He is Tammy Barefoot's uncle!
I bore my testimony to him about the atonement and how we go to church
to improve ourselves. He didn't feel like he was really worthy to go
to church. But I assured him that we all make mistakes, but the Lord
is always forgiving no matter what. It was a powerful lesson. I had
him read a couple verses in the scriptures and that's when he really
choked up and started crying. The Spirit was really working within
him. He addressed his concern with his wife not being a member and how
it might affect their relationship. I promised with him that it will
affect their relationship, but only in a good way. He will become a
better husband and father. I promised that she will see how much you
change and how happy you will be and she will be in full support. This
could even lead to her joining as well. He was a great guy and I could
tell that the Lord is really preparing him to come back.
7-6-16
We exchanged back around noon after our studies and we headed back to
Hartsville. Bro. Tadlock took us back from Cheraw and then took us to
lunch. We got some burgers which were really good! Then, we headed out
to go and visit Sis. Mason. She had to get a few things from the
grocery store, so we ran and did that for her. When we got back, she
was really pale and sweaty and was not feeling good at all. She could
barely even talk. Her potassium gets really low and she has a
pacemaker and defibrillator already. It was pretty scary, so we got
her medicine and I fed her some watermelon. We said a prayer and after
a little while, things seemed to get better. Eventually, she was back
to joking around with us, so we headed out. We got caught in a storm
and had to go inside because of the Lightning.
7-7-16
Today was a pretty good day! After our time given for Mormon.org time,
we went over to Louis Laffidy's to do some service. We sanded down and
old metal swing she has because the paint was all chipping off. Then,
we began to process of reprinting it! It was very hot outside... She
came out and got after us for being out in the heat. Haha after we ran
out of paint, we decided to stop for the day. We will go back when we
get another can of spray paint! She had a couple friends over, so we
went in and she gave us a Pepsi and Zebra Cakes. I never thought I
would be part of an old southern group of ladies gossiping about other
old people in the town! After we left, we went back to shower and cool
off. We went over to a lady's named Tonia. She used to go to church
when her husband was in the military. She does embroidering, so I
asked if she would embroider my bag! She kicked us out of her house
because there was a storm coming in. She tried to get her husband to
take us home, but we wouldn't let them since it wasn't very far away.
We left and got just down the road, then turned the corner and it just
started dumping rain on us. We got soaked and the wind was blowing
debris all over the place!
7-8-16
We had ZTM today which went really well! There were some good
trainings given on diligence and spiritual labor. After that, we ate
at a Chinese buffet with the Cheraw seniors. When we got to H-Ville,
we got a call from Tammy saying that her aunt passed away this morning
and that they're having the funeral Saturday so she can't go to the
temple then. She said that she wants to go on Monday instead during
our Stake Temple trip. We called the temple to switch the appointment
over to Monday which still worked! So we are going to go then instead
which is fine! We then, headed over to Tonia's to pick up my backpack.
She did a really good job and just like what I told her I wanted! We
left to go knock in this area around an investigator. I felt prompted
to go and knock on this one door. Turned out to be a really nice
family with a young baby. The lesson went really well! We gave them a
BoM to read and set up a time to see them again. I think it's so neat
to see the amazing outcomes of following promptings. We went over to
Patti and Dave's during the evening and we had a good visit with them.
They are such a funny old couple. Dave comes up with the craziest
things that he says! I'm gonna miss them whenever I leave
Hartsville... We can always count on them to cheer us right up if we
are feeling down or discouraged.
7-9-16
Today was such a hot day out. The weather this week has either been
really hot, or raining... Or both. We got in our service clothes and
went over to Sis. Smother's to help her put this bunk bed together. It
was quite the project, but I enjoyed it! Her youngest son Pressley
kept us company and told us stories while we were working. Hardee was
having a birthday party for his 12th birthday as well, so we played
some basketball with all the kids. It was a lot of fun! We didn't
catch anyone home today, so it was pretty discouraging... Frank saved
the day and picked us up to go get some milkshakes from Sonic. He's
such a kind and generous guy! He really helps us out a ton.
7-10-16
Church went well as usual. I helped pass the sacrament which was a
neat opportunity to be able to do again! After sacrament meeting, we
got with Tammy and discussed the carpooling situation and everything.
We are going up there early tomorrow so that we can be there when
she's there. I am so excited! We went over to Freddie's to visit with
him for a little bit. We had some Watermelon and pop with him. After
we left, I asked Elder Staley if he was in for a good laugh. We turned
around and stopped by a house that damned Elder Siebers and I to hell
last time we stopped by. His wife answered the door and he came
stomping into the room saying all kinds of stuff on how we shouldn't
add to the Bible and crap like that. He called us "Wolves in sheeps
clothing." Haha and said that we need to humble ourselves. Everyone
always pulls out Revelations 22:18 which says;
"18. For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the
prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God
shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:"
That's a great scripture! It's funny because John was only stating
that no one should add to his book of Revelations. He had no idea his
book was going to be in the Bible which also means "collection of
books" in Hebrew. ALSO, Revelations was written before the New
Testament ended, so therefore the remainder would be invalid if that
was the case. There is a very similar verse in Deuteronomy 4:2 in the
Old Testament where Moses states that no one should add to his
writings as well. He wouldn't give us any time to say anything at all
though. We had a good laugh afterwards. Haha he was a jerk saying that
we are cursed and that our families don't love us. Who's the one that
needs to be more Christlike and humble again? Elder Staley said, "You
never disappoint me when you ask if I'm in for a good laugh!"
After that, we went over to Bro. Moore's. He's an awesome guy from
that ward. He's divorced with some kids. We visited with him for
awhile and he talked about the girls he's been dating recently. It's
nice to have some people you can really be yourself around and just
relax. He's one of them! He will share some funny stories from his
mission as well.
-Elder Mitchell
Monday, June 27, 2016
6/27/16
It was a good PDay today! Bro. Tadlock took us out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant and brought his nephew Wyatt. After that, we waited on E. Staley to get a haircut and then played tennis. We played a game of doubles! Then, we got our groceries home and headed to the church to play some basketball. Little did we know that about 30 people were going to show up! We played a bunch of games. I had the game winning shot at the end. 😎 Dee was telling us about how he enjoyed church on Sunday. He plans to come again and bring some friends that we met playing ball!
6-21-16
It was a slow day today... We couldn't catch very many people home. So we went to go help Patti & Dave, but Patti wasn't feeling well and Dave wouldn't let us! We sat and visited with him for a little bit while we watched "Conan: the Destroyer 1982"
with Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a new favorite for me! I hope to someday, be half the man that he is. After that, we tried to catch Dee at home and a few others, but no one was available. For dinner, we made Quesadillas and headed out to the other side of town. We caught the guy who let Elder Rose and I in while he got the bloody nose, but he wants to stick with his own religion... We went to stop by the Thompson's to see what they were doing and just Jakob and Liam were there. They just ordered pizza, so they gave us some and we played a little basketball with them.
6-22-16
We had Zone Conference today which was really awesome! We had some good trainings by the APs, Zone Leaders and Pres. Turner. This went until 4:00 pm, so we got back just in time to get ready for Ward Coordination. That meeting went well and we talked about Tammy getting ready to go to the temple. After the meeting, we saw her before she talked to the Bishop and she said it went really well! Now she has to meet with the Stake President. I am so excited for her! We kept Jake preoccupied while she was in there. When she left, Dee and some friends and some investigators came and played basketball. We played ball with them for a bit and showed the investigator who came around the church a bit. We also, shared some scriptures with Dequan on the Sideline. The bishop is trying to shutdown us playing basketball on Mondays because he said the facilities need to be shut down Monday because it should be family night. Uhh we're missionaries? The ward doesn't organize any activities to get the community involved, so we took it upon ourselves to organize basketball where nonmembers can come and play! We open with a prayer and spiritual thought. We are just making them feel welcome and comfortable in our church and that we are normal people! That's a big reason why Dequan came to church last Sunday because we gave him a tour of the church and played basketball. Now, he is comfortable enough to bring his friends with him. He already calls it "his church" haha. We see them around town all the time and they'll honk at us and talk to us. We are pretty popular now! So we are going to go talk to Bishop about it Sunday and make sure he doesn't shut it down...
6-23-16
This morning, we got up and helped the Barefoots clean the church.
They were really grateful for that. After that, we played some basketball and kicked the ball around with Jake. He was laughing hard.
He cracks me up. After we went back to the apartment and finished our studies, we set out to go proselyte. We went to the ghetto to go try by some potentials. We went up and talked to a group of black guys for a bit. It reeked of weed over there while we were talking to them.
Haha we ended up having a good conversation with them and they were really nice! The potential investigator we taught before was out there, so we taught her a little bit too. We also, set up a return appointment. After that, we stopped by an investigator named Candice.
She was passed out asleep under her garage, so we decided to take pictures with her! Haha
6-24-16
We helped Sis. Mason mow her lawn today. There was a friend of hers that came over and we got to teach them! Her brother was there for a bit too. After that, we went to the church to give Sister Jones (Sister Missionary) a blessing. Her eye was completely swollen shut for some reason. We finally, were able to get some lunch. After lunch/dinner, we tried by some people and called a ton of people to stop by and see them. No one was available... It was just one of those trial days.
6-25-16
After we set out for the day, we tried to catch some people at home who weren't. Then, we went over to Dequan's because we were going to cut his lawn. Dequan said that their mower caught on fire while they were trying to mow last time. After about 8 weeks of it being really long, we decided to go help them cut it. The day we decided to do it, was the day they must've decided to have someone else cut it! That was kind of frustrating. Haha but it's turned out to be a good thing because it dumped rain a little after we drove by there. Bro. Solomon took us over there with his mower, but since we couldn't mow... He took us to get milkshakes at Cook-Out! It cleared up after about an hour and a half, so we headed out again. We finally met the guy we saw at Lowe's who randomly invited us over for burgers! He is this really nice black guy named Freddie. He used to play baseball for USC and now he works at a Chrysler place making bearings for the cars. He has met with missionaries before and is still in contact with one on Facebook!
He invited us back over on Tuesday for burgers, so I can't wait for that! To end the night, we stopped to visit with Bro. Moles. He has had some health issues, so he hasn't been able to go to church lately.
We had a good visit with him and shared a message.
6-26-16
After Sacrament meeting, the Bishop called us in to visit with him about basketball. We talked to him about a member named Ziggy Ansuh
(sp?) and he plays for the Detroit Lions now in the NFL. We talked about him because he was introduced by the missionaries through a simple game of basketball. That's how he joined the church! We talked about Dequan as well. He didn't get to go to church this Sunday because he was out of town, but he started coming once he came to play basketball. He plans to bring some friends to church as well! He agreed that we can continue playing, but we have to keep the numbers down to around 10 people. After church, we went over to Sis. Tingen's and Pete grilled some awesome pork and chicken. I was stuffed! Then, we went to visit Sis. Mason and talk with her for a little bit. We stopped by some investigators named Doug and Desi. They were playing board games, so we played a little bit with them. One was called "Exploding Kittens." They cooked some curry for dinner and fed us!
They are some really nice people. They told us that they want their house to be a "safe house" where we can feel comfortable to stop and get a drink or food anytime. Then, they drove us home for the night!
-Elder Mitchell
6/27/16
It was a good PDay today! Bro. Tadlock took us out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant and brought his nephew Wyatt. After that, we waited on E. Staley to get a haircut and then played tennis. We played a game of doubles! Then, we got our groceries home and headed to the church to play some basketball. Little did we know that about 30 people were going to show up! We played a bunch of games. I had the game winning shot at the end. 😎 Dee was telling us about how he enjoyed church on Sunday. He plans to come again and bring some friends that we met playing ball!
6-21-16
It was a slow day today... We couldn't catch very many people home. So we went to go help Patti & Dave, but Patti wasn't feeling well and Dave wouldn't let us! We sat and visited with him for a little bit while we watched "Conan: the Destroyer 1982"
with Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a new favorite for me! I hope to someday, be half the man that he is. After that, we tried to catch Dee at home and a few others, but no one was available. For dinner, we made Quesadillas and headed out to the other side of town. We caught the guy who let Elder Rose and I in while he got the bloody nose, but he wants to stick with his own religion... We went to stop by the Thompson's to see what they were doing and just Jakob and Liam were there. They just ordered pizza, so they gave us some and we played a little basketball with them.
6-22-16
We had Zone Conference today which was really awesome! We had some good trainings by the APs, Zone Leaders and Pres. Turner. This went until 4:00 pm, so we got back just in time to get ready for Ward Coordination. That meeting went well and we talked about Tammy getting ready to go to the temple. After the meeting, we saw her before she talked to the Bishop and she said it went really well! Now she has to meet with the Stake President. I am so excited for her! We kept Jake preoccupied while she was in there. When she left, Dee and some friends and some investigators came and played basketball. We played ball with them for a bit and showed the investigator who came around the church a bit. We also, shared some scriptures with Dequan on the Sideline. The bishop is trying to shutdown us playing basketball on Mondays because he said the facilities need to be shut down Monday because it should be family night. Uhh we're missionaries? The ward doesn't organize any activities to get the community involved, so we took it upon ourselves to organize basketball where nonmembers can come and play! We open with a prayer and spiritual thought. We are just making them feel welcome and comfortable in our church and that we are normal people! That's a big reason why Dequan came to church last Sunday because we gave him a tour of the church and played basketball. Now, he is comfortable enough to bring his friends with him. He already calls it "his church" haha. We see them around town all the time and they'll honk at us and talk to us. We are pretty popular now! So we are going to go talk to Bishop about it Sunday and make sure he doesn't shut it down...
6-23-16
This morning, we got up and helped the Barefoots clean the church.
They were really grateful for that. After that, we played some basketball and kicked the ball around with Jake. He was laughing hard.
He cracks me up. After we went back to the apartment and finished our studies, we set out to go proselyte. We went to the ghetto to go try by some potentials. We went up and talked to a group of black guys for a bit. It reeked of weed over there while we were talking to them.
Haha we ended up having a good conversation with them and they were really nice! The potential investigator we taught before was out there, so we taught her a little bit too. We also, set up a return appointment. After that, we stopped by an investigator named Candice.
She was passed out asleep under her garage, so we decided to take pictures with her! Haha
6-24-16
We helped Sis. Mason mow her lawn today. There was a friend of hers that came over and we got to teach them! Her brother was there for a bit too. After that, we went to the church to give Sister Jones (Sister Missionary) a blessing. Her eye was completely swollen shut for some reason. We finally, were able to get some lunch. After lunch/dinner, we tried by some people and called a ton of people to stop by and see them. No one was available... It was just one of those trial days.
6-25-16
After we set out for the day, we tried to catch some people at home who weren't. Then, we went over to Dequan's because we were going to cut his lawn. Dequan said that their mower caught on fire while they were trying to mow last time. After about 8 weeks of it being really long, we decided to go help them cut it. The day we decided to do it, was the day they must've decided to have someone else cut it! That was kind of frustrating. Haha but it's turned out to be a good thing because it dumped rain a little after we drove by there. Bro. Solomon took us over there with his mower, but since we couldn't mow... He took us to get milkshakes at Cook-Out! It cleared up after about an hour and a half, so we headed out again. We finally met the guy we saw at Lowe's who randomly invited us over for burgers! He is this really nice black guy named Freddie. He used to play baseball for USC and now he works at a Chrysler place making bearings for the cars. He has met with missionaries before and is still in contact with one on Facebook!
He invited us back over on Tuesday for burgers, so I can't wait for that! To end the night, we stopped to visit with Bro. Moles. He has had some health issues, so he hasn't been able to go to church lately.
We had a good visit with him and shared a message.
6-26-16
After Sacrament meeting, the Bishop called us in to visit with him about basketball. We talked to him about a member named Ziggy Ansuh
(sp?) and he plays for the Detroit Lions now in the NFL. We talked about him because he was introduced by the missionaries through a simple game of basketball. That's how he joined the church! We talked about Dequan as well. He didn't get to go to church this Sunday because he was out of town, but he started coming once he came to play basketball. He plans to bring some friends to church as well! He agreed that we can continue playing, but we have to keep the numbers down to around 10 people. After church, we went over to Sis. Tingen's and Pete grilled some awesome pork and chicken. I was stuffed! Then, we went to visit Sis. Mason and talk with her for a little bit. We stopped by some investigators named Doug and Desi. They were playing board games, so we played a little bit with them. One was called "Exploding Kittens." They cooked some curry for dinner and fed us!
They are some really nice people. They told us that they want their house to be a "safe house" where we can feel comfortable to stop and get a drink or food anytime. Then, they drove us home for the night!
-Elder Mitchell
Monday, February 8, 2016
2/8/16
2-1-16
Our PDay wasn't very eventful. But that's okay! We went to the apartment, cleaned and caught up on some sleep. For dinner, we got to eat at the Tingen's. The husband (Pete) into a member, so we taught him the Restoration. He's so quiet that it's hard to understand what he's thinking. We also, went to go teach a couple that E. Siebers got really close to. He got to say goodbye to them so he was happy about that.
2-2-16
A member took us out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant which was really good! We then went finding for awhile and couldn't find anyone... We came across a couple who was outside and the wife had just gotten out of prison! 😳 they were nice people though! For dinner, a member dropped off some Sonic for us.
After we ate, we went to see Sis. Smother's and her kids. We shared out testimonies of Joseph Smith and decisions to serve a mission. We also got to teach Vanessa which was awesome! We brought a member who was taking it way off subject... Vanessa started to lose interest when that happened, so I said a quick prayer. I was able to bring the lesson back as I really paid attention and listened to the Spirit. We discerned her concerns and then got her to pray at the end of the lesson!
2-3-16
Transfers! Bro. Haney took us to Columbia in this morning. Transfers are done differently now. We all just meet in the chapel, say an opening prayer and then they pair us up and tell us where we are going. E. Siebers went to a small branch in Georgetown. I am now with Elder Rose. He's from Cedar City UT. He is a nice guy and is excited about missionary work. When we got back to Hartsville, it started to rain. We were still able to teach quite a bit of people even though it poured on us.
2-4-16
For E. Rose's first full day, it rained all day. I kept him excited about going out in it so that he doesn't feel discouraged already. We met some more nice people. I feel like a lot of them just felt bad that we were out in the rain. We were able to teach Rosa who is on date and she still wants to get baptized! While we were out tracting, we walked up to a house with a Prius covered in Bernie Sanders bumper stickers. Along with signs covered in the front yard. She answered the door and said that she was "too busy trying to elect Bernie Sanders for President." Haha then she proceeded to compare him to Jesus!..
"Bernie Sanders doesn't judge anyone and supports gays like Jesus would." Haha We taught four lessons today! After dinner, we went to help Sis.
Smother's move stuff out of her house because of the divorce. She was very grateful we helped. Her 16 year old son is less active and I would like to get him going to church again. He's a really nice kid!
2-5-16
I took E. Rose to the ghetto today! He wasn't too excited. We also got a member out to teach with us for a lesson. Frank took us out to lunch to meet the new missionary. Then after dinner, we were heading to our planned area but I got prompts to go and visit Ryan. We haven't seen him or been able to contact him in awhile. It was in the opposite way, but I decided to listen to the prompting. He was there! We taught him and he's going to try and come to church this Sunday if he's feeling better.
2-6-16
We did some service for an old couple by raking leaves for them. We had to leave for a teaching appointment all the way across town. When we got there, he wasn't even home. I was not happy because we rushed over there thinking we were going to be late. We made that special trip up there just for him. We decided to see a couple potential investigators in that area since we were there. We went to one who had a friend over. We taught the friend and were able to put him on date.
E. Rose is struggling with speaking up and knowing what to say. I just told him to rely on the Spirit and be confident! We are just going to have to keep practicing. He's just been feeling bad because I've been doing all the talking. We also met a 90 year old man who served in WWII! He was telling us some stories about it. Haha We we left there, we went to dinner at an Italian place. I recognized a less active member in there. I heard that he doesn't really like missionaries... We went to go pay and they told us that the less active member had already paid for out meal. We thanked him and talked to him for a little bit. It was such a nice thing. Today, I was feeling pretty discouraged so it meant a lot to me. Heavenly Father will send tender mercies our way like that, as long as we are doing what we're supposed to be doing and put our trust in Him.
2-7-16
Juwan came to church! The less active member who paid for our meal yesterday came as well! They both sat next to us. I talked to the LA member and he said that his family doesn't like Mormons. So come to find out that he wants to be active, but his family holds him back.
Pretty sad. The Lillian's had us over for dinner and then we went over to the Harvey's while the Super Bowl was going on. They filled us up with all kinds of snacks. Then, we sat and talked to them for awhile.
They are a young couple and I get along with them so well!
-Elder Mitchell
Our PDay wasn't very eventful. But that's okay! We went to the apartment, cleaned and caught up on some sleep. For dinner, we got to eat at the Tingen's. The husband (Pete) into a member, so we taught him the Restoration. He's so quiet that it's hard to understand what he's thinking. We also, went to go teach a couple that E. Siebers got really close to. He got to say goodbye to them so he was happy about that.
2-2-16
A member took us out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant which was really good! We then went finding for awhile and couldn't find anyone... We came across a couple who was outside and the wife had just gotten out of prison! 😳 they were nice people though! For dinner, a member dropped off some Sonic for us.
After we ate, we went to see Sis. Smother's and her kids. We shared out testimonies of Joseph Smith and decisions to serve a mission. We also got to teach Vanessa which was awesome! We brought a member who was taking it way off subject... Vanessa started to lose interest when that happened, so I said a quick prayer. I was able to bring the lesson back as I really paid attention and listened to the Spirit. We discerned her concerns and then got her to pray at the end of the lesson!
2-3-16
Transfers! Bro. Haney took us to Columbia in this morning. Transfers are done differently now. We all just meet in the chapel, say an opening prayer and then they pair us up and tell us where we are going. E. Siebers went to a small branch in Georgetown. I am now with Elder Rose. He's from Cedar City UT. He is a nice guy and is excited about missionary work. When we got back to Hartsville, it started to rain. We were still able to teach quite a bit of people even though it poured on us.
2-4-16
For E. Rose's first full day, it rained all day. I kept him excited about going out in it so that he doesn't feel discouraged already. We met some more nice people. I feel like a lot of them just felt bad that we were out in the rain. We were able to teach Rosa who is on date and she still wants to get baptized! While we were out tracting, we walked up to a house with a Prius covered in Bernie Sanders bumper stickers. Along with signs covered in the front yard. She answered the door and said that she was "too busy trying to elect Bernie Sanders for President." Haha then she proceeded to compare him to Jesus!..
"Bernie Sanders doesn't judge anyone and supports gays like Jesus would." Haha We taught four lessons today! After dinner, we went to help Sis.
Smother's move stuff out of her house because of the divorce. She was very grateful we helped. Her 16 year old son is less active and I would like to get him going to church again. He's a really nice kid!
2-5-16
I took E. Rose to the ghetto today! He wasn't too excited. We also got a member out to teach with us for a lesson. Frank took us out to lunch to meet the new missionary. Then after dinner, we were heading to our planned area but I got prompts to go and visit Ryan. We haven't seen him or been able to contact him in awhile. It was in the opposite way, but I decided to listen to the prompting. He was there! We taught him and he's going to try and come to church this Sunday if he's feeling better.
2-6-16
We did some service for an old couple by raking leaves for them. We had to leave for a teaching appointment all the way across town. When we got there, he wasn't even home. I was not happy because we rushed over there thinking we were going to be late. We made that special trip up there just for him. We decided to see a couple potential investigators in that area since we were there. We went to one who had a friend over. We taught the friend and were able to put him on date.
E. Rose is struggling with speaking up and knowing what to say. I just told him to rely on the Spirit and be confident! We are just going to have to keep practicing. He's just been feeling bad because I've been doing all the talking. We also met a 90 year old man who served in WWII! He was telling us some stories about it. Haha We we left there, we went to dinner at an Italian place. I recognized a less active member in there. I heard that he doesn't really like missionaries... We went to go pay and they told us that the less active member had already paid for out meal. We thanked him and talked to him for a little bit. It was such a nice thing. Today, I was feeling pretty discouraged so it meant a lot to me. Heavenly Father will send tender mercies our way like that, as long as we are doing what we're supposed to be doing and put our trust in Him.
2-7-16
Juwan came to church! The less active member who paid for our meal yesterday came as well! They both sat next to us. I talked to the LA member and he said that his family doesn't like Mormons. So come to find out that he wants to be active, but his family holds him back.
Pretty sad. The Lillian's had us over for dinner and then we went over to the Harvey's while the Super Bowl was going on. They filled us up with all kinds of snacks. Then, we sat and talked to them for awhile.
They are a young couple and I get along with them so well!
-Elder Mitchell
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