I can´t believe it´s already week 2 of this new change! I loved seeing the pictures of my new little nephew!! He´s adorable. It almost doesn´t even seem real.. Haley wasn´t even pregnant when I left! Now it seems like out of nowhere I´ve got a new little nephew! I´m really excited for her and Dan.
Preguntas!
Preguntas!
1. How big is your district and your Zone?
My district has 4 Elders in it- Elder Hugie and Elder Lorenzen, Elder Nielsen and I.. The zone only has 2 districts, but the other district has 8 or 10 Elders I think.
My district has 4 Elders in it- Elder Hugie and Elder Lorenzen, Elder Nielsen and I.. The zone only has 2 districts, but the other district has 8 or 10 Elders I think.
2. Are you adjusting to all of your responsibility?
I´m adjusting! It´s been really stressful because there´s a ton of stuff I have to worry about on top of being a normal missionary. I have to worry about all the members and their needs too. But I feel like I´ve been doing a good job.
I´m adjusting! It´s been really stressful because there´s a ton of stuff I have to worry about on top of being a normal missionary. I have to worry about all the members and their needs too. But I feel like I´ve been doing a good job.
3. What was your most favorite experience this week?
I think getting our whole apartment cleaned, we cleaned it a couple nights ago.. It was nice just to dig in and do it, we had a rough week and it was nice just to have a nice, clean apartment that smells good. I think that and finishing Ether! I just have Moroni left and I´m done with the Book of Mormon!! I´m going to finish it today :)
I think getting our whole apartment cleaned, we cleaned it a couple nights ago.. It was nice just to dig in and do it, we had a rough week and it was nice just to have a nice, clean apartment that smells good. I think that and finishing Ether! I just have Moroni left and I´m done with the Book of Mormon!! I´m going to finish it today :)
4. How is training Elder Nielson going?
It´s going really well.. I feel like there´s a lot of things he´s training me in. He´s a great guy. He´s not afraid to do anything, like talk to people or to tell them they need to repent. That´s something I need to be better at- helping people to come unto repentence.
It´s going really well.. I feel like there´s a lot of things he´s training me in. He´s a great guy. He´s not afraid to do anything, like talk to people or to tell them they need to repent. That´s something I need to be better at- helping people to come unto repentence.
5. Who are your most promising investigators?
We´ve got a couple younger guys that are studs! Felix and Wagner. Felix is 22 and he works in a metal shop and he knows how to read and pray. Which is good because we just started working with him. Then Wagner is 16, but he could easily pass for 20. He´s awesome, super mature and ready to accept the Gospel. So they´ll be coming to church next week!
So this week was a kick in the pants.. I don´t know, maybe it was like that to humble us. The last week we found like 20 new investigators and had tons of lessons. We just tanked it this week. We tried focusing on all the new investigators we found, but I guess they´re not ready yet. We´ve got a lot of work to do this week. We really need the help of our members. I can´t get mad at them because they have their lives and their families.. They can´t just drop everything to come help us teach. Maybe I just need to plan things better. I´m still trying to juggle everything, it´s been hard. It´s even harder if our numbers aren´t good enough, then I get the cain dropped on me. Its pretty much to the point where we invite our street contacts to get baptized, even though they know nothing about the Gospel and we haven´t taught them anything. Like I said, there´s just a lot of juggling to do. I can´t be everywhere at once.
The other Elders had a baptism this last week! They bapitzed the dad of the Brazilian family that got baptized with Jorge! They´re going to be a big help to the group here in Santa Rita- they´re really strong members. The service went really well, even though there were guys fishing that were being difficult, we got it done!
Sorry, I don´t really know what else to say! I finished 9 months in the mission this last week.. I don´t know! I´m doing well, I´m happy. I know I´ll be happier this week.. We´re going to find families and we´re going to help them so they can live together forever!
Happy Birthday to Drake on Wednesday! I hope it´s great!
I hope everyone has a great week! I love you!!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
We´ve got a couple younger guys that are studs! Felix and Wagner. Felix is 22 and he works in a metal shop and he knows how to read and pray. Which is good because we just started working with him. Then Wagner is 16, but he could easily pass for 20. He´s awesome, super mature and ready to accept the Gospel. So they´ll be coming to church next week!
So this week was a kick in the pants.. I don´t know, maybe it was like that to humble us. The last week we found like 20 new investigators and had tons of lessons. We just tanked it this week. We tried focusing on all the new investigators we found, but I guess they´re not ready yet. We´ve got a lot of work to do this week. We really need the help of our members. I can´t get mad at them because they have their lives and their families.. They can´t just drop everything to come help us teach. Maybe I just need to plan things better. I´m still trying to juggle everything, it´s been hard. It´s even harder if our numbers aren´t good enough, then I get the cain dropped on me. Its pretty much to the point where we invite our street contacts to get baptized, even though they know nothing about the Gospel and we haven´t taught them anything. Like I said, there´s just a lot of juggling to do. I can´t be everywhere at once.
The other Elders had a baptism this last week! They bapitzed the dad of the Brazilian family that got baptized with Jorge! They´re going to be a big help to the group here in Santa Rita- they´re really strong members. The service went really well, even though there were guys fishing that were being difficult, we got it done!
Sorry, I don´t really know what else to say! I finished 9 months in the mission this last week.. I don´t know! I´m doing well, I´m happy. I know I´ll be happier this week.. We´re going to find families and we´re going to help them so they can live together forever!
Happy Birthday to Drake on Wednesday! I hope it´s great!
I hope everyone has a great week! I love you!!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
