October 10th, 2016
Dad's Report: I found out that we
don't have any anymore investigators. They have left or they only let us in to
get out of the heat because they felt sorry for the Elders. The new ward is
different, it is very much so a just starting ward. There are a lot of single
moms with their kids, that became converted to the gospel when their boyfriends
dumped them because they got pregnant. They had their kids and are now the
ward. They are a ward of single mom's trying to raise their kids in the gospel
that they converted too, and they have some awesome testimonies that they bore
over the pulpit this fast Sunday. It is cooling off, not that I would notice
because my companion likes to keep the temp at about 60 degrees all the day
long. The biking is not as bad but it is still bad, we have to take dirt paths
to go ANYWHERE in our area, and Goatheads, stickers or whatever you call them
are a problem. I’ve had 2 popped tires with tire liners and now I upgraded
again to now I have a new tube and another Tire liners. Dinners are a struggle
here because the ward is mostly single sisters, we don't get to be fed often,
but we do get dinners from the families that are supper cool. There is a member
here who started out homeless, he met the missionaries and it turned his life
around and now he is a multi-millionaire, and he has a 2016 stingray Corvette
that he put a super charger in it. Yes, I am keeping the apartment clean, you
know how Jesus Said "Greater things then I have done you shall do"
yeah I have proof of that statement, I raised from the Oblivion of death that
apartment to where now it is a resurrected apartment. Spiritually, I am growing
like crazy if you count how often I am repenting and I have been slacking in
the Journal Entry department I have gotten out of the habit, I will do better.
I have been studying a talk on the atonement I will try to send it to you, I
suggest that you listen to the Whole thing and follow the scripture chase that
he leads you on in it.
Love you all,
Ammon
Dear family,
Well Monday was crap we did nothing
and we didn't even get to leave the apartment because both of us were so tired
that we passed out in our study chairs waiting for dinner the next day to text
us back, this is after we did all of the p-day necessities.
Tuesday, we had district meeting
which was not very good because not everyone was there so we had to make a goulash
of the zone. It sucked because our zone is so big that some thought that it was
cancelled and were informed as the meeting was starting that it is indeed
happening. So by the time everyone got ready and got to the meeting, the
meeting we had was over, but on the good side of things I got to play a game of
sorts that elders play. It’s missionary Hide and seek but you only play it if
someone is going to the bathroom, and the person who went has to find everyone.
That day we had nothing planned because we fell asleep the night before. So
that is our own fault. Oh, we did have a dinner that night and the couple
showed us their custom-built computers they work from home. They basically
compile all of the data that companies send them into usable data. The husband
has a Killer World of Warcraft Set up; he does that while the other computer is
crunching the numbers.
Wednesday, we did service. We picked
tomatoes and I got to use those agricultural skills that I learned from dad. Talked
to the guy about hoop houses, raised beds, best type of soil for different
plants (usually it's squash that they are growing.) We did a ton of cleaning of
our apartment when we got back so much that we fell asleep. I was so tired that
I fell asleep in the shower standing up, and didn't wake up until the water
went cold, which sucks because it wasn't a gradual thing it was like someone
turned to valve all the way to cold. We had stake Coordination they want to
know our numbers so we gave it to them. We found a tennis ball and started to
play tag with it, the Youth were ruthless because they would slide on the
polished wood floor, we couldn't because it would rip our pants.
Thursday, we cleaned a lady’s lawn.
We visited people all day trying to get to know them and that is when we found
out that we have no one in our area to teach. We have to find more.
Friday, we were weekly planning and
we had a long session in that and we didn't get out till about 5 pm because we
were trying to think up ways to find people to teach. I received a call from
President Taylor. He does a random call thing and he called me and wanted to
know how I was so it was weird. We talked to an eternigator and she wants to be
baptized but she will give up coffee in her own time, so we are working with
her on that
That is all I got for you because I have
to go,
I love you all,
Ammon,
PS: I would love some Jerky.
