25 January 2021

 

 This week, the weather has been pretty nice, but on Friday, we got some rain, and the next day, it was snowing. We got a couple inches, and I think it`s been getting colder. It makes biking interesting. The roads are mostly clear, but sometimes we have to go off into the sidewalk, where sometimes footprints have frozen into the snow, making it really bumpy.

One of our investigators is from India, and he was interested to hear that I have a brother who served in India.

The snow makes the mountains look nice. My companion got to try german pancakes this morning. In the place we live, there is a pool just outside. Sometimes water gets on top of the pool cover and freezes, but recently it got kind of slushy. My companion seemed to like skipping snowballs off the surface of the slush.

 

 

18 January 2021

 This week has been good. We got in contact with some investigators that I hadn`t met before. We have been trying contacting in a new way that I haven`t tried before, which seems to be going pretty well. My companion likes to talk and communicate a lot more than I do. He says I need to do that more, so he started giving me a Reese`s Peanut Butter cup when he finds my communication acceptable.

During a bit of travel, we saw some cars that I couldn`t help but thinking that Sam needed a picture of them. Sorry Sam! We were in a bit of a rush so we didn`t get pictures. They looked nice, though.

The weather has been a bit warmer. We are still able to meet in people`s homes and give messages. We sometimes also use Zoom if our schedule is packed. In the morning, when it is cold, there is a pool in the backyard that has a cover over it. When water gets on it and freezes overnight, my companion likes to get the ice sheets and break them over his head.

Well, that`s most of what happened. Still lots of biking uphill, but I think I`m starting to get used to it more.

11 January 2021

 This week has been good. We have been sharing a lot of messages with members again. We have been trying to reach out to bishops and Ward Mission Leaders to help people. My trainer`s been pushing me hard. This week, we got a new message to share with members about the Book of Mormon. I like it.

We got to watch Brandon Sanderson`s Why I Believe devotional. It was pretty good. He talked about why he believes in the Church and a bit of how his writing ties into that.

It has been surprisingly warm this week. It`s been cooling down a bit more lately, but the weather has been surprisingly pleasant.

Not too much else has happened this week. Lots of biking up hills again. Things have been going well for the most part, sometimes difficult.

4 January 2021

 

 This week has been great! We did transfers this week. I wasn`t really thinking that my companion would be transferred because I was in the middle of training. But he got transferred, and my new companion is Elder Gabel. Things started off pretty easily because we both like cooking, so we got to make some really nice food this week. Today we made home made bread. The bread rose a little more than we expected.

We have been trying to get some work done and give messages to members. There is a little girl who just got on date! My companion is pretty nice. He has kind of been pushing me a bit in missionary work, especially in confidence and talking to others. My previous companion focused training more in the message itself, rather than focusing on delivery. Here are a couple pictures of some of the food we have gotten to cook.