WEEK #64 - Colorado Springs Mission Office

WEEK #64

10.17.16

Wow what a crazy week!

On Monday, we woke up early and went and played racquetball with Erich, our investigator. It was really fun once I got the hang of it. I went and got a haircut as well and then we did our emailing and stuff. At 1:30, we met with President and Sister Rehm to pair up the trainers with the new missionaries coming out. We headed to the airport and picked the newbies up:) It's always fun to see all of them coming off the plane just grinning. After that, we had dinner with all of them and then took them to the mission home to sleep.

On Tuesday, it was transfer day. We began by going to breakfast with the new missionaries and then bringing them to the Aeroplaza building. We did some orientation to the mission with them and went through the mission policies. At 10, Elder Stark did the train the trainer meeting while I monitored the influx of missionaries to transfer. At one point, we had all of the sister missionaries come and transfer. That was bad planning on our part. It was like herding cats. I would try and tell them that they needed to get going and then they would hiss and me and then that was my cue to back off. Haha things actually went pretty smoothly. 

Then it was my turn to teach. We instructed both the trainers and the new missionaries and talked about planning and setting goals. It was a pretty good meeting. After everyone was out and heading home, we took the 4 departing missionaries to the mission home to have dinner. We had a lesson with Mike and Randi that night. We talked about missionary work and about service. He is so ready for baptism and is going to be a great strong member. That night, we got a call from some Elders saying that they had just gotten their car stolen! A man with a gun came up to them and told them to put the keys on the ground. So they did and he took the car. They called us asking what to do so we told them to call the police. What the robber didn’t know is that all of the mission vehicles are equipped with a Tiwi, which monitors your speed and driving through a GPS. So we knew exactly where the car was going. The police recovered the car and the man had ran away. Good thing no one was hurt. That all happened like 500 yards from our apartment too haha. Also, we had to drive up to northern Springs that night and help some elders fix their bikes. We crashed at the mission home because it was closer and hung out with the departing missionaries. Sister Rehm had me take some personality surveys and it turns out that my color is a White, I wear Autumn colors, and I am an ENFJ-A Protagonist. So if you can figure that out, congrats haha.

On Wednesday, we had a great day at the Temple. We did an endowment session and then a sealing session. I love being in the temple. 

Recently, we have gotten to go frequently. We came home and had dinner at the mission home and then President and Sister Rehm held a fireside. Then the departing missionaries bore their testimonies and prepared to go to bed.

On Thursday, we took the missionaries to the airport and said goodbye. We came back and conducted a District Leader conference call too. We got in some good weekly planning and then We spent a lot of time getting stuff ready for Mike’s baptism. There were a couple of conflicts that got in the way too like having to find another building to perform the baptism in because ours was booked. We would have baptized him in a river if we had to but we were able to get the Murray building reserved. That’s the building I started my mission at! We had dinner with the Sisters at the Armstead’s and had a great lesson that really helped Sister Armstead out. That evening, we had to monitor an Emergency Transfer. Somebody was going home so we had to move a couple people around, which meant that Elder Tallman got to stay the night with us. That was really fun. Since he is in Manassa, we don’t get to see him as often.

On Friday, we made the quick trip to the airport and then got ready for district meeting. We now have the 18^th ward elders in our district so it grew a little bigger. It was a good meeting and we learned a lot. Afterwards, we went and had lunch at the Mecham’s. We spent more of the afternoon getting things all solidified for the baptism and then went over to Mike and Randi’s to cover the final material. The district leader came over and interviewed Mike and he passed! Now we had to get things rolling so that he could get baptized and confirmed and receive a dedication recommend for the Fort Collins Temple dedication on Sunday.

On Saturday, we spent the morning filling up the baptismal font. At 11, a humble crowd wandered in and we had the baptism for Mike! He asked me to do that and asked Elder Stark to do the Confirmation.

 Randi also contributed by giving the talk on Baptism and the Holy Ghost. She did awesome! President and Sister Rehm also attended and gave their support. After the baptism, we went and had lunch with the Sisters and Michael and Marley. It was really good and they taught about the Plan of Salvation. After that, we went to see Cynthia, a referral we had received, but she didn’t answer when we showed up for our appointment. So we went and ran an errand for some other elders and then went and had a lesson with Jimmy Avila. At 6, we went to the church with Mike and Randi so that they could get their Temple Dedication recommends! They both passed and everything! We celebrated with them by going over for dinner and having some amazing food. They always spoil us when we go over there haha. It was a great way to end the day.

On Sunday, we got our seats early for the Temple dedication. President Uchtdorf presided over the dedication and it was greatJ Mike and Randi loved it. They liked seeing the pictures of the sealing room. After the dedication, I saw Mitch! He is the older guy we taught and baptized when I was in 3^rd Ward. He was in tears when we came up to him and just kept saying “Thank you” and “I am here because of you guys” It was such a special and tender moment for me. People like Mitch allow the Spirit to tell me that the Lord is pleased with my work. He will be able to go through the temple in December and I am absolutely looking forward to that day. After church, we took a little bit of time to wind down from the crazy week and then went to the park to talk to people. We also made a couple of visits at Memorial Hospital and saw a couple of members that were in there. We had dinner with the Mechams and then had a good lesson with Greg. Shannon is one of the members in the Hospital because she is supposed to have a baby this week! It has been such a great week. I love being on my mission. Best decision ever. 

Love you all!

Elder LaRose

MISSION OFFICE:
4090 Center Park Dr
Colorado Springs, Colorado
80916

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