On Monday, we went to lunch at this place called Manna. It's a unique restaurant because it is inside a hospital. I had a Colorado lamb burger with goat cheese on it and it wasn't that bad!
we had a good Pday in Parker. We met up with most of the missionaries out there and played some volleyball and some soccer. It was pretty fun. For our evening appointments, we went to the Farnsworth's, Sister Howland's, and the Snow's. The snows have a special needs kid who's name is Ethan and he is the greatest. We are good buds.
On Tuesday, we went to the HorsePower ranch to shovel stalls, but when we got there, they were too muddy so we walked around and fed the horses... only to scoop up the digested version next week ;) Beause it was the beginning of the month, we spent a lot of time figuring out missionaries' miles and stuff for the stake before our meetings. We went to dinner at IHOP and then taught lessons to Brother Keiler and Brother Crabtree.
On Wednesday, we woke up early and drove down to Colorado Springs for our monthly meeting with the leadership of the mission. It was a long long meeting but we had good discussion and were able to share some good ideas. It was really fun to see all of my friends who came out with me there. First, Sister Smith, who is a Sister Training Leader in the San Luis Valley zone, Elder Clancy over the Pueblo zone, Elder Stark over the East Colorado Springs zone, and Elder Tallman over the North Colorado Springs zone. We stopped by the mission office and picked up supplies to take back to our zones. We took a couple of pictures too:)
after the drive home, we had dinner and then had a lesson at the Pierce's. That night, we were actually able to meet with Clint our investigator again. We had a lesson on eternal marriage and temples and brought Brother Kendall with us. Clint will actually be getting civilly married to a member of the church he has been dating who lives in Boulder this weekend. Clint loves everything about the church and wants an eternal family but is scared to make the commitment of baptism. He said he knows he needs to but can't bring himself to go to the calendar and put his finger on a date. He said that he is going to surprise us all and one day decide to be baptized. It was a good lesson and we are praying for The Lord to maybe flick his head or something haha.
On Thursday, we did our planning for the week and had a good time talking deeply about those we are working with. We went to lunch at Guadalajara in honor or Cinco de Mayo. We had bacon wrapped shrimp, carne asada and pollo asado. After lunch, we went and met with Sister Tucker and Sister Carson to discuss what we were going to teach for Zone Training. After we got all of that settled, we came back and had dinner. After that we went to mutual with the youth for their Cinco de Mayo party. They had chips and salsa and horchata there. The main event was the pepper eating challenge and we were all in. We first started with a nice Bell Pepper. Then we moved on to a Jalapeño and then my mouth was tingling. Next was a Red Fresno and that added on to the heat and made me start sweating. Next up was Serrano pepper and yeah it was tough to put down. Finally, we ate a Habanero pepper, which is not a good idea. Initially it wasn't that bad and then like 2 seconds later, the heat came. It burned like crazy! I was crying and my mouth was in pain. I was drinking milk and horchata by the gallon trying to stop the fire. Even when I would talk an breathe it would bring the heat back. After my mouth calmed down, we went over to the Wolfe's for a lesson. I now could talk but my stomach felt weird. We went home after that and let our stomachs recover through the night.
On Friday, we had our Zone training. We talk a lot about having effective plans throughout the day and about being the missionary that The Lord wants them to be and that their moms want them to be. It was a good meeting and we had good discussion from the zone. After lunch and everything, we went to Bonaventure with the spanish Elders and played UNO and a would you rather game. It was pretty thought getting them to participate and stuff haha. In the afternoon, we drove out to Elizabeth to give one of their investigators a baptismal interview! Elder Tibbitts gave the interview and it went really well. We had dinner with the Spears and then met with Kelly Carlson to plan stuff for her baptism!! Kelly had removed her name from the records of the church a while ago and now has gained a testimony of the true church and wants to come back and be baptized! To give you a little background, Kelly had been living in an apartment and was going to move out to a different location and then that person backed out on her. So she had to emergency move in with our Relief Society President, Sister Howland. So she has been looking for places to live and is planning on moving to California this Friday. She wanted to get baptized before she left and so she sprung this on us and we were excited to participate. So we set the program and everything that night. She asked me to perform the baptism and Elder Tibbitts to confirm!
On Saturday, we went to the Baptism of Elizabeth's investigator and that was awesome. The spirit was strong.
We then made the program for Kelly's baptism. We went to the Etchells for dinner and she fed us delicious pork chops and mashed potatoes. We went to the church after that and set things up. I changed into my white clothes and we waited for it to start! We had an opening song and prayer and then it was time! Kelly and I walked into the font and I baptized her in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. It was so great to be a part of this big step in the right direction for Kelly. We changed and then Elder Tibbitts performed the confirmation. We had some closing remarks from Bishop Rolfson and then Kelly shared her testimony.On Sunday, we had a great time at church. They had 5 youth speakers speak on different topics about Mother's Day and they all gave great talks and spoke highly of their mothers and the women who have influenced their lives. After church we went to Brother Kendall's house to talk with our wonderful families!! It was so great to see their faces and talk with them. We had to hang up and drive to the Turnbaugh's for dinner in Sedalia. After we ate we were able to get on Skype again and talk with the fam for a couple more hours. It was sad to say goodbye but I left with more determination and confidence. I love my family so much and am grateful that I got to see all my brothers and sister and parents.
It was a busy and crazy week with lots of great things. Love you all and wouldn't want to be doing anything else. I love my mission:)
Love, Elder LaRose
Kyler.larose@myldsmail.net
CURRENT ADDRESS:
4438 Buena Vista Ct.
Castle Rock, CO 80109
MISSION OFFICE ADDRESS:
4090 Center Park Drive Ste 4
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
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