On Monday, we drove up to Monument to play some volleyball with some missionaries. We only played for a little bit because we had to go back down to the Springs to pick up the new missionaries from the airport. We got them all picked up and shipped off to dinner and everything and then headed home.
Tuesday, I turned 20! and also it was the crazy transfer day. Things went mostly well with the travel arrangements but there were a couple of people that could have been more diligent in following the directions we gave them. I got to instruct the new missionaries and trainers in the final meeting and then we took the missionaries that were going home to the mission home for dinner. We stayed the night there and got to hang with the departing missionaries.
On Wednesday, we got to spend the day at the temple and that was awesome. I always love the feel that comes from being in the temple. It just motivates me even more to help the people I teach eventually get to the same place and experience the same joy. I was able to learn a lot and it was great. We went back to the mission home for dinner and then we sat in on the departing missionary testimony meeting. Afterwards, we stayed the night again so that we could wake up early the next day.
On Thursday, we woke up early to take the missionaries to the airport. After that, we headed back to work and got things moving again. We also conducted and taught a conference call for all of the new district leaders that morning. We started finishing the miles stuff for August and then went to Peterson AFB to help with the monthly dinner that Elder and Sister Mecham set up. The dinner was great and we got to talk to a lot of people on base.
On Friday, we had to take a missionary to the airport who was going home early. It was sad to see him go. He was struggling mentally and couldn't take the rigor of missionary life. We had a good district meeting with the new district leader Elder Johannesson and his new companion Elder Ulibarri. We set some good district goals and then had a great lesson. Lunch at the Mecham's was great too. Afterwards, we went and taught our 9 year old investigator Tyler. As it came time to go to the appointment, we reviewed what we were planning to teach. We were going to review the Word of Wisdom, but when time came, we felt that teaching about the temple would be better. The Spirit definitely led us in the right direction because come to find out, he and his family had just gone to see the Fort Collins temple that day and had loved it. We got to hear all about their experiences and were able to build upon that with our teaching. It was really great to see the Spirit work with us to change our plans so that they matched God's will. We continued to work on the miles for the mission and then had a good lesson at dinner.
On Saturday, we had appointments set from 1:00pm to 8:00pm. We were excited! We had great lessons at almost all of them (some cancelled), and It was great to be teaching. We went and gave Ami a blessing. She is an investigator we have who is going through some pregnancy issues. We had a good lesson with the Wheelers and Jose Rodriguez too. Dinner was with a family that Elder Stark knows from his first area and it was good.
On Sunday, we had a great day. Not many people came to church because of Labor Day weekend. However, we had a great time! We had a good lesson with a potential investigator who said that she would come to church next Sunday! We visited Joe and Ami again and had a great lesson. We also went and gave Jimmy's mother a blessing. She had just gotten out of the hospital for falling. She is 94 years old! We had a good dinner at the Ramos home with a lot of people form the ward there too. We then went to the Work of Salvation Fireside and got to hear from a lot of cool people about their conversion stories. It was a great way to end the night.:) Great week!
Love you all!
Elder LaRose
MISSION OFFICE:
4090 Center Park Dr
Colorado Springs, Colorado
80916
kyler.larose@myldsmail.net
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