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 18th 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.
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 3rd 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
kyler.larose@myldsmail.net
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