On Monday, we we went and saw Jimmy Avila in the morning before he left for Arizona for a while. We had a great lesson there. He is nervous to leave his mother at home because she is getting pretty old and he is her caretaker. After that, we did some shopping and then were going to bowling until we showed up at the bowling alley and there were these High School teams competing against each other! They were all getting like gutter balls and when one of them knocked some pins over they all cheered haha. But they had taken all of the lanes so we didn't get to go. So for a little bit, we went and played basketball and volleyball at the church. We had dinner with a family that has one of their unbaptized kids being baptized this coming week! It was great to go over there. After that, we went and saw Cynthia and were able to get in touch! We had a great lesson about the Book of Mormon and are hoping to keep a consistent rhythm to our meetings. We had to clean our van that day too for the upcoming zone conference.
On Tuesday, we went and had Zone Conference at the Aeroplaza building for the Colorado Springs stake and Fountain stake missionaries. We were having our vehicle inspected at this one so in the morning we made it smell nice and stuff. The Zone Conference went well! We learned a lot and it was good to be around the missionaries. Our part went well too and there was great participation. Afterwards, we drove some elders back to their apartment and then headed to dinner with General Taylor and his wife on Peterson AFB. Dinner was great and we got stuffed! After that, we went to see Jose because he was in the hospital again. So we went over there and he said that he was probably going to be there for the rest of the week. So we had a good lesson there and then came home after a good busy day.
On Wednesday, we had like the whole day free which is rare sometimes in the position we hold. So we were able to pack it full with things to do and people to see. We started the day by going to Memorial Park and weekly planning. After we got things all set, we went to the Hospital to see Jose again. He was feeling depressed because the doctors weren’t really sure what they needed to do with him. So our visit was good for him. After we saw Jose, we went on a ‘blitz’ with some other elders. That is where Elder Stark and I split off with the companionship for a couple hours and both work in their area to help them find some people to teach. The area we were in was actually my first area I served in, 3rd ward. So it was great to be in the familiar area. We went and stopped by a lot of people that I had been teaching when I was there and were able to meet with them again. Some of them had temporarily stopped meeting with the missionaries and so it was good to help the area get moving again. After the blitz, we met back up and then Elder Stark and I went to dinner. His parents had given him some money to take the both of us to a good dinner. So we treated ourselves by going to Tucanos! It had been a while since I had been there and it was absolutely delicious. After that, we went and saw Mike and Randi. We taught him more parts of the Restoration in better detail. Mike is just doing greatJ He is such a great member that already brings strength to the ward here.
On Thursday, we had the opportunity to go to the temple with the missionaries that were hitting their halfway mark. It was a small group, but it was a great time. Elder Tu’ifua was in that group, who Elder Stark trained when we were serving around each other in 3rd ward and Sand Creek ward. It was great to be in the house of the Lord and to feel the peace that accompanies it. At the temple, we were able to do baptisms and then an endowment.
Afterwards, we got done a little earlier and so we went to Deseret Book to look around at stuff. The drive to the mission home was good and we had a great dinner waiting for us when we arrived. After that, there was a mini testimony meeting and it was awesome. We then took everyone back to the mission office and they headed back to their areas.
On Friday, we had a good district meeting. We all coordinated and wore floral apparel haha. The Elders wore floral ties and the sisters wore floral dresses.
We were asked to teach as well and we talked about using the Book of Mormon in teaching. It was a good quick lesson and there were some good ideas passed around. Afterwards, we went to lunch at the Mecham’s and it was great. Then we met with President and Sister Rehm and talked about transfers. There were some ward boundary changes in the North stake and so we had to discuss how that would affect the missionaries and then make some changes. We went to the hospital again to visit Jose and he is doing better. We had dinner that evening with the Fosters and that was funJ We had awesome spaghetti and meatballs. Then we went over to see Jesse again. He is progressing well towards baptism and his wife, who wasn’t too fond of it, has been having her heart softened by the spirit because she asked a question about if she were to be baptized! It was a great lesson and we made it out with some good cupcakesJ. That night, we were coming home and there were tons of cop cars stationed out with their lights on right by our apartment complex. Come to find out, there was a manhunt going on for two people who had stolen cars and then ditched them. One of them was armed and they told us to go into our home and to lock the door. Elder Stark and I wanted to form a vigilante possy and catch this guy but we did what they said. Haha good ‘ol 5th ward.
On Saturday, we were running really behind on watching instructional videos from The District. So what we did in the morning was got the projector, put it up on the wall, and binge watched The District so we could get caught up.
We saw Jose at the Hospital again and were able to get him a large print Book of Mormon for him to study. Later in the afternoon, we were able to get in and see Anthony and Deborah! We had a really great lesson about the Sabbath day and talked about how going to church helps us. They were both really excited to come to church the next day. Dinner was at the Severe’s and that was pretty awesome. They had actually lived in Germany when my dad was serving his mission there and he went over to do his laundry and stuff at their place like every week! So they had us over and we had a great dinner.
After dinner, we went and prepped Tyler Shumway for his baptismal interview! He is going to Utah to be baptized out there and so we need to prep a couple of things with him before he leaves. We are so excited for him! It was a good lesson.
On Sunday, It was my dad’s bday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!! LOVE YOU!!! Haha, we started the day by going to Ward Council and talking about the people we are working with. Then, we went to church and had a great Sunday. Anthony and Deborah didn’t show up and we were pretty sad until we got a text from them saying that Anthony had a seizure in the shower while he was getting ready. We just hope that they are doing well and are keeping them in our prayers. After church, we went and gave Angela Avila, Jimmy’s mother, a blessing at the hospital. She is recovering well and just keeps trooping alongJ We went to the Park and talked to a lot of people there. Dinner was a Michael and Marly’s and we had come authentic Cambodian food. We had these rice paper wraps with noodles, lettuce, herbs, beef, shrimp, and SQUID!! There were little squids in the meat bowl!! I love to try new things and so I went all in. I’m not sure if I would make it myself and eat it again, but it was really neat to try it! Definitely a new thing to add to the list.
We then went and collected Key Indicators from the zone leaders and then headed to bed.
It has been a great and busy week and it only gets busier from here! Love you all and have a great week!
Elder LaRose
MISSION OFFICE:
4090 Center Park Dr
Colorado Springs, Colorado
80916
kyler.larose@myldsmail.net
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