On Monday, we all went ice blocking! It was so much fun. We went and bought ice blocks at King Soopers and then went to Cottonwood Park to slide down the hills. We had races, made trains, and slid down in creative ways. It was awesome.
Afterwards, Gilbert took us to the Ultimate Buffet again for Elder Luker's last meal in the area. It was good but this time I didn't eat any raw oysters. We went to FHE afterwards and it was awesome! We actually met an investigator that showed up with his friend there and his name is Daniel. Daniel said that he really loves our church and how we treat others and hopes to be a part of it! That was way cool. For the activity, we had to figure out how to unlock a tablet using clues that were placed around the room. We competed with another room and our room was able to figure it all out first haha. Daniel seemed to have a good night as well.
On Tuesday, it was transfer day and so Elder Luker packed up all of his stuff and we lugged it down to the Aeroplaza building. I got to see a ton of people there and it was great! I then met Elder Nelson and we drove back to our place to drop off his luggage. We then went and did some service at the YMCA and it was pretty cool. There were some members playing basketball in the gym and so when we finished cleaning, they invited us to play a quick game. We held our own pretty well too. After that, Elder Nelson unpacked and then we went shopping so he could have stuff to eat. Elder Nelson is awesome! He is from San Diego, California and started his mission just after I did. I am excited for this next transfer. We also pranked the sisters pretty good. We found a toilet by a dumpster and put nasty potatoes and dog poop inside haha it was pretty awesome.
On Wednesday, we did our studies and had lunch and then went to the turner house and played bingo with all of them there! They really liked having Elder Nelson there too haha. Afterwards, we went to an apartment complex and knocked on some doors for a while we were able to find a few potential investigators and that was great!
We also threw in something new to mix things up. If the person was clearly not interested, then at the end of the conversation we would ask them if we could take a picture with them! Most people said no but we got pictures with two people haha.
We had dinner on our own and it was pretty good. I made myself a good quesadilla.
On Thursday, we went to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) to go contacting! We are only allowed to had out stuff in the one part of campus that is labeled as the "free speech area." It was actually really effective and we had a ton of great conversations! After that, we did our weekly planning and then took some time to go finding. Dinner was with Bobby Vail and Sara Cochran and that was awesome. Elder Nelson and bobby are from the same town haha. We went to institute afterwards and that was great.
On Friday, we had a pretty good district meeting and then went to Wendy's afterwards.
Later in the afternoon, we had another lesson with Daniel and that was awesome! We brought our Ward Mission Leader with us and it was great. He told us that he wants to be baptized a member of this church! He has already been reading the Book of Mormon with his friend and they are already in Jarom or something like that. Haha he is absolutely golden. We had a great lesson about the restoration and before we left, he asked us if he could have a priesthood blessing. That was cool too. We went to dinner with Mormon Redd after that and got to meet one of his nonmember friends. His friend wasn't interested but we still had a good talk. We left the restaurant and realized that Mormon had given us a ride. He had to stay and figure out some USAFA stuff with his friend and so we ended up walking back to our car. Luckily it wasn't too far away from where we parked haha. The mingle that night was pretty alright, there weren't a while lot of people there, but Daniel came and loved it. We played volleyball and chatted.
On Saturday, all the YSA missionaries met up and went contacting at this really cool park called Fox Run park. We were able to talk to a good amount of people and got to talk to two people from Saudi Arabia! It was good. Later we met with Dakota Nelson and talked about some of the people he is inviting to church. He is a stud and is preparing for his mission. We also took out another cadet who is preparing for a mission out tracting with us. It was pretty good! We met a couple of people who asked us to come back at another time. We then drove to Black Forest and helped Brother Lorenc around his yard. We were also invited to a graduation party and that was good for us to go to and talk with people. I remember going to graduation parties in Castle Rock last year. Dinner was down south with Taylor T. And that was pretty good! We had yummy lettuce wraps. On our way back home, we had an idea to prank the sisters with and so we did haha. We got a small nasty watermelon and smashed it on the ground and then put it all over their car. We also put salami on their windows haha. Also, while we were getting the supplies, Elder Nelson used the bathroom in Safeway and saw a phone number that said "call for a good time." So we texted it to the sisters and told them it was a referral and to call it. The funny thing is, was when they did call it, it was actually a college student who had met missionaries like a month ago and was interested in learning more!! So moral of the story is prank wars lead to new investigators! Haha.
On Sunday, we had PEC in the morning and then met with Daniel again before church. We taught about the Plan of Salvation and the Word of Wisdom. He is so prepared it is awesome. Church was really good and there were some great talks about mothers. After church, we went straight to the Allreds in Monument to Skype! It was so great to see my family and it is weird to think that that is the last video call that I will have! It was so good to talk. Dinner was at the Lorenc's and it was great. Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers out there as well! I am so grateful for my mom and all she does for me even through all the embarrassment she puts me through.
Have a great week everyone!! Love you
Elder LaRose
kyler.larose@myldsmail.net
6480 Honey Grove Apt. 105
Colorado Springs, CO 80923
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