A Slow But a Good Week

Hello Everybody!!

This week was a bit slow because we had so many people cancel on us but we still had some success and it was still fun. 

We had to talk in one of the English wards that we cover about missionary work. They only asked me to bare my testimony about it but I still don't like talking in front of a lot of people. We were able to get a few referrals from talking with the members yesterday. That area is really hard to find new investigators without the members because everyone is so spread out.

We have a baptism coming up this weekend in the Spanish Branch which we are super excited for. He is an awesome guy and is super ready to be baptized. 

A funny experience that we had this week was we visited a family just to set up an appointment for the next week and right as we were about to leave, the grandma asked if we were going to have a lesson. I thought that is was funny and awesome that they wanted to read out of the scriptures with us. It just goes to show you that there is real power in the scriptures and to never take them for granted.

Hope you all have a great week!

Elder Young

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Re: What an awesome week!!

Also as a reminder everyone! General conference is coming up and its an easy and great way to share the gospel in a non-pushy way. Hope you all get to enjoy watching it.

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Derek Young <young.derek@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Hello everybody!

Thank you to those that have written me! I appreciate hearing from you all!

This week was really good even the first couple of days were filled with meetings and it was hard to get some work in. We went tracting again in the trailer park (thats where most of the hispanics are) and were able to find 2 new investigators and another 2 potentials. I guess that was our blessing for having the faith to go looking and getting a few doors slammed in our faces. I am starting to love tracting. At one door (spanish) my companion introduced us and then just stopped talking and looked at me, prompting me to start talking. Even though it caught me a bit by surprise, it was really good for me to practice even though she wasn't interested at all.

We had some really fun appointments last night that I dont think I will ever be able to forget. Our dinner appointment was with a family that has 5 sons and 2 daughters so naturally it was a bit loud from the beginning but then we went and played dodgeball in their basement. It was fun to get to know them. Later that night we had a lesson with a family that has 3 little boys that each have more energy than 2 adults put together. It was fun to see them bouncing of the walls. I love the people here. It just makes my day to get to know them and see them grow in the gospel.

Hope you all have a great week!

Elder Young

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What an awesome week!!

Hello everybody!

Thank you to those that have written me! I appreciate hearing from you all!

This week was really good even the first couple of days were filled with meetings and it was hard to get some work in. We went tracting again in the trailer park (thats where most of the hispanics are) and were able to find 2 new investigators and another 2 potentials. I guess that was our blessing for having the faith to go looking and getting a few doors slammed in our faces. I am starting to love tracting. At one door (spanish) my companion introduced us and then just stopped talking and looked at me, prompting me to start talking. Even though it caught me a bit by surprise, it was really good for me to practice even though she wasn't interested at all.

We had some really fun appointments last night that I dont think I will ever be able to forget. Our dinner appointment was with a family that has 5 sons and 2 daughters so naturally it was a bit loud from the beginning but then we went and played dodgeball in their basement. It was fun to get to know them. Later that night we had a lesson with a family that has 3 little boys that each have more energy than 2 adults put together. It was fun to see them bouncing of the walls. I love the people here. It just makes my day to get to know them and see them grow in the gospel.

Hope you all have a great week!

Elder Young

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Another awesome week in the field

Hello everybody!

Life here in Connell WA has been fun! We went tracting and got the door slammed in our faces a few times. It was a really good experience but we didnt have much success from it although we did get a few try backs.

A miracle that happened this week was that one of our investigators this week asked to move his baptismal date up by a week. He is an awesome guy that has been prepared to be taught. He takes his Book of Mormon to work so that he can read during his breaks. 

My spanish is getting along. I could actually understand sacrament meeting this week. My companion helps me practice in lessons by turning the time over me to teach. I'm getting more comfortable with it but it still takes a bit for  me to try to say something.

Its amazing to see the difference between people that actually want to learn about the gospel and the people that dont really have that desire. Those that have the desire actually read and apply what they read to themselves but when they dont have that desire, it is really apparent when we ask about it.

Thanks everyone for reading and have a great week.

Elder Young

PS they just changed a rule. We can now email friends as well as family. If you would like my address, please ask my parents. I don't want to put out for the world to see.

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First Area and Trainer

Hello Everybody!

So my P-day is now on Monday instead of Thursday.

It's great to be here in the mission field. My first area is Basin City/ Connell and my trainer is Elder Webb. He is an awesome guy and he has helped so much here. We cover 2 english wards and a spanish branch. We also live with some awesome members of the ward that are super nice to us. I'm super excited to be in this area and it has been a ton of fun getting to know the area.

 It has been pretty interesting trying to understand all the lesson in spanish because they all speak way faster than I can really understand. Sacrament meeting and Sunday School was really hard to understand because they all spoke super fast and my spanish right now is horrible. All the people are awesome though and are super patient with me as I try to talk. With time I will be able to understand and speak better. Practice Practice Practice.

The members out here are awesome and super missionary oriented. Its amazing to be able to get to know them. We had a baptism this past saturday because someone had invited his cousin to come to church. They are amazing people.

Hope you all have a great week!

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