Tuesday- it was a nice relaxing
pday. We got some extra sleep, went to the store and got some groceries and just hung around most of the day and didn't do anything super exciting. That night we had dinner at the Shenfield's with the whole district and then we all went out knocking. It was a successful night. We found a few people that might be interested! The Grand Falls elders stayed with us that night so that was fun.
Wednesday- on Wednesday we got up and had district council at the church and then we all had lunch together. When we got back to our apartment we started our exchange with the Grand Falls elders. Elder Benson and I went knocking for awhile and it finally stopped raining! Instead it got cold enough that it snowed haha. While we were knocking we got to a house that said "grandma and grandpa's house, warm hugs and cookies and milk." Grandma answered the door and she wasn't interested so I said we were actually there cause we saw the sign and wanted hugs and free cookies. She didn't think it was very funny so we left without any cookies. Maybe next time haha. We met back up with Elder Call and Elder Jones and had dinner at the apartment. After dinner Elder Jones and I went to branch council. There was lots of good ideas for the branch.
Thursday- Today we continued the exchange. Elder Benson and I went knocking and then we're going to teach a lesson. The guy we were teaching wasn't home so we left a note and then left and knocked some more. After that we went back to the apartment and had lunch. We decided to try the jar of pork from President Sansome. It made an interesting lunch. We had it with rice and tried to put a bunch of sauce on it but there was still a different taste and smell that we couldn't get rid of. We all survived and nobody got sick, then we talked about the exchange and the Grand Falls elders left. Elder Call and I did comp study and then went and helped at the senior center. This time we did bowling. They have a modified version and they are all really good at it. Later we visited a member. We felt like we should talk about the plan of salvation with her. We went with it and it was exactly what she needed that day! It was super cool that we were prompted to talk about that because usually we talk more about how the members can help with missionary work. That night we went knocking in Pasadena. It was dark and foggy. I felt like we were in a horror movie.
Friday- Friday was a good day. We got up and then had some solid weekly planning. We went over to the Shenfield's for lunch and a meeting. After that we were supposed to meet with our friend Hayley, but she canceled so we prepared for young men's. When we got back to our apartment one of the people that was interested from Tuesday texted us. We went over and taught her the restoration and it went really well! After the lesson we knocked on some doors in the snow. Later that night we had young men's because we couldn't do it on Tuesday night. We played some minute to win it games and then their mom brought us pizza. It was a great night!
Saturday- on Saturday we drove down to Stephenville. When we got there we ate lunch and had comp study. We were supposed to have a lesson with a less active member, but he didn't answer our calls, so we walked around and knocked. One lady let us in! She was really nice but she was absolutely crazy! We're going to give her some time before we go back haha. Walking back to our car some random guy stopped, rolled down his window and yelled "Hey Mormons!" We said hi and then he drove away. It was funny just because it was so random. For dinner we ate some pb sandwiches in the car in the parking lot of the beach. The sun was setting and a group of high school aged kids came by. I thought about the situation and was like "it's not what it looks like!" After dinner we drove back to Corner Brook and then helped some people move.
Wednesday- on Wednesday we got up and had district council at the church and then we all had lunch together. When we got back to our apartment we started our exchange with the Grand Falls elders. Elder Benson and I went knocking for awhile and it finally stopped raining! Instead it got cold enough that it snowed haha. While we were knocking we got to a house that said "grandma and grandpa's house, warm hugs and cookies and milk." Grandma answered the door and she wasn't interested so I said we were actually there cause we saw the sign and wanted hugs and free cookies. She didn't think it was very funny so we left without any cookies. Maybe next time haha. We met back up with Elder Call and Elder Jones and had dinner at the apartment. After dinner Elder Jones and I went to branch council. There was lots of good ideas for the branch.
Thursday- Today we continued the exchange. Elder Benson and I went knocking and then we're going to teach a lesson. The guy we were teaching wasn't home so we left a note and then left and knocked some more. After that we went back to the apartment and had lunch. We decided to try the jar of pork from President Sansome. It made an interesting lunch. We had it with rice and tried to put a bunch of sauce on it but there was still a different taste and smell that we couldn't get rid of. We all survived and nobody got sick, then we talked about the exchange and the Grand Falls elders left. Elder Call and I did comp study and then went and helped at the senior center. This time we did bowling. They have a modified version and they are all really good at it. Later we visited a member. We felt like we should talk about the plan of salvation with her. We went with it and it was exactly what she needed that day! It was super cool that we were prompted to talk about that because usually we talk more about how the members can help with missionary work. That night we went knocking in Pasadena. It was dark and foggy. I felt like we were in a horror movie.
Friday- Friday was a good day. We got up and then had some solid weekly planning. We went over to the Shenfield's for lunch and a meeting. After that we were supposed to meet with our friend Hayley, but she canceled so we prepared for young men's. When we got back to our apartment one of the people that was interested from Tuesday texted us. We went over and taught her the restoration and it went really well! After the lesson we knocked on some doors in the snow. Later that night we had young men's because we couldn't do it on Tuesday night. We played some minute to win it games and then their mom brought us pizza. It was a great night!
Saturday- on Saturday we drove down to Stephenville. When we got there we ate lunch and had comp study. We were supposed to have a lesson with a less active member, but he didn't answer our calls, so we walked around and knocked. One lady let us in! She was really nice but she was absolutely crazy! We're going to give her some time before we go back haha. Walking back to our car some random guy stopped, rolled down his window and yelled "Hey Mormons!" We said hi and then he drove away. It was funny just because it was so random. For dinner we ate some pb sandwiches in the car in the parking lot of the beach. The sun was setting and a group of high school aged kids came by. I thought about the situation and was like "it's not what it looks like!" After dinner we drove back to Corner Brook and then helped some people move.
Sunday- it was a busy day which was great! In the morning we went to church. It was freezing raining which is kind of like hail but worse. It piled up all over the roads. I tried to make the very first turn and the car didn't turn. We slipped off the road a little bit and found a ditch, then I found the AWD button and we made it to church safely. We had church and President Gallant from the mission presidency came and spoke. Our friend Brianna also came! After church we had lunch with the Butts and then went to the senior center and did a church service. We sang some hymns and Elder Call and I spoke. I was leading the music and we sang How Firm a Foundation. All 7 verses. The seniors sing about half speed so my arm was tired by the end. After that we went to the church and had comp study and then Skyped with the Whites. After that we had dinner with the Sheppards. That night we went knocking in Pasadena which is about 20 minutes away. It was pouring rain that night and the roads are so bad at getting water off. It's literally like there are waves on the road when it rains hard and is windy.
Monday- we did call ins in the morning and then went knocking until lunch. After lunch we did comp study and put some things in our area book. Later we were going to meet with our friend Brianna and then she canceled and then like 5 minutes later she asked us to come over. We went over and had a short lesson about the plan of salvation. Then we had dinner at the church with a member named Gillian and then did some family history with her. After that we had FHE. Both Brianna and Hayley came and we carved pumpkins. It was a great activity!
It was a really good week! We are starting to have more success here! We're gonna keep working hard and hopefully we continue being blessed. Hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Elder Tait
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