Hey everyone! This week seemed pretty long actually. There was definitely some hard times, but there were also good times! I'm thankful for the hard times because in those times when I read the Book of Mormon I feel happiness! That wouldn't happen if it wasn't true. I'm learning and growing tons!
Tuesday- Tuesday was a really good day! We went with the senior couple, the Shenfields and went to a waterfall. After that we drove to the end of the road to a place called Bottle Cove. We were there for a few hours hiking around, taking pictures and just enjoying the views. When we got back to Corner Brook we went back to the thrift store and found some Christmas ties.
Wednesday- Today we had district council at the church in Corner Brook. I gave a training about initial contacting. It seemed to go pretty well and the whole meeting was good. After the meeting the Grand Falls elders came back to our apartment for lunch. We had pizza again. After 5 days of eating the same pizza I was tired of it and wanted a change, so I decided to try making a smoothie. I put a piece of pizza and a few breadsticks in the blender and poured in a can of root beer. I blended it up and took a drink... It was absolutely horrible! That drink is the early leader for worst thing I ate on my mission. Pepperoni, cheese and pizza sauce do not mix well with root beer, and the soggy bread chunks didn't help at all. I'm not sure why it ever seemed like a good idea but I was horrible. Don't try that at home! The rest of the day we studied and tried to visit some less active people around our area.
Thursday- we started the day with comp study at the beach. The beaches here are all rocks and no sand but it was still fun to study there. Later we went and had lunch with a member and taught a lesson. It was a much better lunch than we usually make. That day a cruise ship from England came to Corner Brook. People were saying that it used to be the biggest cruise ship in the world. We had dinner with the senior couple. We usually do that once a week and it's the best! After dinner we knocked on some doors and that was it for the night.
Friday- we did our weekly planning and set some goals for the week. We then had lunch and studied and did some digital finding until the new missionary zoom call. It was great again and we learned about working with members. That night we tried to visit a potential person we could teach in Deer Lake about an hour and 15 minutes away. It was pouring rain so it took longer to get there and then we couldn't find his house. We ended up leaving before we found him because we had to get home for the night.
Saturday- Today we went with the Shenfields to Stephenville which is an hour south of us. We visited some people to see if they were interested in coming to church. We met with one guy and set up his computer so he can Skype into sacrament meeting. We talked for awhile and I got to dedicate his house. It was super cool and felt good. After the prayer he said it was the first time he felt good living there. Later we visited a member and taught her. Her husband is a fisherman and told us a story about him catching a whale. On the way home a moose crossed right in front of us. Luckily we had good lights so we saw it and stopped. Another good day!
Sunday- we had church and it was just a normal day. Later we taught a lesson over Skype to a couple That lives in Labrador! They are the only members there so they want to meet once a week. It was really cool to teach them. The Sheppards had us for dinner again. Dessert is always part of the meal here! I ate and got stuffed and then sister Sheppard brought out dessert- a slice of lemon pie, a slice of Apple pie, chocolate rice krispies and cheesecake with fresh picked blueberries and a scoop of ice cream. It was like a whole other meal!
Monday- in the morning we talked with the district leader for awhile. We told him things are going well here. After that we wrote down our monthly kilometers for our car and sent it to the mission office. That night we got to teach our friend Hayley! It was the first time I got to teach a fully planned and scheduled lesson. That's really good! The first 2 transfers elder Hatch was here they didn't get to teach a single lesson, so it was a blessing for us to get to teach! After the lesson we did Family Home Evening at the church. We played the game of life. It was a fun way to end the night!
There were some great times this week and looking back it was really fun! Hopefully we'll get to keep teaching Hayley!
Tuesday- Tuesday was a really good day! We went with the senior couple, the Shenfields and went to a waterfall. After that we drove to the end of the road to a place called Bottle Cove. We were there for a few hours hiking around, taking pictures and just enjoying the views. When we got back to Corner Brook we went back to the thrift store and found some Christmas ties.
Around 5:00 that night the elders from Grand Falls came to our apartment. We were having district council in Corner Brook Wednesday morning so they came to spend the night. They ate dinner with us and we all had pizza. We still had lots from Newfoundland conference because we had 10 pizzas for a branch of 30 people. After we ate they went finding and we went to young men's. Our activity was a $7 meal contest. We spilt in 2 teams Elder Hatch and Logan vs Ethan and I. Each team got $7 to make the best meal. We went to the store and went and looked for food. Ethan and I walked by this lady and she said "do you have any more flour?" I was confused and thinking, "No I don't have any flour" that's when I realized I was walking around the store with nice clothes and a nametag so she probably thought I worked there, so I said "sorry I don't work here, I'm actually a missionary." After that she just walked away. It was a pretty funny situation! Eventually we met up with the other two. When we planned it we didn't realized how hard it would be with the prices here. They ended up buying a microwavable meal and we got jumbo pretzels and 7up. We just went back to the church and ate. When we got back with the other elders we ate some ice cream (thank you to my family for buying it!) and watched the old video Johnny Lingo. It was a good night.
Wednesday- Today we had district council at the church in Corner Brook. I gave a training about initial contacting. It seemed to go pretty well and the whole meeting was good. After the meeting the Grand Falls elders came back to our apartment for lunch. We had pizza again. After 5 days of eating the same pizza I was tired of it and wanted a change, so I decided to try making a smoothie. I put a piece of pizza and a few breadsticks in the blender and poured in a can of root beer. I blended it up and took a drink... It was absolutely horrible! That drink is the early leader for worst thing I ate on my mission. Pepperoni, cheese and pizza sauce do not mix well with root beer, and the soggy bread chunks didn't help at all. I'm not sure why it ever seemed like a good idea but I was horrible. Don't try that at home! The rest of the day we studied and tried to visit some less active people around our area.
Thursday- we started the day with comp study at the beach. The beaches here are all rocks and no sand but it was still fun to study there. Later we went and had lunch with a member and taught a lesson. It was a much better lunch than we usually make. That day a cruise ship from England came to Corner Brook. People were saying that it used to be the biggest cruise ship in the world. We had dinner with the senior couple. We usually do that once a week and it's the best! After dinner we knocked on some doors and that was it for the night.
Friday- we did our weekly planning and set some goals for the week. We then had lunch and studied and did some digital finding until the new missionary zoom call. It was great again and we learned about working with members. That night we tried to visit a potential person we could teach in Deer Lake about an hour and 15 minutes away. It was pouring rain so it took longer to get there and then we couldn't find his house. We ended up leaving before we found him because we had to get home for the night.
Saturday- Today we went with the Shenfields to Stephenville which is an hour south of us. We visited some people to see if they were interested in coming to church. We met with one guy and set up his computer so he can Skype into sacrament meeting. We talked for awhile and I got to dedicate his house. It was super cool and felt good. After the prayer he said it was the first time he felt good living there. Later we visited a member and taught her. Her husband is a fisherman and told us a story about him catching a whale. On the way home a moose crossed right in front of us. Luckily we had good lights so we saw it and stopped. Another good day!
Sunday- we had church and it was just a normal day. Later we taught a lesson over Skype to a couple That lives in Labrador! They are the only members there so they want to meet once a week. It was really cool to teach them. The Sheppards had us for dinner again. Dessert is always part of the meal here! I ate and got stuffed and then sister Sheppard brought out dessert- a slice of lemon pie, a slice of Apple pie, chocolate rice krispies and cheesecake with fresh picked blueberries and a scoop of ice cream. It was like a whole other meal!
Monday- in the morning we talked with the district leader for awhile. We told him things are going well here. After that we wrote down our monthly kilometers for our car and sent it to the mission office. That night we got to teach our friend Hayley! It was the first time I got to teach a fully planned and scheduled lesson. That's really good! The first 2 transfers elder Hatch was here they didn't get to teach a single lesson, so it was a blessing for us to get to teach! After the lesson we did Family Home Evening at the church. We played the game of life. It was a fun way to end the night!
There were some great times this week and looking back it was really fun! Hopefully we'll get to keep teaching Hayley!
Make sure to watch general conference this weekend its going to be great!
Love you all! Talk to you next week!
Elder Tait
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