This week has been and will be crazy. We have a lot going
on.
On Thursday, we taught Nick M., and set this coming Friday for his baptism date. We went over the baptismal interview questions with him, and he got them all, and he even understood the Plan of Salvation before we taught it. Since he's joining the Marines next week, it's been crazy getting the approval for everything before he goes. But we called President Palmer, and said he could get baptized as long as the singles branch president was fine with it. So we had to get that all scheduled.
Friday we went on exchanges and I went up to Pullman, the home of Washington State University. With it being a holiday weekend, no one was home; we tracted an entire apartment complex without a single door answering.
Saturday wasn't too exciting. We went to the ward breakfast. We were supposed to work the rest of the day, but that was hard to do, so we walked around (but few people were outside) and went to a home that had invited us for their barbecue. One dinner cancelled because they were sick but they dropped off pizzas. After that we were walking around and a member called us and said they had extra steak if we wanted. I wasn't interested, but Elder Warren was. So he ate steak there and brought more home. Then both Sunday and Monday night we had steak for dinner with other members. I hope we don't have it again tonight.
On Sunday, Nick's truck broke down on the way to church, so he had to go back, and drive his motorcycle. But it was fine; he thought his interview with the branch president was earlier than it was, and he got to come to the singles branch (his first time not in the ward) and let everyone know about his baptism.[1] He had a good interview with our district leader, so he's all good to go.
Yesterday we met our new mission president. He has a nice New Zealand accent. It's weird to me that the majority of my mission was spent with another president, so it'll be different getting used to President Palmer.
Because of our zone meeting yesterday, we have preparation day today. It will be interesting doing everything without a car, since we don't get it Tuesdays. When P-day ends we have a pretty booked night. We need to figure out what we want to teach Nick, since we've taught him all he needs to know.
I am sending home a memory card with pictures that go back to November. I'm also sending home my CD player and speakers. If this is my last area, I don't need them, because we already have a CD player. If this is not my last area, my next should have one, and if not, oh, well, I get to send my music home.
It occurred to me that I really need to get on with writing down my memories of Grandma and Grandpa. I started a while ago but then forgot about it.[2]
Love,
Elder Melville
On Thursday, we taught Nick M., and set this coming Friday for his baptism date. We went over the baptismal interview questions with him, and he got them all, and he even understood the Plan of Salvation before we taught it. Since he's joining the Marines next week, it's been crazy getting the approval for everything before he goes. But we called President Palmer, and said he could get baptized as long as the singles branch president was fine with it. So we had to get that all scheduled.
Friday we went on exchanges and I went up to Pullman, the home of Washington State University. With it being a holiday weekend, no one was home; we tracted an entire apartment complex without a single door answering.
Saturday wasn't too exciting. We went to the ward breakfast. We were supposed to work the rest of the day, but that was hard to do, so we walked around (but few people were outside) and went to a home that had invited us for their barbecue. One dinner cancelled because they were sick but they dropped off pizzas. After that we were walking around and a member called us and said they had extra steak if we wanted. I wasn't interested, but Elder Warren was. So he ate steak there and brought more home. Then both Sunday and Monday night we had steak for dinner with other members. I hope we don't have it again tonight.
On Sunday, Nick's truck broke down on the way to church, so he had to go back, and drive his motorcycle. But it was fine; he thought his interview with the branch president was earlier than it was, and he got to come to the singles branch (his first time not in the ward) and let everyone know about his baptism.[1] He had a good interview with our district leader, so he's all good to go.
Yesterday we met our new mission president. He has a nice New Zealand accent. It's weird to me that the majority of my mission was spent with another president, so it'll be different getting used to President Palmer.
Because of our zone meeting yesterday, we have preparation day today. It will be interesting doing everything without a car, since we don't get it Tuesdays. When P-day ends we have a pretty booked night. We need to figure out what we want to teach Nick, since we've taught him all he needs to know.
I am sending home a memory card with pictures that go back to November. I'm also sending home my CD player and speakers. If this is my last area, I don't need them, because we already have a CD player. If this is not my last area, my next should have one, and if not, oh, well, I get to send my music home.
It occurred to me that I really need to get on with writing down my memories of Grandma and Grandpa. I started a while ago but then forgot about it.[2]
Love,
Elder Melville
[1]
Nick was friends with people in the family ward, which was how we started
teaching him, but he was baptized into the YSA branch. He didn’t even live in
the boundaries of the family ward.
[2] I
think this was in preparation for my grandparents’ fiftieth anniversary
celebration.
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