Week 109: Meals and Missed Appointments!

Hey everyone! Wowzers, is it just me or do these weeks go by quicker and quicker? Things have been chaotic and busy as usual for us so I can't complain. It's crazy to think that I have one week left and then I'm back into reality.

Here is a quick run through of this week:

Monday was p day so it was hype. We went over to Easton mall again and had a good time with the other elders in the district. Other than that it was an average day.

Tuesday was fetching wild. We had an average morning for the most part until we hit the early afternoon. We had 4 dinners given to us in a row. We only had one family that planned on giving us food. We just got to each lesson appointment and they gave us dinner. So you could say I was stuffed.

Wednesday we went on training visits with the Spanish 2C elders and I went with Elder Bowen again so it was lit. We had a good lesson with Gloria and we covered a lot of ground with recognizing God's hand in our lives. After that we had a couple lessons and went and grabbed some dinner.

Thursday we had a pretty average morning so nothing too crazy. In the afternoon we went over to the food pantry and did some service which was lit. After that we did a bunch of finding in some random apartment complex. No one was too interested, but we had a good time talking to people. We ended off the night with Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate Elder Bowen's birthday.

Friday we had a bunch of lessons scheduled, but none came to pass so it was sad. But we made the most of it and did a bunch of contacting to set up lessons. We did weekly planning which was brutal, but it do what it be.  

Saturday was just chocked full of service so it was pretty exhausting. We moved furniture for some members in the ward and then went over to Brian and Diane's to go and put up some drywall. I can probably build a house from scratch when I get home so it's lit. After that we did a bunch of contacting reaching out to everyone we could.

Sunday we had church in the morning which was lit like always. After that we filmed a district video asking people questions about Christmas. After that was over we stopped by to see a member in the ward named Jake and talked to him for a while. After that we stopped by a couple referrals we got online, but no one was available so it was a rip. To end off the night we got together with some other elders to watch the Christmas message from the first Presidency.

Miracle of the week:

Gloria shared with us an experience where she heard a voice in her head directing her on what to do. It was awesome that she is having personal experiences after our discussions on how God is real!

Funny moment of the week: 

We recreated the 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins picture. It was fun!

Love,

Elder Bohn

Week 108: Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I can't believe that this is my third Thanksgiving on the mission. This week was a ton of fun and it went by too quick!

Here's a run through of the week:

Monday was p day so we were chilling for the day. We had a couple phone calls in the morning and then went to Easton mall with a couple elders and had a good ole time. 

Tuesday we went on training visits with the Spanish 2A Elders. I was with Elder Christensen for the day and it was a hoot. We had a couple fire lessons throughout the day. One was with Gloria and it was a lot of just questions and answers. After that we met with a couple members and had some good lessons. 

Wednesday we had a 4 mile run in the morning with our zone and mission President so it was pretty hype. After we survived that we had district council and it went really good. To end off the day we had a couple lessons with members and some friends we're teaching. 

Thursday was the legendary turkey day! We did some flag football with the ward in the morning and got wet and muddy in the rain but that's all the fun. After that we went on splits and I went with Elder Christensen to go to Venessa's house for Thanksgiving. We had an incredible time there and shared a message with her and her family. After that we wound down for the night and called it a happy turkey day.

Friday was a very long boring day. It was back to back meetings, planning, and studies. It was a very long day. But it all came together when we decided to go biking to go and knock some doors. So we ended up biking 6 miles to go to a spot to knock some doors. Nothing too crazy happened until the end of the night. I'll mention more on it in the miracle of the week.

Saturday we went up to Newark on a training visit. I got to spend the day with my good old friend Elder Allen. So I was very ecstatic to say the least. We had a couple lessons  throughout the day with some people they're teaching. We also had a really good phone call with one lady that we have been trying to meet with. We managed to set up a return appointment and we invited her to church. Overall it was just a phenomenal day, I love Elder Allen with all my heart. 

Sunday was a pretty slow day for the most part. We had church in the morning and we got to teach the lesson in young women's so it was lit. After church we had a lot of planning and studies to do so that got boring. Things picked up when we just started calling through a whole bunch of random people in our area book. We were able to get like 5 return appointments and get 3 new people to teach. So yeah, you could say it was hype.

Miracle of the week:

When we went finding that Friday night we knocked for a couple hours to no avail. When we were about to head home we felt inspired to knock on one more door before turning in for the night. We knocked and shared a message and she talked about how she's been looking for a church to join since moving here. We weren't able to get her information, but we are going to stop by again to try and set something up!

Funny moment of the week:

We started off our training visit up in Newark with a legendary song. I hope you enjoy!

Love, 

Elder Bohn