Subject: Transfers go fast
Hey family! Time for another update.
Monday 11-14-11
We got a car for P-day because all the other elders went to the Reagan library.
So we went shopping with Elder Stephenson and Elder Wood. Then we went bowling because we had some free tickets.
Then we went to the mall. And they had this little pond full of HUGE Fish and elder stephenson stuck his finger into the water and the fish came and like, sucked on his finger. It was pretty hilarious.
Then we came back and i cut my hair, really short because stephenson said if he would do it i have to do it! So i did it. But i dont like it...
It was also transfers, Elder Graff lost elder Coles but gained Elder Hernandez. he's way cool. Thats the only change we had in the district. And then Elder Haynie is our new Zone Leader! Which i was stoked about!
Tuesday 11-15-11
We went with Elder Goudy and Searcy to one of their members houses and her name is Sister Hoggan, she is pretty funny, but she is a hoarder! Its so gross! We helped clean the house a little and you can barely walk anywhere! She buys stuff and never uses it, and there was like rat poop and nasty stuff everywhere in her house! She could definately be on the show Hoarders. She had a fridge FULL of food. And it got all moldy and she didnt want to empty it so she just went and bought another fridge which is in her living room... Its SUPER gross. But it was fun. You never know what you would find.
Then we went and showered and had dinner at the Browns home.
Then went on splits with the ward mission leader. I also got my package from sister Magness. I also am really looking forward to getting a new watch for christmas, mine just broke :( Snapped off my wrist.
So the plans are that we are having Thanksgiving dinner with Barry. He's taking us out. And the Guidos signed up for Christmas. So when i call home i'm sorry if all you can hear is yelling and screaming. Cuz they are super noisy.
Wednesday 11-16-11
I turned 9 Months old. Wow....
We had district meeting which was fun. I shared some of the goodies that mum sent me in the package!
We ate lunch at in'n'out!
I saw Haynie! YAY!!! It was a great reunion.
Then we did some tracting. Tracting now has a new twist to it that i think everyone will enjoy. So every door we record what kind of event happened. and we count them up and see who had the most of what at the end of the week. So here are the categories.
Return appointments: Is when someone says to come back and it goes well.
Shafted + Slam: Is when someone makes you feel or look stupid or just completely denies you or they slam the door in your face.
Bash: Is when people stay at the door and argue over religion
Blabbers: is when a person (Ususally a crazy one) talks to you FOREVER about stupid stuff.
Terrestial: When someone admires you and your hard work, but has their own religion.
So so far we have...
4 returns
8 shaft slams
0 bash's
1 blabber
and 3 terrestial.
I guess this will help you understand what most of the people are like when we knock on their door. Plus it makes even the bad stuff fun because we'll leave a house being like "YES! WE JUST GOT SHAFTED!" haha so yeah...
Then we went to CVS to print up some pictures but on the way there we were stopped by car and inside was an older lady, a younger girl in the front and a younger guy lying down in the back. And the driver, the old lady, was like "Elders Elders! We need you to do an emergency blessing right now! My son has had way bad abdominal pain and we are heading to the hospital but we need you to give him a blessing." So they pulled over and told him to lay down, he looked like he was in WAY bad shape. Elder Bullard Annointed him and i blessed him. And then WHOOSH they were gone, off to the hospital. We were just like... wow, that was cool. They told us their names and stuff and i knew it sounded familiar so i called them up a few days later to see how he was doing and the lady said that everything i said in the blessing happened. I blessed him that as soon as the doctors had looked over him he would begin to relax and be comfortable. and she said as soon as the doctor looked over him that's exactly what happened. So that was way cool, super spiritual. Blessings do work.
Then i printed the picture i wanted, which was my baptismal picture so that i can put it with all the baptisms i get out here. Kind of cool to see the ripple effect of me getting baptized leading to all these other people getting baptized.
Then we went to a family's house and taught them about the Proclomation to the family.
Had dinner at the Browns (not the same browns as before)
Then it was 8:30 and brother Walter picked us up to do a 30 minute split... kind of weird, i told you he's baptism crazy haha At least we were out working though! We've decided if you were to take Jimminey Cricket and Ned Flanders and put them together, you would get brother Walter...
Thursday 11-17-11
We went to the church and watched mormon.org. Brandon Flowers from the Killers is on there now. He has a pretty cool video about how he is a Mormon.
We went to Goudy and Searcy's apartment and ate lunch over there.
We contacted People, but nobody was really home so we went and visited brother penrod for a while.
Then we went on a blitz with the spanish elders, it was pretty fun tracting with them! Elder Graff is hilarious.
We Talked to a referral who we hopefully can start teaching soon! Her name is Murtle.
Then we went and contacted a lot more people!
On our way to dinner we saw Thereasa and Anthony Guido walking home with pizzas. Their parents were out of town so they were getting dinner, it was dark so we decided we'd walk em home, light up the way with our bike lights.
Then we ate dinner with the Bacera Family.
Then went on a short splits trip with brother Metcalf our other ward mission leader.
Friday 11-18-11
We did our weekly planning. Ate lunch. Went and contacted people alllllllll day and then ate dinner at the Knights. That was pretty much it... haha way slow day.
Saturday 11-19-11
We Finished roofing brother Blomquists house! YES! But now no service to do anymore :( It was fun though.
On our way back home we saw all the Guido kids in the park so we stopped and spoke with them for a while.
We showered and changed, took a package to sister Magness' house to take home for me! this one is for the family so you can open it! YAY! Hopefully she got it...
Then we ate dinner at the Guidos and had a TON of fun as usual!
That was pretty much it... this was quite a slow week for us but it still went by fast! I think i'm getting a cold, i dont feel 100%... I've had trouble sleeping but i think that is just because i'm sick... Hopefully i didnt catch anything cleaning sister hoggans house with all that rat poop everywhere haha. Anyways i love you guys! i miss you! There's only 3 more months and then i'll be half way done! Does not seem like its been that long.... Phew... Crazy! anyways! i'll talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder Crapo
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