Week 48 - June 25, 2018

Hellos, Fam!! 

So another change went down and you can kind of tell that I'm not in the Coast in any more... I left and I'm heading to the Offices in Quito!!  It will be really different from past 11 months.  I'll be going as the Finance Secretary with Elder Ross!!  Elder Ross is, also, from my group, so that will be so fun!  He is from Spokane, Washington.  Also, I will NOT have PDAY on MONDAY any more, I will be able to write you guys every SATURDAY!  I'm super excited for another chapter of the mission!  It's sad to see a lot of the old missionaries leave like Elder Johnson, Elder Morton, Elder George, and so many more. They are some of the best missionaries that I know.  But everything is good.  I'm super excited for these next four changes in the offices.  But I'll let you guys know how I finished my last week here in the Coast!

Tuesday. Today we were able to have our District Meeting in the morning.  

After, we got back to our sector and contacted for a little bit.  We were able to find these two guys that were super interested in the Book of Mormon.  It was a great lesson.  After, we went and taught this one guy named Jackson.  He's a great guy and we taught him about the Restoration.  But what happened is that he honestly was just not that interested in the message, so that was kind of bummer.  We finished the day going to visit a reference and his family that we received.  We talked to him about the family and he told us that he wants to keep learning more because he has had a drinking problem.  He told us that he needs us to come back so that we can help him out.  It was actually really cool to be able to see how a message of the family can help someone want to change.

Wednesday.  Today we went out and contacted before lunch in the farthest place that we could.  We were able to find this single mom and some of her kids.  They were super cool. Also, we were able to talk to Paola and put another marriage date on her, so that was pretty cool.  Also, she accepted a baptismal date.  So she's starting to progress really well. After, we kept going and found this less-active family that hasn't come to church in like two years.  It was a cool little miracle because they have been waiting for the missionaries for a long time.  After, we were able to teach the guy that we found about one week ago.  His name is Ediin.  He loves to talk about all of the old rappers like Tupac with me haha.  He's super cool.  We taught him about the Restoration and he loved it.  He told his brother and friends that they had to come and listen to us as well, and they all loved it, as well. After we went and talked to Geovanni, the guy that we poured his beer down the sink, and were able to check up on him and teach him about he gospel of Jesus Christ.  He's doing well and improving every single day.

Thursday.  Today we went and had a Moronita with the Elders from Forestal.  It was awesome! It was nice to be able to catch up with them.  After, we went and talked to a recent convert about her doubts and her questions.  It was a super spiritual lesson.  We talked about the importance of the covenant that we did with God when we got baptized.  After, we went and talked to Bladimer and his daughter about baptism and how they need to prepare themselves for their baptism.

Friday.  Today I had interchanges with Elder Moody )Riverton, Utah.= It was super awesome.  I learned a lot from him.  He's only got six more weeks in his mission.  We were able to visit the less-actives that we found the other day, and we taught his wife and daughter.  It was a pretty good lesson, and I really hope that they will be able to come back to church.  Also, we were able to talk to Eddi and we put a baptismal date on him.  He was really excited.  We asked him how he was going to be able to leave beer and stuff like that, and he was very positive about it and said that he doesn't feel the need to drink.  It was such a great lesson.

Saturday.  Today was the day of changes and man it was really stressful for me.  We were able to visit some converts. While we were talking to some investigators, we got a phone call from President and he told me that he needed me in the offices.  It's been really hard to baptize in the offices because we don't have a lot of time to contact.  Also, we are in the hardest sector in the mission.  But he told me that he trusts me and knows that we will be able to baptize.  The rest of the day we started saying bye to a lot of the members and investigators.

 Lots of good-byes!

Sunday.  Today we went to church, ate lunch, said bye to a couple people, and the rest of the day I was traveling to Quito!  Elder Copeland

Elder Copeland was excited to see a very good family friend's name on the Mission flag--Lauren LeFrandt.