SO!....things have changed quite a bit since last week. I have a new companion today. There were some ET's (emergency transfers) yesterday so now Elder O is my companion. I'm not exactly sure why, but I guess there were some issues in Elder Os's last area--though I don't understand why that should affect him over here. It's okay though because I really love Elder O. He was in my district in Newport Beach for a long time and he was even my district leader for a transfer so now he's my district leader again--And my companion :) Elder O was awesome and had lots of success in Anaheim so I learned a lot from him in the short time we were together. I hope everything goes well for him in his new area.
We had a good week despite this weekend. On Monday we taught L A and it was a great lesson on the Gospel. Then we had dinner with the M family--S, and his non-member parents. Tuesday we taught Bro. G and had a recent convert discussion with the R family. It was good because their home teachers, Bro. D and son, taught him with a ward missionary so we were just there for support and it was great. It's awesome when the ward will take over after a baptism and help the investigators get integrated quickly so that they don't depend on us for emotional or friendship support. It was interesting because Wednesday and Friday were both dinners with part-member families. It was good, but when we tried to challenge them to read the BOM and pray about it, neither family would accept the challenge--even the members didn't really support what we were trying to do. I guess if you are married to a non-member, there's a reason--not that that makes them bad people or anything.
Saturday we taught a less-active that is eligible to go to the Lake ward. He's 33 and something he does to make extra money is he makes light sabers. I'm not talking lame plastic ones from the store, I mean sabers that cost hundreds of dollars and have all this advanced technology and stuff. His engineer friend designed this sound board of hundreds of different sounds and they have this thing on it called an accelerator (or something) that can sense when the saber is moving and adjust the sound accordingly. It's pretty cool.
So yeah, last night we got the call and Elder Os packed up all his stuff, then I went with Elder M and N for a couple hours until I met up with Elder O. It's pretty crazy, but I'm okay with it and I'm excited for this transfer. I love you as much as all the transfers in the world, Elder Curtis
Monday, August 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The District
The district as I knew it (left to right): Elder Earl, Hunsaker, Nielsen, Chang, Bateman (arrived yesterday), Choi, Lew, Nuttel, me
Rachelle's Birthday (June 14th Email)
Today is transfers. Elder C is dying and Elder Os is replacing him. He's from Florida and he grew up speaking Spanish. I don't know much about him yet, but he's been out for about 14 months. Elder C is with us until tonight when we drop him off at the mission home. It's sad to see him go, I feel like he's a good friend now. It's always hard getting used to someone new, but it'll be good.
L A is doing well and plans to get baptized on Rachelle's birthday. O is doing well, but we don't have a date with him yet. Hopefully soon. The exciting thing of this week is that S M, who recently moved in, has a non-member mom who is interested in the gospel. He was baptized a year and a half ago and now his mom is becoming interested and even came to church the last two weeks. We taught her last night for the first time and we are eating dinner with them tonight. It's exciting and she seems pretty golden. Bro. M is Persian and as of yet isn't terribly interested. S is super cool though and he's not much older than me. Another lady that might be a really good potential is D A. She has a good member friend up in Northwood and I hear she's really interested, but not ready to talk to missionaries yet. So other than them, please pray that we can teach G M and sister E's friend and that F's parent's hearts may be softened to let her get baptized. Also that O recognizes an answer and has the courage/faith to be baptized.
It's been interesting to have Elder C finishing up. He had his departing interview on Friday, then went with the departing missionaries to the temple. He said goodbye to a lot of people yesterday, especially since they announced it in sacrament meeting and had him give a short talk. We couldn't see half the people he wanted to see. Maybe today we will see some of them after shopping.
Last night we ate with the one Spanish family in the ward. They are from Mexico and just got sealed in the temple on Saturday. It's so fun to have them and I'm so happy that they got sealed. Something really awesome I heard today at transfers is that a family from Harbor Hills is going to be baptized. The mom is already a member and was baptized not too long ago, but the husband and son, who were previously not too interested are getting baptized. They really wanted to go to one church as a family and were going to decide on a different one, but after Bishop N talked to them and gave them blessings they decided to keep going to the LDS church so it was really good news. They are the S family.
So I'll write again next week and tell you more. Things are going really well. I really like the area I'm in and don't mind staying :). Love you as much as all the missionaries that got transferred today (almost the whole mission!).
Elder Curtis
L A is doing well and plans to get baptized on Rachelle's birthday. O is doing well, but we don't have a date with him yet. Hopefully soon. The exciting thing of this week is that S M, who recently moved in, has a non-member mom who is interested in the gospel. He was baptized a year and a half ago and now his mom is becoming interested and even came to church the last two weeks. We taught her last night for the first time and we are eating dinner with them tonight. It's exciting and she seems pretty golden. Bro. M is Persian and as of yet isn't terribly interested. S is super cool though and he's not much older than me. Another lady that might be a really good potential is D A. She has a good member friend up in Northwood and I hear she's really interested, but not ready to talk to missionaries yet. So other than them, please pray that we can teach G M and sister E's friend and that F's parent's hearts may be softened to let her get baptized. Also that O recognizes an answer and has the courage/faith to be baptized.
It's been interesting to have Elder C finishing up. He had his departing interview on Friday, then went with the departing missionaries to the temple. He said goodbye to a lot of people yesterday, especially since they announced it in sacrament meeting and had him give a short talk. We couldn't see half the people he wanted to see. Maybe today we will see some of them after shopping.
Last night we ate with the one Spanish family in the ward. They are from Mexico and just got sealed in the temple on Saturday. It's so fun to have them and I'm so happy that they got sealed. Something really awesome I heard today at transfers is that a family from Harbor Hills is going to be baptized. The mom is already a member and was baptized not too long ago, but the husband and son, who were previously not too interested are getting baptized. They really wanted to go to one church as a family and were going to decide on a different one, but after Bishop N talked to them and gave them blessings they decided to keep going to the LDS church so it was really good news. They are the S family.
So I'll write again next week and tell you more. Things are going really well. I really like the area I'm in and don't mind staying :). Love you as much as all the missionaries that got transferred today (almost the whole mission!).
Elder Curtis
Friday, June 11, 2010
Pad Kra-Prow (June 7)
Wow, so I guess Elder C only has seven days left. That's so intense. I can only imagine what my emotions will be like my last week. We had a really good week. We weren't necessarily super successful, but it was good anyway.
We taught a guy named S M again this week, who's been a member a year and a half thanks to his girlfriend who's been a member two years. Anyway, this week he brought his mom to church who is not a member and she really liked it and wants to learn more so we're excited to teach her.
Sister C fed us three times last week since no one else signed up for those days. Monday she fed us at home. Tuesday she and her son took us out to eat at Spicey Thai and it was yummy. I got Pad Kra-Prow, if you know what that is Ross. Wednesday we taught F about tithing and fasting. We also did some service for a recent convert in the ward who is going through some hard times (Sister S).
We started teaching another member in the ward named Sister E this week and she said she has a friend who is interested in learning more so hopefully we'll teach them together this week. I hope that goes well. We also are going to teach Sister M this week after such a long time so I pray she will accept a baptismal date as well. Friday we taught two soon-to-be-actives, Sister H and Bro. M (separately), about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They were back to back lessons, but they both went really well.
We also tried to teach F and A, but they were a little too wild to learn much. I guess kids will be kids. Saturday we taught Az about baptisms for the dead, so hopefully her, the R's, and the U will start attending the temple soon, even if only for baptisms. We had another good talk with Bro. G this week, but he still didn't come to sacrament meeting--though he did bake a huge cake for break the fast. He has a testimony so it's tough not to see him coming.
I guess you know you're a missionary when you have a good friend who's older than your dad (it surprised me to learn he was that old--not that that's old or anything...:-) anyway, things are progressing and everything is good. Thanks for your continued support and letters. Ya'll're the best...if that's a word. Have a good week. Love you more than the lack of investigators we had at church.
Elder Curtis
We taught a guy named S M again this week, who's been a member a year and a half thanks to his girlfriend who's been a member two years. Anyway, this week he brought his mom to church who is not a member and she really liked it and wants to learn more so we're excited to teach her.
Sister C fed us three times last week since no one else signed up for those days. Monday she fed us at home. Tuesday she and her son took us out to eat at Spicey Thai and it was yummy. I got Pad Kra-Prow, if you know what that is Ross. Wednesday we taught F about tithing and fasting. We also did some service for a recent convert in the ward who is going through some hard times (Sister S).
We started teaching another member in the ward named Sister E this week and she said she has a friend who is interested in learning more so hopefully we'll teach them together this week. I hope that goes well. We also are going to teach Sister M this week after such a long time so I pray she will accept a baptismal date as well. Friday we taught two soon-to-be-actives, Sister H and Bro. M (separately), about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They were back to back lessons, but they both went really well.
We also tried to teach F and A, but they were a little too wild to learn much. I guess kids will be kids. Saturday we taught Az about baptisms for the dead, so hopefully her, the R's, and the U will start attending the temple soon, even if only for baptisms. We had another good talk with Bro. G this week, but he still didn't come to sacrament meeting--though he did bake a huge cake for break the fast. He has a testimony so it's tough not to see him coming.
I guess you know you're a missionary when you have a good friend who's older than your dad (it surprised me to learn he was that old--not that that's old or anything...:-) anyway, things are progressing and everything is good. Thanks for your continued support and letters. Ya'll're the best...if that's a word. Have a good week. Love you more than the lack of investigators we had at church.
Elder Curtis
She Believes The Church is True (June 1)
Hello, yesterday was memorial day so I get to write to you today. I don't have much time, but at least I get to write.
On Monday we had a lesson with L A and we watched Joseph Smith prophet of the restoration with her. It was really good and I think it helped, but she is still getting used to things. She did say however that she believes the church is true. I hope her talk with her father went well this week and that she can go ahead with being baptized.
Tuesday we taught the Bs about the word of wisdom and tithing/fasting. Friday we watched the Testaments with F and she got a little bored by the end of it, but I think she secretly liked it. Thursday I went on exchanges again in Northwood and worked with Elder H this time. It was a good day, but most of the appointments fell through.
Saturday we had a fun lesson with the R family at Bro. B's home and had their home teachers there as well. On Sunday we got to teach the youth during the third hour for the combined lesson. We talked about missionary work and had them do some role play of teaching a Preach My Gospel principle. It was pretty fun. That night we got to teach the U family again who are starting to come back to church. They are super nice and it's fun answering their questions and helping them prepare to go to the temple.
Yesterday was a really good p-day. Despite my laundry card not working, we had a good day playing ultimate Frisbee as a district, then having lunch together. I finally got the apartment cleaned too so that felt really good. We ate with the C family who are the ones to make sure we always get fed by coordinating our dinner calendar. It was a good day.
Hope all of you are doing just as well. Keep sending letters so I have to keep sorting my huge piles of mail laying around :). Thanks for all you do. I love you as much as all the bumps from my rash the grass gave me and a few other elders yesterday during ultimate. Elder Curtis
On Monday we had a lesson with L A and we watched Joseph Smith prophet of the restoration with her. It was really good and I think it helped, but she is still getting used to things. She did say however that she believes the church is true. I hope her talk with her father went well this week and that she can go ahead with being baptized.
Tuesday we taught the Bs about the word of wisdom and tithing/fasting. Friday we watched the Testaments with F and she got a little bored by the end of it, but I think she secretly liked it. Thursday I went on exchanges again in Northwood and worked with Elder H this time. It was a good day, but most of the appointments fell through.
Saturday we had a fun lesson with the R family at Bro. B's home and had their home teachers there as well. On Sunday we got to teach the youth during the third hour for the combined lesson. We talked about missionary work and had them do some role play of teaching a Preach My Gospel principle. It was pretty fun. That night we got to teach the U family again who are starting to come back to church. They are super nice and it's fun answering their questions and helping them prepare to go to the temple.
Yesterday was a really good p-day. Despite my laundry card not working, we had a good day playing ultimate Frisbee as a district, then having lunch together. I finally got the apartment cleaned too so that felt really good. We ate with the C family who are the ones to make sure we always get fed by coordinating our dinner calendar. It was a good day.
Hope all of you are doing just as well. Keep sending letters so I have to keep sorting my huge piles of mail laying around :). Thanks for all you do. I love you as much as all the bumps from my rash the grass gave me and a few other elders yesterday during ultimate. Elder Curtis
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