Monday was pretty normal, we helped one of the members in our ward move in the middle of the day, and then went to the church and we had some good basketball going on! It was really fun! Then it was New Years Eve so we went to Burger King for dinner and then back to our apartment because we were supposed to be in by 6. So I did a puzzle and enjoyed the night!
Tuesday we had district council and other than that it was a normal day of proselyting! Elder Lewis and I had some time to find people to teach and we got in a door or two! It was a good day, and we had a dinner with the Kearns and they are some good people!! They take good care of us! Tuesday night the assistants showed up to do an exchange with us, so that was fun!
On Wednesday I was with Elder Pinter, who was my last zone leader! He is a cool dude, and we went up to a small town at the top of our area. We had a lot of fun in this town called Lodi. And we saw like 5 bald eagles all at once so that was pretty neat! We talked to some good people but nothing super promising.. so then we had dinner and went back because Elder Pinter had to leave pretty early! It was a really fun day! I love Elder Pinter!
Thursday we had exchanges with the Hmong elders, and I was with Elder Giddings all day! It was really cool because we had known each other a year ago in Green Bay and hadn't seen each other since! So it was really cool to spend time with an old friend again! We had a ton of success too! We taught like 3 lessons and then found a bunch of new people! It was sweet!
Friday we had MLC, so all day was in a meeting and driving. Then we had dinner with the Hash's and they are a great family! Other than that it was pretty normal!
Saturday was probably one of the most awkward days of my entire mission. So we were just doing normal missionary work for most of the day. But weird things happened. For example, our appointment with the Tai family, the mom wasn't there but the kids were with their Grandma. So they called their mom and she said just do it without me. So it was us, a member and the two kids. Then Grandma was in the back but didn't come join us. So it made things really weird.... also we called someone by the wrong name and that was weird... but anyways, it was a good day, just really weird!
Sunday we had 2 hour church so that was odd. But it was good! Church felt short and I wanted a 3rd hour back! But I am sure that it was good for all of us, I for sure was focused the entire time! I hope you all enjoyed the experience as well! Then for our dinner we texted them to ask what time they wanted us to come over, and turns out that the text they sent us didn't come through. So we decided we would just eat at the apartment since we hadn't gotten a reply, and right as we were saying a prayer to break the fast the member called and was like, "are you close?" And we didn't know we were supposed to show up... so the awkward situations continue... but they were nice about it and it was all good!
I hope you all had a great week, and that it was a little less awkward than mine lol! To end on a high note, let me share a quick thought with you. Do you believe Christ? Or do you only believe in Christ? This is a concept I learned a while ago, but I love it. To truly believe Christ is to do more than just believe he died for you, it is to do what he taught. Believe what he said and act accordingly! I love Jesus Christ and the opportunity I have to testify of Him daily!
Elder Reynolds
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