Yo famalia...
This week was a really up and down week. We taught the most since I have been in this area, which is awesome. We taught 15 lessons... But on the flip side of that, we had a total of 15 lessons cancel on us this week. Super frustrating. But it is all good. We have a week now to just strickly work in our area and get some work done. The bad part is, we may be out of a car. Since we have to drive so much, we are kind of out of gas money. Which means that we may be walking for a little bit and saving our car for the super far trips. Oh well...
We did have some really positive things happen this week. Kirby, our investigator up in the Columbia Valley Branch, is still good to go for her baptism on the 25th. We haven't been able to have much contact with her, but we are really going to make a stronger effort this week to have daily contact..
This week we also taught an investigator named Elizabeth. It is the second lesson that I have taught her. Both lessons went really good, but there was a gap of about a month in between the lessons. So we are trying to meet with her more often. We meet with her again tomorrow. She has really really good comments and concerns. She didn't accept a baptismal date, the next step she wants to take is prayer, then after that when she recieves her answer she said the next step she wants to take is to be baptized.
We have had some trainings recently from our mission president and his assistants, that I feel have really helped our teaching ability. Instead of having to ask people to be baptized, they recognize that is exactly what they need to do...
Elder Gelwix and I are doing really good together. There has been a lot of goals that we have set that we are doing really well with. Plus we get along really good which is a bonus. He actually reminds me exactly of Brett Welker. It is pretty funny. I tell Elder Gelwix that all the time and it bugs him. But whatever, they are really similar! So if you want to imagine who my companion is, imagine Brett, except he has blonde hair... But very similar people
His Dad is getting Set apart as a mission President sometime this week which is kind of cool. He will be Zach Slater's mission president! haha In Fresno California....
B.C. is getting so much rain right now it is rediculous. All the rivers are way higher and even flooding at places. We went for a bike ride the other day for our morning work out, and we were riding basically through straight water where the path was supposed to be. Everyone out here says this year and last year is way more than they normally get. But who knows. It is kind of nice though, it isn't to hot, and we get to take off our jackets!
Katie, that is awesome that you ran a marathon, good for you! I am definitely not ever going to do one, so I am glad that one of us did! 4 hours and 30 minutes. That is about how long it takes for me to run 1 mile. So we are both on a good pace...
Mom and Dad, it sounds like your trip was pretty awesome. That is weird that the food wasn't any good. I thought that is what cruises are good for?? maybe not. hmm weird. That is good that Holly is able to stay in that ward. Is the house that she is moving into brand new? Because I don't remember one that was right next door to her? Maybe I am just wrong. Who knows...
But yeah, I don't know if there is much more for me to say, but I love you all and miss you.
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Elder T. Dastrup
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