This week was less stellar than last week, but it was still a super fun week.
Tuesday we had supper with Bishop Palmer and his family. It was pretty sweet. After that we went and knocked a few doors, and went home. Nothing too exciting.
Wednesday was pretty fun. We had interviews with President Pattison. He's an awesome guy. It was a good chat. After that we went and did some street contacting and knocked some doors. It was pretty good. Then we went to Soda Jerks with Elders Hubner and Bullock. It was awesome. I love Soda Jerks. I'm definitely going to miss that place when I'm gone. After that we were going to have a lesson with the Robanskes, but they weren't available. Sad, eh? It was a decent day.
Thursday was fun. We had district meeting in the morning. After that I did some My Plan. Yes, it was the dating and marriage section... it was interesting. After that we went on exchanges with the Ellerslie Elders. Elder Johnston came with Elder Lara and I. It was awesome. We had a ton of fun, and we got quite a lot done. Nothing super amazing, but it was good.
Friday was good. We had a pretty decent morning, and then we went and got Elder Woodruff and Richens and went to Soda Jerks for lunch.... again. It's so good! After lunch, Elder Woodruff, Lara, and I did some weekly planning. It was pretty good, and then we went and knocked some doors and had supper. It was pretty good. Then, later that night we went on ANOTHER exchange with the Zone Leaders. Elder Bonny came with Elder Lara and I. Yes, Elder Bonny is also from Elk Ridge. We finally got the Ridge Boys together! Haha. It was awesome.
Saturday was awesome. Elder Bonny is a stud. We went trail contacting in the morning. Surprisingly enough, there were actually people on the trail! It was cold and snowy, but we went anyway, and there happened to be people. It was awesome. Then we went to the Gurdwara and got lunch. After lunch we went and contacted a few potentials and knocked doors along the way. It was pretty good. We were out doing that in the cold for a couple hours. It was awesome. I love the cold! After supper we had a lesson with the Robanskes, and then exchanged back. It was an awesome day.
Sunday was good. Magnus and Izaak were confirmed! Magnus got the Aaronic priesthood as well. It was an awesome day. After church we went and knocked a few doors and then went to supper with the Kenworthys. Then we knocked some more doors... it was pretty good. We found a few potentials. It was a good day!
Monday was awesome. We were going to go to the MCC, but craziness happened. We got a call from the assistants in the morning telling Elder Woodruff to pass his bags. He got sent to Leduc with Elder Johnston. Super weird. Later in the day we got Elder Rousseau. For my last two weeks of my mission I'll have another companion! Pretty sweet, eh? We had a sweet lesson with Skye later in the evening. It was awesome. It was a super sweet day!
This week was really good. I love being here in Canada. I'm going to miss it a ton when I leave. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. I wouldn't be knocking doors in the cold in Alberta if I didn't know it! I love how the gospel can change lives for the better. It's amazing!
Love you all!
Elder Rusty Lofthouse
I forgot a quote last week, so you get 2 this week!
If there are no demons within, the demons outside cannot hurt us.
-African Proverb
We grow by great dreams. All big men are dreamers.
-Woodrow Wilson
Monday, November 28, 2016
Email from Elder Lofthouse 11/15/16 Temple Day!
This week was incredible! I loved it! On Tuesday we went to launchpad. It's a trampoline park that's owned by a member here in Hillview. It was awesome. After that we played sports, and then we had supper at the Halliwells. It was really good. After that we went and knocked some doors, and then exchanged with mandarin.
Wednesday was good. Elder Yu was with us. It was a good day. We had a lesson with Shawn, but he wasn't able to make it. So we went and did some language study, and then we had lunch and went and bus contacted. It was awesome. We had supper with the Wrights, and then we went and walked around a bit. It was a good day.
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| Us with Magnus and Izaak |
Thursday was awesome! We had a lesson set up with Ayan, but she wasn't home. After that we had ZTM. Which was really weird, because it was my last ZTM. Weird eh? Also that day, I got my flight plans. So it was a really weird day for me. It was good, though. After ZTM we went and had a lesson and a meal with Nivee and Atul. It was awesome, and then after that we went back to the church for the baptism of Magnus and Izaak. It was awesome. There were so many people that came to support them, it was incredible! It was an awesome night.
Friday was awesome as well. We had a lesson with Shawn. As it was remembrance day, we read Alma 46 with him. It was awesome. Right after that we went to Tim Hortons and had a lesson with Mizan, a new investigator. He wanted us to bring him a bible, and we talked about the Plan of Salvation and gave him a Book of Mormon as well. It was an awesome lesson. We had lunch, and then we went and visited Brother Blanchet. That was awesome as well. We listened to the talk "To whom shall we go" by Elder Ballard. It was so fun! After that we went and stopped by Ayan again, but she wasn't there. Sadly. Then we went and had supper with Sister Gregson. It was awesome, we had some super good Chinese food. Then we went and had a lesson with the Robanskes. It was an awesome day!
Saturday we were on exchanges. Elder Richens came with Elder Lara and I. We had an interesting day. We went bus contacting and street contacting and tracting and all that stuff. We had supper with the Carters. It was awesome. I love the Carters. It was a pretty good day.
Sunday was awesome. We had meetings the whole time before church, and then we had church. Then we had a potluck after church.... yeah. It was pretty good. The Guzmans came! They're a less active family we were working with in our last area. It was awesome. I loved it. At the end of the day we stopped by Fong, but she wasn't home. It was a pretty good evening.
Monday was crazy. And kind of boring. We had to get our apartment sprayed for cockroaches.... not fun. So we prepped it and then we had to wait to let the exterminator in, but he was about 3 hours late... not fun. Again. Then we had supper with the Baldersons, which was a lot of fun! We had a good time knocking on doors, and met 3 people who want us back. Cool, eh?
This morning we went to the Temple. I love the Temple. I hope that everyone who has a chance to go on a regular basis goes regularly. It is a wonderful place to learn and find answers to your questions.
Have a great week!
Elder Rusty Lofthouse
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Email from Elder Lofthouse 11/8/16 It's Not Over Until We Win
This week was pretty sweet. We had some really good conversations with people. We met a lot of interesting people as well...
Tuesday was good. We had supper at the Bennetts. After that we were going to have a lesson with Skye, but she cancelled. So we stopped by a few people. It was pretty okay. Nothing super exciting.
Wednesday was fun. We had a lesson with Shawn in the morning. We read some of the Book of Mormon with him. It was awesome. In the afternoon we went to Brother Joseph's place to help him take some leaves. It was pretty sweet. He's a really cool guy. After that we went and did some of the My Plan program. It's not the most exciting thing ever. After that we stopped by some potentials. We had supper, and then we went and tried by some more people. It was alright.
Thursday was awesome. We had district meeting, and then we went and walked around and knocked a few doors. It was pretty good, and we ran into a former investigator who said we could come back. So that was cool. Then we went to the Gurdwara to set up a time to volunteer. There was a little bit of a language barrier, but we are able to go whenever we want! It's gonna be fun. After that we walked to supper with the Becks. It was awesome. After that we had coordination Meeting, and then we went home. It was a good day.
Friday was fun. We had another lesson with Shawn. We talked about priesthood blessings. It was a really sweet lesson. After that we did our weekly planning. Which isn't too exciting. But it's necessary. Then we bussed to the farthest corner of our area and knocked some doors. It was awesome! Then we bussed back to supper and then walked home. All in all, it was a good day.
Saturday was fun. We bussed to the far end of our area again, and then we walked across our area knocking on doors and talking to people. It was pretty sweet. We talked to a lot of cool people. After all of that we had supper at the Harris' and then we went and taught the first three lessons to the Bruce Family. Three of the kids are getting baptized this Thursday. It's gonna be awesome!
Sunday was the North America Central area broadcast. It was really good. I was also able to meet with President Pattison and renew my temple recommend. After that we went to the top of our area and had a really interesting time knocking on doors. We met some weird people..... it was awesome. That's basically all we did that day.
Monday was stellar. We had a lesson with Shawn in the morning. We taught about prayer, and it was awesome. After lunch we went to the MCC Thrift Store with the Ellerslie Elders. It was a lot of fun. After that we had a lesson with Nivee and Atul, and then the Spanish Elders brought another guy that speaks Hindi, and we got to teach him as well. After supper we had another lesson with the Bruce Family. We finished the lessons, and they're good to go for Thursday. I'm so excited! Woohoo!
This week was really weird. We had nothing going for us, but we kept on working. We might not have found anyone new to teach this week, but we have a whole bunch of people who are progressing. Even if our efforts don't yield anything at the moment, the effort you put in will always come back and you will always reap the rewards. I know that's true.
Have a good week!
Loves
Elder Rusty Lofthouse
If you're already great, be better.
-Taylor, a drunk lady I met in Yellowknife
Tuesday was good. We had supper at the Bennetts. After that we were going to have a lesson with Skye, but she cancelled. So we stopped by a few people. It was pretty okay. Nothing super exciting.
Wednesday was fun. We had a lesson with Shawn in the morning. We read some of the Book of Mormon with him. It was awesome. In the afternoon we went to Brother Joseph's place to help him take some leaves. It was pretty sweet. He's a really cool guy. After that we went and did some of the My Plan program. It's not the most exciting thing ever. After that we stopped by some potentials. We had supper, and then we went and tried by some more people. It was alright.
Thursday was awesome. We had district meeting, and then we went and walked around and knocked a few doors. It was pretty good, and we ran into a former investigator who said we could come back. So that was cool. Then we went to the Gurdwara to set up a time to volunteer. There was a little bit of a language barrier, but we are able to go whenever we want! It's gonna be fun. After that we walked to supper with the Becks. It was awesome. After that we had coordination Meeting, and then we went home. It was a good day.
Friday was fun. We had another lesson with Shawn. We talked about priesthood blessings. It was a really sweet lesson. After that we did our weekly planning. Which isn't too exciting. But it's necessary. Then we bussed to the farthest corner of our area and knocked some doors. It was awesome! Then we bussed back to supper and then walked home. All in all, it was a good day.
Saturday was fun. We bussed to the far end of our area again, and then we walked across our area knocking on doors and talking to people. It was pretty sweet. We talked to a lot of cool people. After all of that we had supper at the Harris' and then we went and taught the first three lessons to the Bruce Family. Three of the kids are getting baptized this Thursday. It's gonna be awesome!
Sunday was the North America Central area broadcast. It was really good. I was also able to meet with President Pattison and renew my temple recommend. After that we went to the top of our area and had a really interesting time knocking on doors. We met some weird people..... it was awesome. That's basically all we did that day.
Monday was stellar. We had a lesson with Shawn in the morning. We taught about prayer, and it was awesome. After lunch we went to the MCC Thrift Store with the Ellerslie Elders. It was a lot of fun. After that we had a lesson with Nivee and Atul, and then the Spanish Elders brought another guy that speaks Hindi, and we got to teach him as well. After supper we had another lesson with the Bruce Family. We finished the lessons, and they're good to go for Thursday. I'm so excited! Woohoo!
This week was really weird. We had nothing going for us, but we kept on working. We might not have found anyone new to teach this week, but we have a whole bunch of people who are progressing. Even if our efforts don't yield anything at the moment, the effort you put in will always come back and you will always reap the rewards. I know that's true.
Have a good week!
Loves
Elder Rusty Lofthouse
If you're already great, be better.
-Taylor, a drunk lady I met in Yellowknife
Friday, November 4, 2016
Email from Elder Lofthouse 11/1/16 Posterity
This week was pretty cool. Transfers happened, which is always exciting. My newest companion is a super cool guy.
Tuesday we got transfer calls. As you know, Elder Lara and I are training! That means I'll have been training for the last 18 weeks of my mission. Pretty neat, eh? It was a crazy day. We had a lesson set up with the Bruce family, but they weren't home. It was kinda sad. All in all it was a pretty good day, though.
Wednesday we drove to the Riverbend Stake Centre for the trainers meeting. It was pretty good. The best part was when we got to meet out Greenie. His name is Elder Woodruff. Elder Woodruff is a pretty stellar guy. He's from Innisfail, which is about 20 minutes south of Red Deer. He is currently waiting for a visa to go to Guam. So that's neat! The other cool part is that Elder Hubner is training as well! Somebody I trained is training, so that's super cool. I'll attach the posterity picture at the end. It was a lot of fun. After transfers, we went and dropped of his stuff at the apartment. Then we set up his iPad, had a lesson with Nivee and Atul, and then we had supper with the Hinmans. It was really good! I don't think we did anything else amazing in the evening.
Thursday was awesome. We had district meeting in the morning, which was good. After that we had to drive Elder Cheng to the Coronation Park apartment. His companion spent a few days in the hospital, so Elder Cheng was with Ellerslie. We dropped him off, and then we went back, did 12 week and My Plan, and then we went and had supper with Nivee and Atul. It was awesome. We went to coordination Meeting after that. It was a good day.
Friday was interesting. We did our studies, and then we did some weekly planning. It was rather boring... after that we went and knocked a few doors With Brother Joseph. It was awesome. We met a lady named Kara who said we could come back! It was awesome. After that we went back to the church to put in some records into the Areabook Planner app. It takes forever to put stuff in, but it's gonna be a good thing to have once everything is put in, but it sucks putting it in. After that we had supper with the Gateway YSA elders, and then did splits with them. Elder Lara and I took Elder Bullock to visit Judy and Clyde, but they weren't home. so we knocked a few doors. It was pretty good. We stopped by Carlos afterwards, and we got in! It was awesome. He's a super cool guy. It was an awesome day.
Saturday was good. In the afternoon we went and helped a lady move into the Ward, and then we went and had a lesson with Brother Blanchet. It was awesome. He's a cool guy. After that we ate supper with the Steeds, and then we had a lesson with the Robanskes. It was a really fun day!
Sunday was great. We had Ward Council, and then we had church. I loved church. It was the primary presentation!! It was awesome. After church we had supper with Sister Randeau, and some of her friends. It was really good. Then we walked across the area to go visit Fong, but she wasn't home, so we walked home.
Monday was Halloween! We went and volunteered at the MCC Thrift Store. It was awesome. We had supper with the Andersons. Their family tradition is pizza and candy for Halloween supper.... haha. It was awesome. We had to be in early because it was Halloween. So nothing else happened.
This week was awesome. I love it here in the Canada. I know that this church is true, and that Jesus Christ is our savior.
Loves!
Elder Rusty Lofthouse
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
-Japanese Proverb
Tuesday we got transfer calls. As you know, Elder Lara and I are training! That means I'll have been training for the last 18 weeks of my mission. Pretty neat, eh? It was a crazy day. We had a lesson set up with the Bruce family, but they weren't home. It was kinda sad. All in all it was a pretty good day, though.
Wednesday we drove to the Riverbend Stake Centre for the trainers meeting. It was pretty good. The best part was when we got to meet out Greenie. His name is Elder Woodruff. Elder Woodruff is a pretty stellar guy. He's from Innisfail, which is about 20 minutes south of Red Deer. He is currently waiting for a visa to go to Guam. So that's neat! The other cool part is that Elder Hubner is training as well! Somebody I trained is training, so that's super cool. I'll attach the posterity picture at the end. It was a lot of fun. After transfers, we went and dropped of his stuff at the apartment. Then we set up his iPad, had a lesson with Nivee and Atul, and then we had supper with the Hinmans. It was really good! I don't think we did anything else amazing in the evening.
Thursday was awesome. We had district meeting in the morning, which was good. After that we had to drive Elder Cheng to the Coronation Park apartment. His companion spent a few days in the hospital, so Elder Cheng was with Ellerslie. We dropped him off, and then we went back, did 12 week and My Plan, and then we went and had supper with Nivee and Atul. It was awesome. We went to coordination Meeting after that. It was a good day.
Saturday was good. In the afternoon we went and helped a lady move into the Ward, and then we went and had a lesson with Brother Blanchet. It was awesome. He's a cool guy. After that we ate supper with the Steeds, and then we had a lesson with the Robanskes. It was a really fun day!
Sunday was great. We had Ward Council, and then we had church. I loved church. It was the primary presentation!! It was awesome. After church we had supper with Sister Randeau, and some of her friends. It was really good. Then we walked across the area to go visit Fong, but she wasn't home, so we walked home.
Monday was Halloween! We went and volunteered at the MCC Thrift Store. It was awesome. We had supper with the Andersons. Their family tradition is pizza and candy for Halloween supper.... haha. It was awesome. We had to be in early because it was Halloween. So nothing else happened.
Loves!
Elder Rusty Lofthouse
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
-Japanese Proverb
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