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

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