Transfer 2 Week 4

So this week has been pretty chill but as usual we have been working hard and having fun. If y'all would like I would love to tell you all about it. Ok I will. So if you didn't know the whole country is kind of going through a big snow-storm, and it already snows a lot in Utah, so if you add those two together you get a lot of snow. The day it started really snowing hard we were on our way home for dinner, and we live by some really big hills. Our car was doing fine, we have four wheel drive and it's relatively heavy with five of us in it so we have pretty good traction, but the five or so cars that were stuck on this one hill were not like that. Well we decided a snow-storm was the perfect time to do some service! So we parked, hopped out, and pushed cars up a snowy hill until they got enough speed to go on their own, but some couldn’t make it. Like this one lady who’s house was like 200 or so feet away and she couldn't get there, so we got her to her driveway. Or this older gentleman whose car couldn't make it so he just turned around and started down the hill; well he lost most of the little control he had and slid and almost hit a car parked on the street and then jumped a curb and tore up some grass. The lady who lived there was very kind about it and she moved the car on the street and got her sons who were visiting to come out and help us shovel him a little path and push him back onto the street. So that was exciting.

We also are making and editing this video for the mission to post on facebook. It's pretty much the best thing I have ever seen, and it's not even done yet! So we have these really cool clips of Elder Gray, track star, running in the snow in slow motion and I know that sounds cheesy but it's actually so cool. Hopefully we don't get too famous or anything.  Just doing all the good things out here on the mission you know.

We also had a couple of zoom meetings with President McConkie, one of the Counselors to the Mission President. He was teaching us how to become better teachers. Yes teaching about teaching. But it was great and we have been trying out some of the stuff he has taught us. We focused a lot on asking what we call inspired questions. That's a question that makes the person really ponder and think back on their own experiences and will hopefully open their hearts to our message.

OH YEAH a few weeks ago (I forgot to mention this) I found a pair of $120 slippers at ROSS for like $25 so you know I bought them.

We also went to a track the other morning to work out and it was really snowy and we had to hop a fence to get in. Well in my mind I thought, "oh this is easy! I can hop this no problem" and I rushed the fence and cut my hand and it hurt :( But I'm healing and I think I will be ok; prayers are appreciated though. We did run on the track in the snow. That was something new.  And Elder Gray lapped us like thirty times.

There is also this family from Honduras that we have been teaching who is so funny. We always laugh and have a really good time with them. Well the Mom and two kids have been so down to get baptized, but the Dad said he wanted some more time. Well this last week he said that he now felt ready and that he wants to be baptized with his family. So that is very fantastic.

Well I don't know what else to write, so I'm just gonna throw in some fun pictures and stuff.

Icicle on church building

 

A snowman that started leaning from all the falling snow

 

quick quote from the office: And I always say, "Michael, take two steps back and stare at the icicle from the side." And he's like, "no, I like the way they look from standing directly underneath them." It was only a matter of time.

Elders Gray, Piñeres and I with Scooby Doo Fruit Snacks

 

 

 

Well I love you all and I will see you next week :)

-Elder Golden