First week done with Elder Shum. And let me tell you, it was a pretty stellar week. So Tuesday was transfers and Elder Carr dropped off Elder Shum and took Elder Orr. And then there were two. So first day we went out and door knocked off the start. And that actually went pretty good. Elder Shum is willing to jump right in it, and its been so great to see.
Wednesday we had district council with our new beast district. Then after we saw a lot of people and then had lessons with our friends Anna and then Theo. So pretty beast day. Then on Thursday we had two amazing lessons with our friends John and then our friend Will. Then after we knocked doors which was super beast. Then we went to visit some members and past people being taught. Friday was probably my biggest struggle day in the mission. Elder Shum hadn't broken in his shoes and got this huge blisters. So our mission nurse grounded us for the day. So we studied, literally all day. And then called a ton of people until we called everyone possible. But that evening we had a dinner with a family in the ward. And then after that we had our Samoan Bible Study. Now I was able to bring a Samoan with me so that was nice. But with that, I'm now the only white person in the room. But it was good and then after they made us eat more food. KFC to be exact.
Saturday was our grind day. We had a lesson in the morning at the chapel with our friends Gihad and Tom. That went super beast. Then after we had a service where we put down heaps of mulch and then planted trees. Pretty fun service not gonna lie. After that we saw some more friends and later in the evening we had a lesson with our friend Stephen. And to close the night, the park by has had heaps of food trucks, so you know we had to stop by. 10/10 it was so good.
Then Sunday we had church and most of the ward was gone so Elder Shum didn't get to meet too many people. Then we had our weekly planning which went awhile. Had to walk Elder Shum through everyone. Then we had some visits and went to the Neave's for dinner. Very classy, we had our non alcoholic red and white wine (just sparkling cider but dang was it fancy. Video on my google photos.) Then we ate heaps of good food. So I went home happy happy.
A little spiritual thought I had was just that no one said following Jesus Christ would be easy, just that it would be worth it. If we have our eyes on him, then we can't get lost in the bad and negative things of life.
Well everyone, I hope you have a great week. As always, thank you for everything. Today I hit 11 months, so I'll see you all in just over a year. Love you all, talk to you next week!
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| Proud Dad |
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| At the food trucks |
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| Elder Shum |
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| Lunch with the district |
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| Good food |
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