Well this week was super busy on Tuesday we went to Kingston to make Zone shirts! Then after we went on exchanges with Nappanee! It was a back to back exchange, which was pretty fun. Elder Richards and I worked here on Wednesday, and we were able to do some country style missionary work, doing service on the farm. He is dead scared of horses, which was funny, because we were pouring concrete in the barn yard where the horses are, yet they didn't stay around too long. So we poured the concrete for the horses to walk on instead of their waste. Then we ran out of concrete so we had a chance to talk to his brother who isn't a member and also feed some horses, which was fun to watch Elder Richards feed apples to! But anyways by the end of the service he was out in a horse pen, playing with the colt and laughing so hard. It was good to see him lighten up and smile, He is making himself struggle poor guy! But then we were able to teach some good lessons and I also got to really understand him better! Then the next day was District meeting, which was way fun. We did a real play of teaching people with the Book of Mormon. Half of us were given a note card with a person on it and their life story and what they needed to hear from the Book of Mormon! So as the missionary we had to ask inspired questions to find out a little about them and then had to apply the Book of Mormon to them! It was hard, but fun! Then after evaluation we put it into practice and went into the field for 45 min contacting with a Book of Mormon in hand! I believe there were 3 copies given out during this period. then after the District meeting I had a chance to go to napannee and serve with Elder Cameron! Elder Cameron is a "consecrated missionary" but still has some struggles as everyone of us do tell the day we go home then we have a whole new can of struggles. We had a chance to walk the streets of Avril Lavigne , contacting downtown led us to meet some pretty strange people but Elder Cameron made it fun! The we met with their baptisimal date Rudi who was so fun! He is an older guy who is just getting his life in order and searching for answers in is extra large print Book of Mormon! Then we met with a struggling recent convert who was funny as can be! If only the mosquitoes were not present for our lesson! She is struggling with her husband who doesn't seem to support her too much for joining the church! Then on Friday I was back in my area where we had a great weekly planning and then off again to appointments and service! Then came Sunday, we had Brenda come for her second week in a row and she is getting really excited for her baptism this weekend! Her interview is going to be on Wednesday night! But yeah so it was a crazy busy week with a wonderful finish its so great to see people excited to be baptized and progressing so well to it, also the branch getting excited for one as well! But yeah that is my week in a nut shell! Life is going great I am hoping to finish off out here, I love being out of the city! Less souls I am in charge of the less stressful it is! Haha! Well i love y'all so much and make it a great week!
Love,
Elder Derek Allen
