This week seems like it didn't really happen. What do I mean? All the days have blurred together. It has felt like one really long day. It's getting hot. It was 95 degrees today. And it's not even considered summer yet. I might die. I chug so much water every day. I might die. It stays warm at night too. It leveled out at roughly 75 degrees in the nighttime here. Too warm. And the wind? It's also hot. I didn't know wind could be warm like that, but I don't know....this is the desert. This is how it is. The heat is starting to be visible on the roads and sidewalks. 🔥
Otherwise, I am doing fine. My companion and I have been tired lately. The heat makes a big difference. I'll hit the bed between 9:45 and 10:30 most nights, and before I know it BAM it's 6:30. No covers needed. At least we have ac and ceiling fans.
We've been working and working. We had a new person at church and she has been taking the lessons. We have had many return appointments with people we have been finding and the teaching pool grows every day. Majority of people are not home or tell us to go away a second time, but diligence and perseverance make a huge difference. I'm excited to see where this transfer is headed.
So...I'm going to go on a tangent that may make me and my district look bad. My current district leader is 21 months out, and is more familiar with the policies of the last mission president. He was transferred here not too long ago from Preach Springs and Havasupai Falls. So...the Grand Canyon. The rules are different over there apparently too. So our district has been doing things like having district council/meeting at a members homes, which previous had been allowed, or going to certain areas on p-days to do shopping, or whatever else. Well, because of this, which to us we thought was allowed and not against the rules...well now they are. So the joke in our district now is that we have been really good at making rules for the whole mission. Go us!
We're still working with those families. It has been a slow slow slow process this last week though. Everybody is at different levels of progression, and it has been tough to meet with them...but we're making it work somehow. We also had a few first lessons too. Typically when we meet people for the first time, they are busy, so we teach them something simple and leave them with a pamphlet or a Book of Mormon for them to read or do before our actual next appointment. Well, we've finally been able to teach some people, and it has been a good feeling. It is a good feeling one gets in the heart when one feels like they are fulfilling their purpose. And they've accepted next appointments too. Woot!
The Book of Mormon is so awesome. Everyone should read it. Captain Moroni is my favorite hero in the Book of Mormon I think. You should all read the Book of Mormon.
Alma 48
17 Yea, verily,verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.
That's about it for now. Still workin! Still tired!
Elder Moore
Pictures: we went to Boulder City last p-day to visit some antique stores and go bowling (it's in our zone) and I saw this Predator. I found an Alien inside the actual store but didn't have time to get a picture. the other picture is me using duct tape to fix a tear in my pants. Another is a bracelet a member made me. It's cow-bone beads, leather straps, and a wolf charm. Aaaaaaaaaand weed lotion.
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