09/28/2009 - Week 20

Nathan and Elder Queen

It has been a crazy week! It started with meeting with the nonmember friend, Lauren (from last weeks letter) on Monday. I gave the baptismal invite on the first lesson like a good obedient missionary and goofed it up bad. It was my first lesson with members present. Luckily the spirit was very strong, and she let us come back and teach her on Friday. She also went to the Relief Society Broadcast. That is really exciting! She is living out of the Mission, except for on the weekends, when she is here taking care of her Grandparents. We will keep teaching her on the weekends.
To continue, Wednesday, I was on exchanges with Elder Tuipulotu and got to drive in his area. That was fun!!!... until we had to fill up with gas and he put in diesel. oops. Goofy, green ,New Zealander Elder. Then, on Thursday ,I gave myself a hair cut to 3/4 inch. After, I asked Elder Queen to clean up the back hairline with the buzzer. He took it and buzzed off a line of hair up to my ear line. WHAT... so Elder Tuipulotu worked really hard to tapper it. Long story short, I have really short hair, now. Then, I went on exchanges in my area with Elder Hill on Saturday. Oh, and my bike is making strange sounds. Today, I just went to the bike shop and got it checked out. They say something is stripped and it will cost me 70 dollars to fix it. EXCITING WEEK!!! I love the people we are working with, but it is tough not having much to do. I will be happy with whatever happens.

09/21/2009 - Week 19

Thanks for your prayers! We had some good success this week. We were teaching a brief lesson on the restoration at a dinner appointment and commited each of them to pray and look for opportunities to share the gospel with one person. One of the girls, who we thought was a member of the family, was actually a nonmember friend, who was living with them. We invited her to hear our lessons, she accepted. We will be teaching her today! We also, taught the first lesson to a gay rights activist, we didn't know it at the time. Lets just say, we got to the end of the lesson, and he let us know how horrible he thought our church was. We also got to start teaching a 21 year old, less active guy. He is working to gain his testimony. Things are good! Thanks again! I love the warm weather, most of the time. Somedays, it is kinda hot to be biking, but what ever. Elder Queen likes to keep our apartment a refrigerator, so i enjoy the warm outside. I think I am a little like you, Mom; you would love it out here!

09/14/2009 - Week 18

Elders at the Orange Zoo

We went to the tiny Orange zoo, today. A member in Orange 2nd drives the little train there, and he got us on it for free. We looked so rediculus, good times! More sketches on the way.

We have gotten and few soft referrals from members,... and even though our area has been tracted through many times, we still tract everyday for most of the day.....We strive to be exactly obediant in everything. The blessings are coming!!! Things are good.

09/07/2010 - Week 17

Well, things are good here. The library was closed for Labor Day so we couldn't email yesterday. Other happenings include: Elder Queen locking his keys in our room (wait for drawing in the letter), more companionship exchanges, this time with one of the new Elders (Elder Tuipulotu from New Zealand), many scorching hot days, and other missionary stuff. Keep praying for us to be able to find those who are searching. Elder Queen and I are working hard. Oh...Highlight of the Week: John went to church again, but still is having dificutlies with baptism...