Hows it going everyone?? hows life been treatin' ya? So for me this week has gone by really fast, and also it has been pretty slow haha. We got to meet with K... this week, and she is trying really hard to quit smoking, but it is still difficult. Her family is against everything so it is really hard for her to commit to things. She couldn't make it to church on Sunday, so we have to move her date back again to the 10th. She really wants to do this and knows that it will help her, but it is really hard for her to change so much.
Transfers are next week, but I'm not going anywhere because of training and actually our whole district is staying the same so that's awesome. I really love my district, and its exciting to know they are all staying here as well. We woke up early to play tennis this morning. We were all really excited at first, but we were all about to drop dead while we were playing. haha so that's not happening again. this coming week is transfers, so it will be a little slow, but we are going to try and do a lot of finding, because it would be nice to have more people to teach. I always love reading the Book of Mormon. I started it again on the 10th and I am on Alma chapter 24!! It is awesome to see how much more you can understand when you are truly looking for it. I always feel the spirit stronger every day the more I read so I end up reading about 8 chapters at a time haha. The work is slow, but it has helped me to be patient with the Lords purposes here for me in Colorado, and I am so grateful for that. Blessing others is so much better than thinking about yourself and the happiness you receive is worth it all. I have no clue what we are doing for p day today, but we will see. I'll see you guys soon!!
Love,
Elder Austin
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Aug 4 (8 days ago)
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Hows it going everyone!! Well there isn't much to report on this week but I'll try to remember everything. We played baseball for p-day again and it started pouring so we went back to the church and played volleyball. We were going to go to Devil's Head for p-day but the A.P.'s bailed so now no one really has a ride so not sure what we are going to do today. We met with Kailee a couple of times last week and she seemed committed but she wasn't at church on Sunday. We are going to visit her sometime this week and have to see if she is truly interested. We have been working really hard with her and talking to her sister who is a recent convert. She wants to be baptized but hasn't been to church in a while so that is where we stand. As far as finding other people to teach we haven't had anyone else yet. We talk to a lot of people on the street but it is hard to get investigators without the help of the members. We are doing great here and hopefully we will find someone else to teach this week or in the weeks to come.
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Aug 11 (1 day ago)
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So this past week went pretty well, I can't believe I have been here over two months already! For Monday we went to Castle Rock which was the first thing we have actually done out here besides sports on p-day. It was an awesome hike and a ton of fun. Today we are actually going to Castle Wood Canyon today in Parker so that should be fun too. We have been reading a lot with Kailee recently and she seems really committed but she couldn't make it to church on Sunday because she was sick. We also were able to go on exchanges this week which was a lot of fun, we have be doing a lot of finding but it isn't the most effective thing in our area. She is still improving with smoking and still wants to work hard so we will continue to help and strengthen her. At Ward Council yesterday we had the Area 70 and the Steak President and the Mission President and they really stressed about getting us appointments in the ward so we are probably going to be busy next week. We are also working with a guy and his two sons, he is divorced and was less active for years until last year, he has been coming back to church for almost a year now and is working to get the Melchizedek priesthood. His sons also want to get baptized but their mother is against it so that is whats stopping them. Remember them in your prayers because they need it! I love having the spirit guide me through teaching, their is no other way we would be able to help others know for themselves without the spirit and I am so thankful that I can feel it everyday through my prayers and scripture study. I miss you guys and hope you are doing great!!
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