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Well to finish off last Monday it was pretty awesome! We went and picked up Randy to take a couple of people the sacrament! It was his first opportunity to bless and pass it so it was a cool experience! We stopped by Lelah and also Cyndi! It was pretty funny but I felt a little weird about it because one of them gave us a shot glass when we asked for a small cup... Haha! But it was a good night and we finished it off by talking to Randy's Aunt Shirley!
Tuesday we got picked up first thing that morning and headed straight to Mission Leader Council! We left at about 8 am and didn't get back until around 5 or so because traffic was crazy. We had a pretty good meeting! We counseled about a bunch of things but we came to the conclusion that we needed to sacrifice some things! We ended up deciding to end member meals. Instead we just have the lesson with no food! At first I honestly wasn't too happy about it but the Spirit definitely softened my heart and helped me to know that it's the next step! We also were asked to put a stop to district activities! But it's whatever! I can do it with ease with the time I have left! But the rest of Tuesday was good, we went back and had dinner, then we ran to ward coordination! We ended up announcing the no more dinner thing and it took a bit but it went way better than we expected! Gosh I love this ward!
Wednesday for the first half of the day we got to train Elder Ashcraft how to be a district leader! Probably the best part was doing a role play where he was supposed to correct me. So we went in the gym and I was waiting time playing basketball with a lose tie and no tag! So I bet him if he wins then I'll go and work but if I win I get to keep playing. So he played me thinking he'd beat me and I wrecked him! So when we evaluated we made sure he never would bet because it's against the church! I was pretty funny! But he's a stud and we got his first district council planned out then we got to get back to work! We knocked a pretty elect/well off neighborhood and talked to some good people! We had a pretty good dinner with the Sessers which was fun. They aren't members yet but we had a pretty good lesson on tithing! It was a great day and a good day to be with Elder Ashcraft! He's a stud!
Thursday was a day full of meetings! We attended four district councils in a row and had interviews. That was a good long full day! It was awesome because in every district council we talked about what more we could sacrifice to show the Lord were grateful! It was very motivating! That night we had the Mt Vernon Elders come for a mini exchange and they helped us hit all of our appointments with basketball and an appointment with the Weights who are members.
Friday morning we got to play bingo again!! It's been so awesome! The elderly people there are starting to love us! We're getting to know their name and according to Jessie they always talk about Lelah's church boys! Its pretty awesome! Then we always have a lot of stuff to get done and we're packed the rest of the day! That night we had dinner with the Jordan's which went super good! They're awesome and are opening up more and more! I sure love those guys!
Saturday was grind time! Back with Elder Oetlli hitting the pavement hard! It was an exhausting day! We talked to a bunch of people and we were out in the rain all day! We had a good dinner appointment as one of our lasts with the Browers! It was sweet!
Sunday we had a great service! Shirley, or mama, came to church!! It was her first time and we were stoked! It was good to see her there! But the rest of Sunday was good. We visited Ron in the hospital and had our last dinner appointment! We then ran out to re interview one of Johnstown's people for baptism who had a concern. I got to interview him again and it was awesome! He showed true repentance to me. It was a good thing! We finished the night off at the Schofield's and shared a good message with them! The good 'ol flower and penny!
Today was fun! We went and played a few games of bowling and little did I know my arm was very out of shape for it! haha But it was still a blast! We'll I sure love you guys and wish you the best! Have a great general conference week! I'm stoked!
Love Elder Smoot!
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