Week 43

OK so Monday was nice, I took it slow in the morning, got up emailed quickly, then went to lunch at Canes, and after that we went to Denham Springs, with the Zachary elders and sisters to stop by the office to say hi, and that was the best. Then we with with the Denham missionaries to go walk around stores, for a good min, then went home to get ready for our dinner App. Tuesday, we had district meeting in the morning, which was way fun, it was also out first in the Zachary district, and we had a good time.  We talked about how we begin teaching investigators, and it was nice to hear other ways besides the way I normally do! Then we hung out with the district until our dinner app. Wednesday, we drove over to Zachary, to help someone get their groceries, and that was nice to help, then we went knocking on doors for a bit before out dinner app, and once our dinner app was over we just went home and got ready for the next and bed. Tuesday, we got up early and went to a members house to help and paint the inside of her house, that was flooded 9 months ago, and she is slowly fixing it by herself. Once we got that done we went to a less active member's house to help him build shelf's in his barn and then move boxes from the house into the barn and that was no as fun as panting, it was really hot.

 

Friday, we got up went to the library, to check to see when my new watch was going to come, which turns out that it was at my front door, so yayaya. Also I needed to find an address for a referral from the church that was a dud, but I was ok because we found a new neighborhood that we get to work in. Saturday, we were planning on going to the temple at 11 but the people that were going with us asked if we could go at the 9 clock one instead, so we did, but it's funny, because of course I forgot to set the alarm to wake up at 6:30, and I woke up at 7:30 and I don't like being late, so we got up in a hurry I did a butch job shaving lol, but we got there 20 minutes before we were supposed to so yea on us, and after we went to panda express, because when you are in baton rouge you kinda have to. Then we went to a family's house that lives in Baron Rouge that I have not seen in a while and it was so nice to hang out with them and then the rain came in and we were stuck there until the rain let up, and then we went home and went to bed. Sunday, we had meetings in the morning which was ok I guess, then we had a really good church meeting, and after we when to dinner (really lunch but we are in the south so everything is wrong, and real dinner is super) anyway after that we went back to the church for another meeting. Elder Hall and I split up and we went with members to go see people, which was kinda fun, but tiring, so once we got home I crashed and took a long nap and then made dinner and went to bed!!!! 

What a week I am now at 10 Months but it's funny because it does not feel like it at all, maybe that is because I am doing the work of the Lord!!!! 

Love Elder Gordon  

Week 42

ok Monday, we chilled, played card games, and had dinner at the best member's house. Tuesday, we had Zone Conference, and wow that was way fun, the only problem I had with the whole thing was that it was a hour drive away, and we could not carpool, because we have to do car inspections, It was fun we raced all the way down there, and the funny thing is we could not go any faster the 7 over lol so its like a lame race, but I still won!!!!!!! And once we got home we went straight to a LSU ball-game and wow that was way fun! Sad news, LSU made some poor plays and lost, but it was still way fun!
Wednesday, we had a awesome lesson with a less active and wow it was way cool to help her and get her to act on what she wants to do, and not to fall back into her hole! Thursday, we went down to Baton Rouge to help with a funeral that is happening Friday, then we went to Costco, where I got a new pollow yayayaya, And onto Friday!!!!! we went back down to BR to really help with the funeral, and that was fun, when we were going to clean up it started to rain and it rained hard, and then the lighting and thunder hit even harder, but that's normal for LA!! Saturday, I helped clean out a pantry, and got some way good food, and reviewed my talk that I would be giving.... Sunday, I get up and I am sick!!! Got to church and  I gave a killer 25 min talk on families and hope and faith, and then we had a good Sunday, I got to talk to my family because it was Mother's day, so happy late Mother's Day to any and all mothers that do read my blog!

Anyway I love the work I do, and I love the Lord I serve!!! 

Love Elder Gordon 

 

 

 

Ryan is loving his time in LA and it was so fun to talk to him and see how mature he is becoming but he is still our little Boogie and we are so proud of the man he is becoming.

Week 41

ok for the most part last week was fun, but not much work got done :/  but we had a good week. Every transfer, we have had a fun meeting with all the missionaries in the zone, called zone conference, and this was supposed to be this week, until we were told that we would no longer have ZC, so ya a fun meeting was no longer going to happen :(,,,
On Tuesday, we had a birthday party kinda thing for a missionary, that was fun, but for the most part, the weather kept us in here and there, because of tornado watch or just really hard rain. On Wednesday night when I was driving back from out meeting with the ward mission leader, it was the hardest rain I had ever driven in, so that was interesting, not being able to see the road!! We had an awesome fast Sunday, we taught 2nd hour and that was way cool we had a less active come to church, for the first time in a good min, and we had a killer talk with her,!!!!

One thing I do want to hit on is that,  ONLY YOUR WILL CAN MAKE YOU DO SOMETHING. I cannot make you go to church, your mom can't, only you can, so what do you want?  Do want to waste the opportunity to go?  If so, so be it! 

Anyway love you All so much, have a good week!

Love Elder Gordon

Week 40

ok this week, was kinda a dud!

Monday, after email, we went back to our friends to kick it, until our dinner appointment, which was fun. It was with this member that is doing this huge service for people that were affected by the flood, which is still going on, ya people are still not in there houses!!!, Tuesday, we had District meeting, which was kinda fun but not really, we were part of the Denham Springs district, and we usually meet in the pride building (because the DS building was flooded) , now that the DS building is finished we, meet there and I did not really want to because it so far away, and uses to many miles. So I asked Presdent H. to switch us back to the Zachary's district, and he said YES!!!! Now we are part of Zachary's which makes me so happy.

Wednesday, got up did the normal, the we had dinner with some people that Katie would have loved, the mom is a huge horse person, like she races almost every weekend, and she talked about them the whole dinner which was ok, then we went outside to see them and wow they were fun, super sassy, and had attitude. After dinner we went to our boring meeting, where we talked about what we are going to to teach everyone 3rd hour Sunday, and I was already stressed out about my talk I had to give on Sunday, so I was kinda over all that, (which is way funny, because...), anyway, that was the first half of the week. 

Now Thursday, I went over to Zachary to pick elder Draper (he need a break from his comp) so once I got him we went to Baton Rouge so I could pick up a birthday present, for Elder Floyd, then I went to see some people that I miss, then back to Zachary, for the night. In the morning, got up went to lunch with the district that was the best, then we switched back and I got elder Hall back yaya!!  We drove over to DS to pick up the missionary's, then went over to walker, to help someone move things for the flood-es....  and that was fun, there is this member that needed a couch, and it would not fit in her car... so I tied it to the roof of her car lol and it was the funnest thing ever! (i got a pick), then went to our diner appointment, way late, o-well. 

Friday I  prepared for my talk some more, taught people, went to dinner, I think there was a nap in there somewhere! Saturday, in the morning we went to our craw fish boil and that was a blast with good food, ya way goof food!!!!!! Then back to the APT to get cleaned up, went to Zachary for a dinner party, at the church building, that was fun we had Cafe Rio, so that was nice, then we chilled. 

 

Sunday we got up and it was still really dark outside and it was raining, and it rained hard, and it only got worse then the lighting and thunder came in. We got a call from my bishop and church was not going to happen, because we were all on tornado watch, so ya we were on lock down, so I did not speak, which I am kinda mad about because I worked on on my talk,  but o-well, then our dinner appointment, then bed, now in Zachary for p day!!!!!!!!!

 

Anyway love you all have a good week, do some good, and be yourself, your better self~!!!!

Elder Gordon