8 More Months

Wow, what a week! So last Monday we went to the zoo, it was dope for sure! I really loved how the zoo was set up, because they really did not have that much space to work with but they did a real good job.  We went to dinner at this really nice family's house, we got there and played soccer with the kids for a bit then had chicken and dumpling soup to that was so yummy and it was a really good day. Tuesday we drove to Deridder for exchanges, with the elders there, and that was fun, we had a black guy try to explain to us that there were 3 Jesus Christ's in the bible...  I thought that it was funny for sure! We stayed the night there and then got up and headed home once we got home we went straight to District meeting, that was fun, but long. Then we planned zone conference with the STL's, then we went to a older member's house and had chicken hart gravy over rice... ya! But it was the best!!!!
After that we went to the church to play basketball, and that was hood (and I mean Hood-ball) there were 4 white guys, me my comp and two members from the church and the other 10 were some black kids off the street... but it was fun.  We came home and I punched out a killer workout, then bed. In the morning another workout, it was killer! Then the AP came for their exchanges with us and I went with Elder Wilson and we biked into Pineville and absolutely killed it.  
We got 5 new investigators and had a stellar lesson with Shey and Taller (other investigators we have) and it was the best! Got home and worked out again, then bed! Friday, worked out, then the AP's left and we ran some errands  then we went to carve pumpkins at the bishop's house from the Alexandria ward and that was the best! 
On Saturday, we biked 11 miles to a service project, where we built stairs for a member in our ward that was super fun then got a ride home. Along the way the member took us to his son's soccer game, that was fun, then lunch then home.  I took a nap for a bit then we went out tractting for a bit before we went to dinner at the best member's house and we had some bomb jambalaya. Then the bishop from the Alexandria ward called me and asked me to speak in his ward (which is right after my ward) so ya I spoke again, so I took 30 mins to plan that night and then got up there the next day and killed it. I got up and started to speak and then I looked at the clock and I had gone over... so ya it was way fun! Then we came home and I was just going to lay down for like 20 mins and a hour and half later my comp threw a fire cracker into the room and then said we need to go save people! We decided to go tracting until the night grew old, so ya it was a killer week for sure!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, love y'all AND THANKS for reading my letters! And thanks for writing to me!

Love,

 Elder Gordon

A New Area!

Wow so I just typed this nice email out then I hit a key and it was gone and I was like crap.... so I will try to retype it!

ok ok so last time I did an email I was leaving Morgan city and going to Pineville as a Zone Leader! On Wednesday I went to transfers and it was kinda fun but more boring then anything else, I am in the time of my mission where all of my friends are gone and there is a lot of new kids that I don't know so I just kinda sat around until we left but we went to lunch at one of my most favorite places in Baton Rouge with some of the best people here! Then we had a 5 hour drive home because we had to drop off some elders and some bikes and other crap all in different places so it took a while, but once we got to our area we went straight to the young men's activity because there was food there so we went and had a good time. We got home home around 9 and I unpacked in like 20 mins. and then went to bed right after. Thursday got up worked out then biked to the red cross where we thought we were doing service but it turned out that the guy that we worked with was not there so we biked home but it was ok, we then went to Walmart so I could have things to eat, got home and did some major planning for the next mouth and then biked to our dinner appointment. Before we left I had asked how far it was going to be and Andersen told me that it was far so I was like ok no worries, we get on the bikes a I started my watch which can track miles and speed, so we bike at full speed for 54 mins and wow it was killer we ended up going 17 miles there lol and it felt like we went up hill the whole time, but we got there and had a way bomb dinner, and then they gave us a ride home (thank the Lord)  Friday we had District meeting and it took a long time but that is because it's the first one and there was a ton of new people there.  Then we went over the ward roster with the new sister missionaries and that took a long time as well, and that was the whole day!  Saturday, we got up worked out, and we did a tour of the area for me and the new sister, and we went tracting, we told the sister's to go one way and we went the other way and we walked for a good min like 3 miles and we saw 4 house and 3 of them were vacant but the sister's had good success so it was all worth while!!! Then went to our dinner appointment, were I learned how to make some bomb corn bread along with some dope cobbler!!! Sunday, we had church at 9 and it was just a solid 3 hours of church, we taught the youth in 2nd hour and kinda blew there minds, well the ones that was listening! Came home took a 15 min power nap then did studies went tracting, then dinner at the Alex's ward bishops house with all 6 of us and that was a blast for sure, we had fun and good food! Today we biked to the library idk how far it was because my watch died on the way!!!!!!!!! :(, later we are going to snag lunch then go to the zoo ya I get to see a giraffe! life is good, y'all have a good week as well love you all so much, 

Love Elder Gordon

Moving Again

Hey, I was moved to Morgan city 6 weeks ago, and it's has been fun kinda. I love the branch everyone is just so sweet! I am going to miss them! I have had a hard time getting a long with some of the Elder's here but that does not matter! Now I am saying goodbye to Morgan city even though I have been here for such a short time!! Now I am going up to Pineville as a zone leader! So ya dope for sure! I am exited to move on with life!
Other then that last week was just kinda the same! We went to the park more to play chess! Conference was the best for sure, who even knew I would ever sit for 13 hours and listen to a bunch of old people talk, but when I listen to what they have to say (right) it goes by way too fast! One thing they were all over was self worth and how to better yourself and to become a better person because it all starts with you and it ends with you!!! If you are not happy then what are you going to do about it? Anyway love you all have a good week and try to go back and read the talks that were given to us this past weekend!

Love,
Elder Gordon