This week has been quite different then any other! We had our last P Day on Tuesday, then Wednesday we had a whole heep of fun because it was the day before leadership calls! Then, we found out that Elder Counts will be doing a live teach Experience at a zone conference. For a live teach, Elder Counts and another missionary will teach another companionship's investigator in front of all those attending the conference to show members who attend how missionaries teach. So, that was fun to hear about. Then Thursday was a pretty different day as well because we really wanted to know if Elder counts or I were going to be called as a trainer or District/zone Leader. That night we did exchanges with elders from Whittier with Elder Robinson/Creasy (Spanish speaking missionaries). We did this so that Elder Counts and Creasy could go to Huntington beach to meet the person they are going to teach on Saturday at the Huntington beach Zone conference. So, elder Robinson and I went out on exchanges. It was so great to have him there. We were able to go to Z/K (a part member family young couple) Z is a member and K is not but we have not really found a way of teaching a lesson to them until Thursday. Elder Robinson was able to take a "getting to know you" conversation and help teach a lesson on the principles of prayer! I really learned so much from him. All you have to do is trust in the Lord and when you are talking to people, thoughts will come through the Holy Ghost that will help you ask questions and teach what the person needs at that time. Then we got the call that night Elder Counts was called as a District leader! (but we did not find out where until Saturday)
Then on Saturday We found out Elder Counts is going to HUNTINGTON BEACH the same place he did the live teach as well as being companions with his MTC companion. OH and THE investigator he taught was his MTC companions. SO, all in all things happen for a reason :P
I will be staying here in Los Alamitos and having Elder Barney Starting tomorrow as my new Companion.
And All IN ALL of what I have really learned this week is we have to look forward to know where we are going and plan how to get there, but focus on what you can do now, not what you want to be able to do in the future. Things will come over time Trust in the lord that he will guide you as you do all that you can! And Success will not be what you have not completed but what you have improved on as you fall down and get up. (hopfully this makes since) XD
and as Always STAY FROSTY!
LOVE ELDER VAN KAMMEN
Then on Saturday We found out Elder Counts is going to HUNTINGTON BEACH the same place he did the live teach as well as being companions with his MTC companion. OH and THE investigator he taught was his MTC companions. SO, all in all things happen for a reason :P
I will be staying here in Los Alamitos and having Elder Barney Starting tomorrow as my new Companion.
And All IN ALL of what I have really learned this week is we have to look forward to know where we are going and plan how to get there, but focus on what you can do now, not what you want to be able to do in the future. Things will come over time Trust in the lord that he will guide you as you do all that you can! And Success will not be what you have not completed but what you have improved on as you fall down and get up. (hopfully this makes since) XD
and as Always STAY FROSTY!
LOVE ELDER VAN KAMMEN