Kirk now has a dog, that's awesome, and his name is Koa? Koa here is a very rare wood worth thousands of dollars, it was only reserved for royalty, so I think that is a perfect name for a dog. So dad you got kicked by a cow again. I had a saying back home, which I think I have shared with y'all: "we don't go home till dad bleeds, (or gets hurt)." I think that is a true lesson on work ethics.
I will share what happened here this week:
Things have been fun, if fun means work...My companion and I have more work to do than we can handle, we have met 13 potential people to teach this week. 7 of them came from a clothing drive the Kaleiloa ward put on for a homeless center. We also had a lady call, who wanted to know when our church started. Turns out she is not a member but her boyfriend is. They are having us over for dinner this Friday, so we will get to go back and teach them. We also got several referrals that are very promising. The Lord has really blessed us this week. My companion and I have been praying hard that we would have work to do, Especially in our Samoan ward, and he has answered. We now have plenty of appointments. At least 1 a day and at most 3 a day. I feel the Lord has been providing me opportunities to improve my teaching skills.
My favorite thing that has happened was when we participated in the ward clothing drive at the homeless shelter.
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| Bronco and his family (recently Baptized member) |
We met a variety of people who had various reasons of being at the shelter. I talked with an old man named Bob. Bob wasn't homeless, he was just staying at the center for a few weeks. He was having chemo at the local hospital. He was very nice, and talked fondly of Mormons, he said he never felt judged by Mormons. I talked to him for quite some time about his religious beliefs and his life.
It was good getting to know Bob. It helped show me there is more to people than we see. He was an avid skier back in his day. On Sundays when he wouldn't go to church he would go sit in the temple grounds. He said he had been to the visitors center so many times that he knew it like the back of his hand.
He was quite a character and he was a fighter . He told me what it is like getting treated for cancer. I never knew how bad it was. He said he had survived more doses than many people do, he said he wasn't going to give up without a fight. I wish I had a picture of him because he's like 80!
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| Bronco with companion |
One last thing I know dad asked, what it was like being a DL (district leader). So....tomorrow I will be giving my first training. But what makes our zone interesting is we have two district leaders. Because each district is too small to function by itself so we are unofficially combined. So me and the other DL will each take half of the training to cover what we feel needs to be said. In a way we are like oxen yoked by the same calling and now we have to pull together equally as hard if we are going to succeed in going the direction we want to go. I'm glad the other district lead is easy to get along with, so I am excited for the future!
Love you all so much! Stay safe, I will keep you in my prayers!
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