TUESDAY - We had district meeting at the stake center and it was a
way good one. We talked about kicking old habits and how its like an
apple. How apples can look really good on the outside but you have to
bite into them to really find out the taste of them. So we got some
apples and wrote (every one of us) a habit that we have that we want to
get rid of and we lined up the apples and all took a turn with a golf
club, destroying them! It was so fun! Then as we were walking back
inside there was a member outside who offered to take us all to a buffet, which was okay. We ate and then ran and got a bday card for
Sister Sadler and picked up Andy Loy and went tracting. Talked to some
people. Got in with this kid named Tony Adkins and had a lesson with him
than bulleted back to the church to teach Lois Bush at the church and
we taught the Word of Wisdom and also about Obedience and I just love
teaching this woman. So fun to joke around with and her kids always want
to play basketball with us calling me Lebron and funny stuff like that
haha, love her family. We had to run to the Albas to have a lesson with
him but he was sick so we left and waited at the church for another
lesson with Brent Day... who didn't show up! We went into the meeting
with President Wagley and with President Durrant on the phone and talked
about the stake and what was going on. Lot of great things happening
with us thats for sure. President commented that he really liked how
hard we were working and to keep it up. I love President Wagley, he is
so funny "Hey president people have been saying its impossible to
baptize in east Texas" President (while pounding on his desk in his east
Texas accent) "THATS BS! ITS BULL!" hahaha, after we got out of that we
ran to the car and drove to teach a referral that was given to us and
it was amazing! She knew it was true and the Spirit was so strong that
we gave her a blessing and she was crying and she accepted to be
baptized and we just left gleaming with joy. Nothing better than this
work I tell you. NOTHING! Thanks for the blessings Padre Celestial :)
WEDNESDAY - We ran to the computers after studies to order an
ensign for sister Sadler and then we came out and it was pouring so we
decided to do our planning today and we were on the phone for 2 hours.
Also Shawn wrote me so thank you so much Great White! haha. Then we had
to do some cleaning up in the Zone and so we went over to the other
Longview Elders and said "whats up? how come your not working and how
can we help you?" It was really good and we hope to see some changes
from it. We went and grabbed Steven and headed to Kilgore to contact
another referral that we had and it was a waist of time.. we tracted
some down there and then also visited a less active in the Spanish
branch and then headed back to Longview to go to dinner. We went to
dinner with the Wilsons, older couple and we went to Ryans buffet, ever
heard of it? that's what I thought. It's the worst ever! GROSS! But way
nice people who wanted to just talk about all the people that have
died... in their family... it was really random! We then went and taught
Oscar with Hermano Placencia and it was all over the place, he had so
many random and pointless questions, we taught the Restoration though
which was good. After we went to the Ramirez family again and had a
lesson with popcorn! Tha'ts what I love about this transfer, its not
boring! We are being creative in every way possible! Unlike last
transfer... anyway we ended our night their. We have been having some
problems with our neighbor though... she has been smoking Marajuana and
it comes through our vents and so I have had dreams of being hugged by
girls and them trying to squeeze so hard that I cant breath and then I
actually wake up breathing hard and then another one... where the
members of the church tried to crucify me! We have also been a bit
crazier and running around and eating SO MUCH! never thought I would,
of all places, break the Word of Wisdom on my mission HAHAHA!
THURSDAY - We went to the court house to translate for Hermano
Placencia but he didn't show so we wasted like 8 miles... not good, we
made some calls and found some more crap we have to clean up in the
zone. Elders doing what President Durrant calls "Dumb Dos" So that was
fun. We stopped in a park and talked about what we could do to help
them. Then we went right to work and 2 out of the 4 doors we knocked we
got in and had lessons. One of them the Hermana asked me if I wanted
some Enchiladas but I forgot we were fasting so we had to run them to a
member near by to give them to them so we could go back to work. We
taught a lesson with a Miguel guy which was really good! Then we headed
to the church to teach Lois Bush and we taught the Plan of Salvation and
then we did the hardest thing... pushed her baptismal date back to
August because she is just not ready, needs to come to church a few more
times and she started crying and so we had to talk to her for a while.
She is great though, really wants to be baptized. We taught some random Spanish girls after with Andy Loy and it was crazy because one of them
looked EXACTLY like Kelsey! Then we headed to dinner and had amazing
Tacos (the good ones) at a members house and we both ate 12 each! They
were fantastic, and they were Tacos de lengua, tounge. We had a short
lesson with Jennifer Reel (the awesome referral we got on Tuesday) and
she asked for another blessing cause her throat was hurting her and
guess what? as soon we took our hands off her head she was healed.
Completely. Miracle! I know this is true! We read from 3 Nephi 11 and
then she had to go back to her shelter home where they confiscated her
Book of Mormon and said it was evil... I don't understand why people are
like that. ITS TRUE!!! READ THE THING!! We have to show love to everyone
but people are putting themselves into damnation. Where they cannot
progress anymore. Our church offers more than any other and people are
blinded. They are just to stubborn to take a shot at it, give a chance.
Anyway... we stopped at Sonic on the way home to get half priced shakes
:) and then got permission to sleep at the other elders because of how
bad it was in our apartment. We also called Henderson and they told us
about their dumb do which was... giving a ride to a drunk, high, cross
dresser, bumb guy... BIG NO NO!
FRIDAY - We had breakfast in the morning and studied and went to
Josh Chubbs and had.. more breakfast and it didn't even phase us.
Munchies..? Yeah this whole weed thing is getting to us! We had a good
lesson with Josh and then got another referral down there and we checked
the address and drove there and it was like this small religious
building called "Real talk" We were thinking... oh great! We knocked and
this 20 year old guy let us in and was so open! Miracle cause Elder
Rouse gave a Mormon.org card to this guy that was part of this group and
he referred all his friends and this guy (Steven Vowell) is way
interested and we gave him a Book of Mormon and by the end of the night
he ran into the other elders at Walmart and asked for 2 more for his
friends! We will also be attending one of his meetings that they hold
every month, with a ton of people that get together from Kilgore college
and talk about religion. BYU-Kilgore anyone? We are excited. Went back
to the courts to help Hermano placencia and again... didn't need us this
time! Waisted another 8 miles, we need to drive into Dallas the 25th!!!
WE NEED THE MILES! We came back and got Steven Harris to come with us to
a lesson with Tony and it was way good. He said yes to being baptized
and playing ball with us Monday. After that... well we were still hungry
even after having lunch and 2 breakfasts! So it just so happened to be
dress like a cow and get free chick fil a day! :) So we cut some black
spots out of paper and taped it on our shirts and I had a tail and my
comp had a nose and we got a free meal and ate it... 45 minutes before
dinner. It was good. We took pics too so no worries! We dropped him off
and went to the Alba's something I forgot to mention haha, the girl that's not a member her name is Jessica! How cool would it be to say I
baptized Jessica Alba!!! :) We ate a ton there too, its like we are bottomless pits! We had a really good lesson in Spanglish, switching back
and forth. After we noticed we taught wierd so we called President and
he told us "You didn't come on you mission to get high on marijuana"
HAHAHA, I love President. I told him we would talk to the management and
get us out of there or get her out of there. Might have to call the
cops. We headed to the church and were going to go do visits but no one
came! We went and visited 2 less actives and went to a lesson with the
Sadlers with the Sellers. Talked about Tithing. BUSY BUSY BUSY!
SATURDAY - We made the progress sheets for Sunday and we are
looking super good. Miguel canceled and said he was going to Fort Worth
then we drove by to go tracting in that area and we saw him, got to love
catching people in their lies! We taught some random guy and then went
to dinner at 1... random super early dinner. It was good, then we ate
some chili Reinos with some random family so good! We will have to make
some when I get back. Its a jalapeno with all the seeds and stuff cut
out filed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon YUMM! We ate and
talked and went on tracting. One door we knocked we got chased by dogs
and when she answered we were on the other side of the street and she
just laughed hahaha, I love being a missionary for those moments. Almost
getting eaten by dogs... gotta love the mission life! We had a
Coordination meeting with Hermano Cadenaz and it was really good! We had
dinner with Gerado Cadenaz and his family and had some amazing chicken
and ribs and beans and rice of course! haha, we were playing with this
kid Rodrigo? funniest little kid ever! We ate and then had a lesson with
the Ramirez family and ran to Oscars and had another long crazy lesson
with a ton of questions here and there that weren't important.
SUNDAY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELDER ROUSE! We went to Spanish branch
and no one came :( No investigators... We left during priesthood to get
to English ward. Jennifer was there early and they took her other Book
of Mormon and didn't even want it touching the desk of who took it so the
girl wrapped it in plastic! can you believe that!!! Church was great
and we taught gospel principles and had a meeting after and ran to a
lesson with Jennifer and taught the Plan of Salvation. Then we ate with
Hermana Mansivais and at Posole which is really good. Ran to the
Johansons and had a lesson with the Sadlers and had cake too. Ran to the
Rossows to get numbers from the Zone and had cake there too... crazy
week but most success I have had. Seen so many blessings this week I
tell you. Miracles here and there and I know its true. I love this work
and I know its the Lords work and this is HIS church. Joseph Smith was a
prophet of God and the Book of Mormon is the most correct book on the
face of the earth and if you don't believe that? well... Jesus Christ
himself will tell you that in the last day. Love you all and have a
great week. I know I will.
Elder Aaron Jackson
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