Dusty's Mission

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Dusty's Email -- 06/22/2009

hey there,

This last week was pretty uneventful. We went to the transfers meeting to pick up the pouch, but the secretaries didn’t bring mail or packages so I have no idea if there is a package there from you guys.

We had a baptism yesterday, of a lady that we contacted in the street a couple of weeks back. She had been looking for us. She went to church in California, but never got baptized. She went for like 6 months there but came back and we contacted her in the street. It was an awesome service. The last two weeks I’ve played the piano in sacrament meeting. Yesterday kind of sucked, because the last hymn I didn’t really know, so after I was done I felt like that it would’ve been better if I didn’t play. But oh well.

Things are going well here, my companion and I keep working and trying to improve this zone. We took advantage of this last week with some of the transfers, and talked to the entire zone. We talked about a couple of sayings that the mission has. We broke up each topic with scripture references and also with different quotes from different General Authorities. Then put some goals as a zone for this cycle. Everyone was excited, and it worked real well this last week. I was glad that we taught those topics instead of doing what normal missionaries do-get up and just chew everyone out. We felt that this would help the zone a lot more. So we’ll see how it goes.

We also have decided to try and build our relationships with the district leaders by doing activities with them. Today we ate tacos in the morning and ice skated and bowled. It was a lot of fun.

This week is going to be real busy and we won’t have much time in the area, because we will be traveling to President’s house. We stay there for a day and then spend another day in Aragon, for a council meeting with all the district leaders. We are going to be busy. So we are going to have to make the best of the time that we have to work, and the Lord will help. I know it.

Thanks for your letters and your support.

Thursday is the big day - 1 year in the mission. Wow!

Love

Elder Howard

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