Well this week wasn't quite as great as the last few weeks have been. It seemed like it was just harder to get things done this week. We didn't have as many appointments and stuff with our investigators and even some of them fell through too. It was a little bit disappointing. But we had exchanges this week which was pretty fun. It was the first time that I had been out of my area to work since I came here. Elder xxxxx (one of my companions) and I went to Feilding to work with the District Leader's companion. We went down on Tuesday at about lunch time. Feilding is a pretty nice town. It is smaller than Wanganui, yet there are more missionaries there. They have one set of elders, a set of sisters and a senior couple. It was good to work in a different area and meet new people. We did all sorts of missionary things: finding, teaching and some service. It is always good to be able to learn from the other missionaries on how they do things and have them give you tips and advice. We finished the exchange on Thursday morning after District Meeting. Thursday night we went to a less active member's house and had dinner at about 7. Two nights a week, the whole mission goes out from 5-7 and does "family finding." Pretty much we door knock for two hours. We do ours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so it was after that we had dinner. He made "pancakes." These pancakes were very dense and egg-y and they were about 4 inches tall and the size of a dinner plate. So we each ate about a quarter of it. They were alright, but I do miss good old American fluffy pancakes. But we topped them with whipped cream and fruit salad. So that was good.
Friday and Saturday were kinda bum days, we had quite a few appointments fall through. But on Saturday we got to do some service. There was a St John's hospital/ambulance place that has a used book sale every couple of months. Some how a member of the ward is involved and asked us if we wanted to help. So when I was in the other area, the missionaries here helped out setting up and then when we got back, we took it down. It was good to help out. There was one person who kept saying "these guys are from America and are helping us out today!" or "these nice boys are from the Latter Day Saints" so I think pretty much everyone there knew where we were from. And they invited us to help them again when they do it in a couple months. It turns out this was their 100th sale so they had some snacks and stuff for us after we finished. There was also some beer and my companion said, jokingly, "what kind of cola is this??" It was funny because he is a convert and before he was baptized he was real big into drinking and stuff. But that was good to help with that.
Sunday was probably the best day of the week. We had two investigators come to church, although only one made it to Sacrament Meeting. That was Mitch. He had a baptismal date for the 28th but has to go to a funeral so we reset it for the first weekend of April, just before the Transfers. That should be good. He has been interviewed and is good to go! The other investigator is Philip. He came only for the Gospel Principles class. But he really enjoyed it. Afterward he sent us a text message saying that he liked it and wanted to do more. We talked in class a little about works and faith and how we need both. He mentioned to us that he wants to talk more about what works he can do. So that should be good to talk about baptism with him. He is what we call an eternal investigator. His teaching record goes back to 2009. And I heard he had been meeting with missionaries before then too. But he has had a baptismal date in the past! Sunday night we had dinner at a part member families house. The mother had been excommunicated a couple years ago and she told us that she is ready to be baptized again and want it to be on Easter weekend. It sounds like she has been meeting with the Bishop and he thinks that would be good too. SO there is another good thing coming up in a couple weeks.
Sunday was probably the best day of the week. We had two investigators come to church, although only one made it to Sacrament Meeting. That was Mitch. He had a baptismal date for the 28th but has to go to a funeral so we reset it for the first weekend of April, just before the Transfers. That should be good. He has been interviewed and is good to go! The other investigator is Philip. He came only for the Gospel Principles class. But he really enjoyed it. Afterward he sent us a text message saying that he liked it and wanted to do more. We talked in class a little about works and faith and how we need both. He mentioned to us that he wants to talk more about what works he can do. So that should be good to talk about baptism with him. He is what we call an eternal investigator. His teaching record goes back to 2009. And I heard he had been meeting with missionaries before then too. But he has had a baptismal date in the past! Sunday night we had dinner at a part member families house. The mother had been excommunicated a couple years ago and she told us that she is ready to be baptized again and want it to be on Easter weekend. It sounds like she has been meeting with the Bishop and he thinks that would be good too. SO there is another good thing coming up in a couple weeks.
So other than a mildly disappointing week with lessons, we had a great day yesterday! This week, we will be going on exchanges again but this time, I will be here with Elder xxxxx and the district leader. So that should be good. Nothing else is too new or exciting. Hope things are going well at home! Love you all!
Love,
Elder Burnham
Love,
Elder Burnham
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