February 16, 2015

So Monday we had Preparation day!! and had a great lesson with a guy that is having confidence and decision making issues, he doesn't like commitment. Tuesday: we did had a great lesson with one of our baptismal dates we have for March!! then we went and had a lot of people that weren't home for their appointments. Then Elder and Sister Carter had us over for dinner Navajo Tacos. Wednesday: we went and saw some of our members and less actives. then we went and had a lesson with Elder Carter and Sister Carter with our baptismal date for the 28th!!! It's coming up super fast!!! Then we washed our car for zone conference! Then we had another lesson with the guy that is having commitment issues. Thursday: We had Zone Conference!!! It was super awesome! I learned so much! Then we also did some shopping at Walmart seems how we don't have one down here in Beattyville! Oh and Sister Brough picked me out of the whole zone and she was like hey Elder Durfee you are a good sport come up here, you know how to set a table right? Your mom taught you this right? I'm like no.... so she set it all out there and was like okay have at it, and just before that she talked about bugs getting into cups so to always put cups upside down, so first thing I did was take the cup and put it upside down it was funny whole zone laughed. Then I took place mat and put it down then I put plate in middle and the spoon and knife on napkin on left side and fork on right and she looks at crowd and goes does he have it right and I start shaking my head no... lol and so she goes nope he doesn't so she called my companion to come help me and he didn't know it was super fun! I love Sister Brought and President Brough and my zone!! Friday: We had weekly planning and then we went up to Campton and Brother Caputo took us out to see some people. then we came home and had some people cancel on us! Saturday: We had a mission Conference!!! We got to listen to Elder D Todd Christofferson!!!! It was awesome!! I learned a lot! He answered all of my questions with all that he talked about! Then we ate lunch with the Caters at Apple bee's.  Then we went and had a lesson with the Carter's at our February baptismal date. then we went to some investigators that weren't taking us serious and so we went to drop them and they freaked out. They are a bunch of kids and it had been frustrating teaching them because they are all about Facebook and they freaked out said the past missionaries never told them they'd stop coming by if they didn't do the commitemnts they left with them. So they promised they would do what we asked because they don't want us to stop coming. But they don't really have any desire to do anything past the day they are living in. So hopefully now that we have given them a challenge they will start progressing in the gospel and life in general! I love seeing what the gospel does in peoples lives when they take it serious! Sunday: we went to church but no one was sure that we were going to have it but the first councilor called us that morning and said he'd be there and we might only have sacrament but we ended up having a lot of people come this week with the snow! Me and Elder Gough had to give the talks this Sunday that we found out for sure we were doing 5 minutes before church started but I know that what i talked on was what needed to be said, and it went right a long with the Sunday school lesson, so I know that my talk was truly inspired. then we went and saw some more less actives that live clear out in a holler and he doesn't have a drivers licence so he can't come to church on his own. Then we went and saw another less active that is bed ridden because he is on oxygen and can't really move. Then we had dinner with the Cater's She is a super good cook! and They are super awesome, and funny. I'm glad I've gotten the ability to serve with them in Beattyville!!! Then today we got dumped snow on! and we were told no Proselyting until noon tomorrow due to snow its crazy winter finally hit!!  It's super cold! But the work in Beattyville is picking up and everyone in the mission is congratulating me for turning the area around!