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November 16, 2015




Monday: so elder butler and me had a great last day together! We went played ball with e zone leaders and ate dinner at chick fillet with Dale and Bryce barker, then we met with our baptismal date that is happening this Saturday! Then we came home and he finished packing.

Tuesday: we woke up elder butler put finishing touches on his packing, then we waited for brother neidiffer to get to our apartment and for my two new companions to get here. Then we went our separate ways! But we had a super effective day! We saw a less active in my area, and a lesson with one of our other baptismal dates! We also had a very rough first lesson as a trio with one of their investigators, but we made it through!

Wednesday: we had district meeting!! But then we had a super awesome lesson with this lady elder butler and I contacted on the street, and she is super awesome! Had a very powerful lesson 1 with her and set up an appointment for this coming Wednesday! Then we tried some people in my area and had an appointment fall through then had a great lesson with one of our other baptismal dates in my area, all the baptismal dates are in my area! Then we went tracting in the other area, then the assistants to the president stopped by and gave us a bed frame! I love them! Elders steadman from Mississippi! And elder Waite from Nevada!

 So elder Waite knows McKay Mcgoon! But then we had a chicken and dumpling cook off at a members between her son in law and her son, they were both very good! Hardest decision I've ever made! Then we ended night with some lessons with one of my baptismal dates, and a recent convert Austin!

Thursday: we had weekly planning! Was super long with 2 areas! But was super effective! Then we had a super lesson with the baptismal date that's happening is Saturday! Then we went on splits after some finding in their area, I went with Dale to another one of my baptismal dates, was a super powerful lesson I had with him! Taught the whole lesson with myself and the spirit! Then we had dinner at a members!
Potato soup!

Friday: we went saw bill linne! He is so funny! Had a great lesson with him! And played trouble with him! He is this awesome less active!
But we are working on him! Then we went with a member got a couch and some other furniture for the baptismal date that is happening Saturday! And we also was fed by a recent convert her home made egg are amazing! Then we finished weekly planning! Then we saw some referrals! Then ate a t the Mathis's for dinner! They are awesome!
Cooked this chicken casserole! Then hey asked us to help them butcher some chickens for them next week! Looking forward to that! Then we had a super aweome lesson with this recent converts husband!! It was amazing! He is super interested! But has so,e bad ptsd! Wow! But our teaching as a trio is getting better! Oh we drove past the reformed church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! It was weird!

Saturday: we did some Mormon.org time after studies, then we racked leaves at a members blanches! Then we went and shared mountain of the lord video with brother Lucas! He is awesome, he is going to the temple soon!! I'm excited for him! Then we tried some appointments that fell through! Then we met brother kasteller at dales apartment complex he picked us up we went and got a king size mattress for our baptismal date! They were excited! I'm excited for them! Then we had salmon patties at dales for dinner with Karen a recent convert! Then we had a great lesson with two baptismal dates! They are super awesome! She's been taught everything just needs to come to church!
And her husband is needing to get work moved then we taught another baptismal date and we read from the Book of Mormon and are trying to help her with her understanding! She is coming along and is getting excited for her baptism in December!

Sunday: today was very eventful! Super crazy! So we got up got ready went to ward council, then we were sitting at church and the guy who is getting baptized this coming Saturday didn't get picked up! So me and brother kasteller left leaving behind my two companions and we went to pick them up, well his wife is feeling sick! So we went back to church and got there just after the sacrament! :( so I sat with Dale and brother kasteller, and he told me he would come get me out of preisthood and we would take sacrament in the next wards sacrament. So we went and had a great gospel principles class! Then we started preisthood, set up for members to go out with us on splits! And then we had elders quorum! And brother kasteller came got me we watched three confirmations in that ward and partook of the sacraments! Then we finished preisthood, then we came home and we had our studies because ward council starts at 7:30! Then we tried my referrals and had some awesome success trying them! It was amazing! Got some return appointments! Then we went tracting! Tracting in a trio is so much fun! Had some weird excuses,  one 50 year old guy told us sorry but I don't talk to strangers! Haha but then we had dinner at the whites am turkey dinner! He had some super funny stories from his mission! He is the best! Then we hurried to our lesson with the baptismal date for this Saturday had a great lesson on temples! Had some awesome laughs!
And their one dog can untie shoes! Haha sebull and Delilah! Awesome names! Then we had a great lesson with another one of our baptismal dates! She's so funny! But then we played a trick on Dale! By hiding in his apartment! Haha after listening to one of our other baptismal dates sing in the hallways!

This week was super awesome! The trio Larry, mo, and curly are getting the hang of teaching together! Haha the three stooges! Well I know that this church is true! And that this gospel truly changes lives, and that as we focus on the small things that we have been commanded as it says in D&C 82:10 we will be blessed! So we must do the small things in order to do the big things! Reading, praying and going to church, or as Mosiah 2:22 puts it: " he has promised you that if he would keep his commandments he should prosper in the land, and he never doth vary from that which he hath said, therefore if he do keep his commandments he doth bless you and prosper you!

The scripture I'm ponderizing this week is: D&C 8: 10 " remember that without faith you can do nothing, therefore ask in faith. Trifle not with these things, do not ask for that which you ought not.

I love this gospel I love the mission! I know that as we focus on the small things and exercise faith all is possible.

Love,
 Elder Durfee


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