This week has been full of crazy things. Running over Snakes, Cats, ladder falling our of the back of a truck in front of us, and someone taking the valve cores out of our tires leaving all 4 tires flatt. We are now in a new appartment, I have a new companion, and things are still rolling. Here is how the week went.
Monday was kinda boring. I just took a nap after we were done emailing. It felt very nice though. It was very much needed. That night after dinner at the Rices we had a new member lesson with Olivia. That was cool to do and start getting those done.
Tuesday was great with teaching 3 lessons that day and gaining a new investigator that day. We picked up a lady named Danisheiya as a new gator right before district meeting which was pretty cool. We randomly met her on the street the week before and had an appointment. Then we had a good district meeting. After District meeting we had to drive downto our appointmnet with Linda. we have set a date for her to be Baptized on the 22nd of this month. The lesson with her went well. She has been struggling with smoking though. Please pray for her. Then we had an appointment with Anieya and Emonie. They are not progressing anymore. They are supposed to be baptized on the 22nd also. But they have not been coming to church though... It is a struggle with them...
Wednesday we moved into our new appartment. There was much delay for when the office elders were to be there with our furniture so we did not get much done there and we had to take care of many different things. It stunk. But oh well! We did get some a little tracting and teaching recent converts and less actives.
Thursday was an intersting day. My companion decided to break major rules and leave the appartment without me to go work out in the gym that we have in our new appartment complex while I was getting ready because it was close to time to start studies and everything. So ran out when I told him we could not go to the gym at that time. So I had to run after him. He is on a short leash already with the Mission President so he was in big trouble for it. The next day we had to drive down to the mission office so President Clark could talk to him. We exchanged with the DL for the day so that the DL could be with him. Even after the crazy morning we went and taught Linda again and a couple of other investigators. We had dinner with the Maddoxs which was good food.
Friday I had to drive Elder Melton down to a doctor appointment because we were on exchanges. The appointment was down in my 2nd area, Fenton! It was weird driving through there. But way cool. Which I just received the wedding anoucement for Nicki who I Baptized there. Then we had a another lesson with Danishya that morning after that. We challenged her to Baptism. She said no because she is afraid of the water. Then we had a couple other appointments. Then we had to drive to the mission office so president could speak with my companion and I about what happened. I was in there only for a few mins then I was sent out for a long time. During that long time the assistants and I were looking at the mission history books. I found my cousin who served a mission in this same mission in them. It was fun seeing what areas he served in and who he served with and where he served. I was called back in and then I was asked if I was willing do deal with my companion untill the end of the transfer. I said Yes because I wanted him to see the Baptism that we have tomorrow and It was just a couple more weeks till the transfer was ending. So everything was all good after that.
Saturday we had a couple of more good lessons. We another one with Emmonie and Anieya. Trying to get them to come to church. They committed to but they did not show up. When we bussed back to where our truck was left at which was near a bus stop. We walked up to it noticing that all four tires were flatt. Someone screwed out the valve cores. We called a member to come help us our because I just though they were flat and were not missing anything. The member gets there and tells us that it is the valve core that is gone and they need new ones to be inflatted. Good thing he good friend works at the firestone across the street from where we were at. So we got the pieces for free. But our member who came to fill up the tires with air noticed, when he got there, that air compressor was broken. So we called up other people and after almost 3 hours after we discovered the car we were back on the road to our dinner appointment.
Sunday we had cordination meeting that morning before church. Scotti who is getting baptized tomorrow the 5th of september was at church along with Linda! After church we had an appointment with the Three ladies that were from Thailand. They all go to UMSL. They are all traditionally budhist, But they are not active in it. They are the first people I have ever taught on my mission who were not Christian which is way different because you have to start at the very begining with them and who God is. It is cool and interesting. They are awesome though. Our member we brought did great with them. But we picked them up all as new investigators! That night we had dinner with the Carrs another awesome family from California. I feel bad they have to be out here and not there. haha. Then we went to contact a couple of referals we recieved with Bro. Carr. It was good. One of them we will start teaching in a couple of days.
Monday, Yesterday the assistants came to pick up my companion to take him to troy because since the talk with President on Friday that we had he had broken a few more rules that were things President said he had to be exact by our else he would have to be emergency Transfered. So he was ET'd to Troy Missouri to be with Elder Hoggan and Elder Harris came here to Hazelwood 2. He is from Lehi Utah. This is only his second transfer out so I am finishing up his training. Back to the 12 week program we go and having to do two hours of comp study because that is what the program is. There was stuff going on with him and his first trainer also so it was an interesting switch. He is a way cool though. It will be good. I am very happy about the switch actually. On the way to Troy to drop off my old companion and get my new one we ran over a cat on the freeway and it was crazy. I felt so bad about it because I love Cats. On the way back to Hazelwood we saw a bunch of crap on the road. Right when I said to everyone else in the Car, "Why is there so much stuff in the road?" a car right in front of us in the next lane over had a big ladder just fall out of the back and thank goodness it did not fly into our lane but it was great timing though to say that. haha Then a few mins later we were driving and we saw a rope looking thing hanging off the back axel of a car right in front of us. It was a snake! we were on the freeway and that thing was holding on for dear life. Then it lost its grip fell off and we ran over that too...
Today we had to email because all libraries were closed yesterday... Our zone has interviews with President today so I am looking forward to that. I always love interviews with President. We just received a referal this morning from Church hq's so after this emailing session we will be contacting that before interviews!!! I love you all. You are so awesome! And I know many of you are at school now and I do not have your addresses! SO PLEASE WRITE ME SO I CAN HAVE THEM!!! :) I hope you have a great week full of great things happening!
Love,
Elder Derek Turner
*Serving in Zion*
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