What a week it has been! I am not in my new area, Belleville in Illinois! oh yeah! It is next to my first area. And it is funny because I am seeing the same people that I saw when I was there on the busses here. It is typically the same old drunk people. It is really funny though becuase it is all dejavu. I think that is how you spell that at least.
So Monday the whole district came up with us to Kaylas place, and with Cami her member friend we all went and hiked to a tunnel behind her house. It took close to 2 hours to get there. Then like an hour and a half to get back. We took a different way back. It was crazy! But a lot of fun! It was fun hanging out with everybody. That night we had dinner at Kaylas place and did a lesson with her also. It was fun.
Tuesday we my comp was in bed for almost the whole day because he was really sick. We almost went to the E. R. but then I have him a blessing and he was alright. So we went to the Nashs that night for a last lesson with them which was great! Then after we met with Kayla for the last time at Camis place with her parents. She is so awesome. After we went with them and others to ice cream.
Wednesday was cool because I got to be at transfer meeting to see all my old friends I have not seen in a few months. It was a fun. My new comp is Elder Cannon from St. George Utah. He is a cool guy and defiantly a cowboy. He really likes to rope things. haha We have a lot of fun together. It is a blast to serve with him! We are both new to the area because we white washed it. It is fun though. I know the area decently from serving right next to it. It is cool.
Thursday we went out exploring trying to find people to teach here. We also had d-meet. We were succesful becuase the first door we knocked on we picked up a new gator and taught a lesson. It was pretty cool! Not going to Lie. Then that night we had a dinner appointment with a pm family and picked up the non member husband as a new gator. It was great. Because we need people to teach. There is only like two gators left from the last nissionaries.
Friday was fun because we went out looking for more people to teach. We taught Rick and Teresa who were left over from the last misionaries. Then we met someone at the bus stop who we ended up teaching ehr a lesson on the bench and prayed with her out in public and picked her up as a new gator too. We are trying so hard to find people to teach! We then Also saw Antwan who was taught by the missionaries that were here a year and a half ago back when i was in east st louis. I taught him the first lesson on exchanges way back when. And now i am back and we picked him up as a new gator also. It was a great day!
Saturday we finally got to weekly planning. I the whole ward roster into the gps that i have. Most of the members are less active in the ward or part member families so i just put it all in. It has helped because we were able to go out and see some of those people. Bussing takes forever though. That night we had a coor meet with the wml and he is fired up ready to go!
Sunday in church they had me, my comp and the WML all speak. We were told we would speak just a couple of days before that. which i was cool with. I love speaking in church. It was cool to see the Gross family at church. They were imported into the East St. Louis branch while I was there and now are here back in their ward! We then taught one of our neighbors that night and picked up 3 more new gators. a total of 7 this week here!
Monday we went to one of the other wards parties. It was fun. We also crashed a penecostal party and ate with them also and played some softball with them and it started raining hard core while playing. It was fun.
Today we had to email because everything was closed yesterday. oh well. Have a great week! Love, Elder Derek Turner *Serving in Zion*
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