Fam,
After 9 months, it's really weird not being Elder Magalei's companion. Outside of that change this week was awesome.
Tuesday was our last P-day together. We drove to one of the bridges on the Grand River to take some pictures that turned out pretty good. We drove over the bridge on Anne Street (Near the corner of Ann St NW and Monroe Ave NW) and stopped at the red. It's a fairly busy intersection and I noticed a small kitten stroll across the crosswalk as I was stopped at the red. It came by our car and got spooked by on-coming traffic and chose to hide under the relative safety of our car. Jumping out to grab the kitten to insure it didn't die, I glimpsed its tail as it climbed under the hood of the car into a small nook. Definitely out of reach and only slightly in view Elder Magalei I moved the wheels while I stood outside to make sure the movement wouldn't harm the cat. Once we were sure we could move slowly without causing harm we pulled into a nearby gas station. Once safely out of traffic we popped the hood and a kind stranger helped pull the kitten out from behind the engine. Definitely a first for me.
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| That darn kitten |
Thursday Elder Magalei and I drove in the morning to Lansing to pick up our promised trainees. Elder Wiseman and Elder Tilley are the two new members of the Grandville Spanish Mission. The training meeting was so fun. When I trained Elder Magalei there were 25 other trainers, the group was massive. This time there were only 3 other trainers. We met our new companions, had lunch, and immediately President sent us out onto MSU campus to proselyte. They gave us 45 minutes to make a few contacts and it was insane. We struggled a little bit only because we got dropped off 15 minutes away from the mission office and everyone we talked with was walking in the opposite direction. As the time we needed to be back in the mission office grew closer we found ourselves further and further away. We were easily the last ones back, but we made a bunch of good contacts. Thankfully I grabbed more copies of the Book of Mormon on the way out because the Assistants only gave us two but we passed out four.
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| Grand Rapids |
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| Elder Magalei and yo |
On our way home our 6pm appointment canceled and we got approval to stop by our friend Carlos who lives in Lansing. We met his whole family and shared a short message on family history. In-person teaching is so much better than video conferences.
Training is pretty fun. Elder Wiseman has a lot of enthusiasm and is talented. The last few days have been exceedingly filled to capacity. Last transfer likely was our most productive transfer yet, at least numerically and our daily schedule is feeling the heat because of it. As part of the consequences of that, we haven't had complete study times yet but we've been running around like crazy. Truly there just isn't enough time to do what we want. For the most part it's a decent impression to lead off with, though it leaves him exhausted. It takes a few weeks to adjust to the missionary schedule.
Saturday was spent running around as well. We had a successful branch picnic which was our only "down time." We had by far the best carne-asada I have ever had. I ate so much carne-asada. It was so good. I do not think there are words that can describe how good it was.
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| Picnic and games |
Sunday we had a very very good lesson with Edin in the afternoon. We brought our new branch mission leader and his wife over. We made a few ministering visits with them and ended with Edin. We read a few scriptures on the atonement of Jesus Christ and shared our testimonies of Jesus. The Spirit was strong and it was a great moment for everyone involved. In the traditional manner, we couldn't leave the Duran home without food. They gave us two plates of delicious pupusas.
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| Elder Wiseman and Elder Johnson |
This week flew by so fast.
-eric
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