I got to talk to Austin for about 10 minutes today. He has
been having some heart issues and he got permission from his President to call.
It’s a medicine issue and heat issue…..at least that is what we are looking at
right now. It has gotten hotter there so we are having him increase his water
and we are trying different pills. If that doesn’t work he will send in another
heart report and see the doctor. We are praying hard.
Dear Family,
Happy birthday dad! I hope you enjoy it! This week has been
a good week. We had a lot of business and things to do but we still
were able to focus on our ministry in our own area. I was able to send an email
to Holly and to Erik. Holly has been emailing me so that has been good. I hope
Erik gets my email. I am not sure but what was Tyler's email?
So this week.
Tuesday: after we sent our emails we went to do some finding
but were not able to teach anyone right then. We talked to a lot of people and
were able to set some return appointments which was good. we then had dinner
with a member and then headed out to Berkeley to do a Baptismal
Interview for a Chinese brother in the Singles ward. It went really
well. elder Bradford did the interview and I was outside the door
doing calls and planning and things. That took up most of our night. We
finished up at the mission office finishing our Zone meeting agenda
for Wednesday. We were really excited about the zone meeting.
Wednesday: This morning we got up to the temple to the stake
center and set up the rooms for the Zone Meeting. At 10:00 we had a district
Leader Council with all of the district Leaders in the Zone. We went
over business items and also accountability. We have a big stake wide
Mormon Helping hands project this Saturday which we've been
working with the Stake to get missionary representation there. We were able to
talk about that with them and get things arranged. At 11:00 we began the
Zone Meeting. i was conducting the meeting and we started with introducing
everyone that was new to the Zone. Other Zone Leaders laugh because we have the
biggest zone that they call our zone meeting a mini Zone conference. It really
is. We have 30 missionaries in our Zone so it is a big meeting.
After introducing everyone I led into the accountability
portion of the meeting and then the district leaders gave
their accountability for their individual districts. When that was
finished we went into business items for the Zone, the stake and the
mission calendar things. We had some of the missionaries share some
of their finding miracles with the Zone to get them inspired and excited
for the finding focus this month. We then had 2 testimonies from the 2 Elders
that are going home this next transfer so that really brought in the spirit.
After their testimonies we went into the training. we trained on "The
gospel of Jesus Christ and focused on repentance. It was a really
good training. I was really bold as we taught it and I felt that we really
taught to the needs of the missionaries. as we practiced I did the practice and
I taught Elder Bradford about the doctrine of how to repent and how
that God gives us more opportunities to repent when we don't do it
the first time.
After the practice we had the missionaries
evaluate me and they said that they thought that is was very powerful and that
it was something that their investigators really needed at that moment. We then
got into our groups and practiced. I love giving Zone meeting it is so
uplifting and so inspiring. After Zone meeting
Elder Bradford had to do some registration for classes so that took a
while. that night we taught Miriam and Juan again and that was horrible. we
wanted to leave in the middle of the lesson just because the spirit wasn't
there and he was abusing the daughter of Miriam. Afterward we evaluated and we
really should have said something and just left it was just really bad. we
learned from that experience but also felt bad for that family.
Thursday: we did a lot of finding today and it was really
good. we talked to a ton of people. Nothing really amazing or anything happened
though. When we headed back for dinner we talked to a lady selling strawberries
and I ended buying a box of them. They were really cheap but now we have soooo
many strawberries. We have been making smoothies every morning which is so
good! that night we taught the ward missionary class and taught them how to
invite investigators to church. It was great!
Friday: Today we had interviews with President Meredith.
They were really good, we talked about the zone and me personally also. I am
doing well but I feel like I am slacking a lot in what the Lord expects of me. I
feel like I am not being who I can be and that i am wasting this time as a zone
leader. I am really trying to fix that but it’s tough. I go on exchanges and
when we finish I feel guilty because it wasn't very good. Elder Bradford and
I talked a lot about that last night and it was really good. I came to some
good conclusions that I have strengths that other missionaries don't
and I need to find those strengths. I just feel like I am piggy backing
elder Bradford's work. It’s been really tough lately. That night I
had a baptismal interview that I did and it went really well! We are excited
for the success in the zone lately.
Saturday: Today I was on exchanges with a newer Elder. It
was OK . We had a ward activity so we headed up to the temple to be
there. We had to cover for the sisters investigator because the sisters were
locked in the visitors center. that investigator is Miriam. she really enjoyed
it, she brought her daughter too. we took them on a tour of the temple, around it
and on top of it and things. it was really good for her to see. She brought her
copy of the book of Mormon and was reading it later after the sisters
came and we left. I was explaining about the temple and about eternal families
and she just said, "Yeah that's what we do
in Judaism but not quite like that." The rest of the day was
filled with fallen through appointments. We talked to a lot of people though
which was really good. We were with a member and he told my companion, that
didn't speak Spanish, that he will give him some food that will make him
speak Spanish so later when we dropped the member off they gave us a
bowl of pisole which is a soup with hominy and pigs feet. My companion just
about died. It was really funny. Oh sooo good.
Sunday: Today was super stressful again every one
of our investigators couldn't come due to emergencies in work and things. It
was fast Sunday and I was fasting up until about 12:30 when my blood
sugar just tanked and we had to go get some candy. I
decided from then that I probably won’t fast anymore it’s just too
hard. so this letter is getting too long so I will just make this short. we
taught the class of the high priests which was good! also
we gave the intermediate at a baptism.
I am doing well! Thanks everyone I love you all! I have lots
of exchanges this coming week and the big service project so i am
excited.
love you family, elder Hill
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