A Member was nice enough to take Elder Clark on a Photoshoot! March 27 2018

Weel #78

This past week was awesome! We set 2 baptismal dates and went on a bunch of exchanges and had zone conference! Overall it was a great week!

Last Monday we picked oranges for the first half of p day... #Downey. Then we just chilled at the church with other missionaries. 

Tuesday we had a bunch of success! We found a bunch of less active members and set a bunch of return appointments! We knocked on this one door and the less active we were looking for told us he is good a little rudely but then he offered to give us a ride to our next stop... that car ride was quite awkward.. we found the McGee family right after him and they are awesome! Super cool family and ready to come back to church! Later that night got a call asking if I could conduct zone conference the next day.. ni modo. 

Wednesday we got up at 5 to head to zone conference. Took us a good minute to get there but made it there. Had to conduct, boy my hands were sweaty. Also had to give a training on the questions of the soul card. A lot of missionaries told us it looked like we winged it but I told them we took 20 mins out of our day to prepare it smh. Zone conference was good! It was all on the Book of Mormon! Fit right in cause I finished the 90 day scripture challenge the mission was. Doing even tho. It took me like 98 days to read it... we cam back to our area and had an amazing lesson with Gregg our investigator. He is doing awesome and for some reason him being in his cruise made him a lot more holier let me tell you! His prayer was so sincere and so much more deep! Then we went to mutual to hang with the youth then exchanged with the Lynwood elders! I was with elders Lisonbee and Salazar!

Thursday Elder solazar wasnt feeling too well so we didn’t get a whole lot of work done. I had a great couple of talks with Elder lisonbee who is a visa waiter going to Santa Cruz Bolivia. Dude is such a bro. Wish I could be his companion. Told him to watch out for my boy jake! 

Friday we had district meeting then that night had a,eso son with Gregg and set the most solid baptismal date with since I have been here! Trust me my third time trying but he feels ready and wants to do it! The dude has made so much progress especially being on vacation who would’ve thought. That night we exchanged with the HP elders and I was with elders Craig’s son or crate stain... honestly at this point I forgot how to say the dudes name right. Nah jk Elder creighton and I smashed. The streets plus went to a wedding and a ward party overall a sick day! 

Nah jk Elder creighton and I smashed the streets plus went to a wedding and a ward party overall a sick day! 

Sunday just got up and went to church taught the 15 year olds and had some. Homies at church. After church we had to deliver some crap to some elders then went to eat dinner with a sick couple in our ward. They aren’t even crusty. Plus. Then finished the night weekly planning and doing ZL stuff! 

Finish off with a spiritual quote 

“Compared to God we are nothing, but to God we are everything.” Love it. 

Pics 

1. When Elder eldredge gets ahold of your packages before you do...

2. Proof I was on exchanges with Craig’s son. 

Week #77

It was a pretty good week this week, just full of exchanges/finding/teaching! Nothing to big or crazy happened this week. 

Last Monday we went bowling and I destroyed Elder Eldredge wasn’t even a game.. then we went to a church and played basketball  right as p day ended we had a lesson with a recentish convert over skype. It went pretty well! We then had dinner with the new patriarch inn the stake and just asked him a bunch of questions about being a patriarch.

Tuesday  we just worked all day. Found some super. Cool less actives and then had dinner with a cool het slightly crusty family. They fed us spaghetti... English program. 

Wednesday was off the charts. We had a. Bunch of lessons starting from 10 till about 4 they were all awesome and I liked them because they were with different people along the path. A brand new investigator, a recent convert and some one we have been meeting with for a while now. All at different points in the gospel and it made me grateful that this is a gospel of progression. Later that night we exchanged. With the Orizaba elder and I was in a trio!

Thursday I was in their area helping out 2 new missionaries. We had a couple of lessons and did a bunch of finding. Overall it was a good day! They are both for g to be incredible missionaries! 

Friday we had district meeting they were good our district leaders are beasts. Then we had lunch here with that recentish convert then went out and worked! We did a Lot of introducing ourselves to members which was awesome. Then we exchanged and I was with good ole Elder elderedge. We came home and we slept under the. Stars. (Put our. Mattresses on the deck)

Saturday was the same. No lessons so just a bunch of finding! It was a great day! We had dinner with my fav member out here brother Garcia, he took us to this bomb nacho place the. We came home to his house and laughed with him for a sec then went back out to work. 

Sunday was good! Church was a little stale then we had stake correlation with the mission presidency and stake presidency! Good meeting and got a Lot done. Then we get a text from someone in the zone that they needed to resolve some “issues” that wrecked out Plans for the day but aye whatever it s chill. 

Hope everyone has a great week! Love you all!

Pics 

1 me at pinks 

2 classic benson and I 

3 Elder Eldredge and I sleeping out underneath the stars 

4 Elder E and I game of horse in the apartment turns into us breaking something every time 

5 how to put stupid beach cruisers on a bike rack 

6 classic Downey 

Week #76

Hey Ryan

This week was a little slow because we had to do a bunch of things outside the area.. had the opportunity to go into the temple and to have a really good interview with President Haynie!

Last Monday. We went to a swap meet. Not my first choice for a sick p day activity but they had 4 churros for a buck so I was content. 

Tuesday we had to be up super early for MLC, it went by quick and it was actually not that bad off one. Learned a lot and I liked the focus on the Book of Mormon. Came back to the area had had a great restoration lesson with our investigator with that emphasis on the Book of Mormon. Later we exchanged with elders Romriell and Lopez. I went with good ol Roms for the 13th time. Couldn’t be happier. 

Wednesday we got a text from a recent convert of ours asking if we could meet at chick fil a for lunch. We had great talk she is going through a tough time rn and she said she wants to get stronger in the gospel! After we had a bunch of lessons cancel until our lesson with Gregg at President. Lang’s house. It was a powerful lesson and we finally found the iceberg! Gonna solve that concern this week

Thursday we had interviews and temple all day long. Or was really nice to go into the temple again that peace in there is unreal. Also had good time getting to know a lot of the. New elders in the zone plus my interview with President Haynie was awesome! Came back to the area and had the crustiest dinner I have ever been apart of like so bad it was only 30 mins long and I was super close to rebuking this couple. if you want those details email me personally and I’ll let you know

Friday rained all day and we went out to hunting park for district meeting and tacos! Classic guey scouts. Came back finally. Got to work in the area then had a super sick dinner with a less active in our ward who is so tight! Then we exchanged I went with Elder Mera! 

Saturday Elder Mera and I smashed face hard! Set a bunch of return appointments and had some good lessons. One of his investigators gave us a Powerade bottle full weed and asked if we wanted to smoke it with him right there. Told him no then hit him with that word of wisdom he committed to live it! We were on bike and there was puddles everywhere so I was enjoying myself all day jumping off curbs into the puddles. It was a mad nasty day. 

Sunday we had stake conference with and area 70 the talks were great! It was hecka hard to get anyone to church tho... after stake conference we went and ate with the stake presidents family. Then right from there we went and had dinner and a lesson with our investigators and the family that referee them to us! Then we just finished the night collecting numbers and weekly planning!

Pics 

1. Los guey scouts 

2. sunday with one of the coolest members 

3. Just Elder Eldredge and I hanging 

4. This lasso tool is phenomenal 

5. S/O to Elder eldredge for tagging my name in the hood