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has been a pretty legit week to be 100% honest, and it all really started on
Wednesday. We didn't do a whole lot on Monday and Tuesday, just regular stuff.
Then Wednesday was New Year's Day and that was cool. It all started with the
arrival of Elder Burtenshaw and Bakers new companion, Elder Kauhi from Hawaii
and Oregon. He's a good guy, he lived in Wilsonville before he came out, so we
know a few of the same people. And we went out with some members to get some
lessons in. And so by the end of Wednesday we had 3 member present lessons.
Then we decided to go hard. Really hard. We had been slacking the last few
weeks, not mainly because of us, but because of the time of the year. Christmas
and New Years have been kinda killer on our teaching opportunities. So the Zone
Leaders, (ZL's) the other elders in our ward, decided they wanted to get the
standard of excellence, 16 lessons with a member present (16 member presents).
So then on Thursday we called some members to go out with us, one from around 2:30-5, and one from 6-9. And we got 6 member presents! And 5 new investigators! It was so awesome. So by the end of Thursday we had 9 member presents, and the ZL's had 11. So we decided to make it a little more interesting. We decided to have a completion with the ZLs to see who could get more lessons with a member by the end of the week.
So on Friday we had the same approach, get two members, one for earlier In The day and one for later in the night, and we got 5 lessons that day! And 4 new investigators! It was so legit. And so by the end of Friday we had 14, and the ZLs had 14 too. The competition was on.
On Saturday we had some things that took up a lot of the morning, mainly
service with some of the elders of the English wards. It was good service, and
a nice sort of break from the teaching, ya know? So we only had a member come
out with us from 3:30-5 and 6-9, and we got 5 lessons again! So we had 19 on
the week and the ZLs had 18. It was getting pretty close.
Finally Sunday came around. We all went to church, and there was some playful smack talking between the zone leaders and us. But it was all good. We were really pushing each other, to make the other try harder. To really condense the lessons we were having, to cut out the fluff that isn't needed, and to focus on what needs to be taught. So we went out from 6-8:30 on Sunday night, and we actually went on splits. So I went with our elders Quorum president, and Elder Aranibar went with out assistant ward mission leader. And we had 8 member present lessons on the day! I had 5 and elder Aranibar had 3! So we ended the week with 27 lessons with a member present! Pretty much unheard of. The zone leaders ended with 24, so we won :) it was pretty legit. As a zone we had 102 lessons with a member present this week. It was a really good week for us as a zone.
That's really all that happened this week! I got the blue pants in the mail, thank you mom! I love them. Now all I need to get next is brown shoes and a brown belt to go with them..... ;)
Love you all so much, and I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK!!!! It's the best work.
Elder Allen.
So then on Thursday we called some members to go out with us, one from around 2:30-5, and one from 6-9. And we got 6 member presents! And 5 new investigators! It was so awesome. So by the end of Thursday we had 9 member presents, and the ZL's had 11. So we decided to make it a little more interesting. We decided to have a completion with the ZLs to see who could get more lessons with a member by the end of the week.
So on Friday we had the same approach, get two members, one for earlier In The day and one for later in the night, and we got 5 lessons that day! And 4 new investigators! It was so legit. And so by the end of Friday we had 14, and the ZLs had 14 too. The competition was on.
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Finally Sunday came around. We all went to church, and there was some playful smack talking between the zone leaders and us. But it was all good. We were really pushing each other, to make the other try harder. To really condense the lessons we were having, to cut out the fluff that isn't needed, and to focus on what needs to be taught. So we went out from 6-8:30 on Sunday night, and we actually went on splits. So I went with our elders Quorum president, and Elder Aranibar went with out assistant ward mission leader. And we had 8 member present lessons on the day! I had 5 and elder Aranibar had 3! So we ended the week with 27 lessons with a member present! Pretty much unheard of. The zone leaders ended with 24, so we won :) it was pretty legit. As a zone we had 102 lessons with a member present this week. It was a really good week for us as a zone.
That's really all that happened this week! I got the blue pants in the mail, thank you mom! I love them. Now all I need to get next is brown shoes and a brown belt to go with them..... ;)
Love you all so much, and I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK!!!! It's the best work.
Elder Allen.
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