Washoe Valley/Foothill Week 15 (Mission Week 18)

 Hey everyone

This week was pretty good. I got a new suit because my other ones don't fit anymore. Weightloss has been going great! We have been trying to grow our teaching pool because the pool we have now isn't cutting it. Because of this, we have been doing a lot of walking and street contacting. That is just part of the work though. You have to prune some people so you can find the elect.

We do have some people with a lot of potential though. We have Leif that we believe will be baptized soon. We also found this guy named Logan which was a member referral.

This week we had Zone Conference in Carson City which was fun. It was a nice motivator to keep doing my best and strive to be the best missionary I can be. An emphasis during Zone Conference was having meaningful personal studies which I have been lacking. This past week has been much better. I've been reading the Book of Mormon a ton and my testimony of it has grown as well as my love for it. After Zone Conference we did a family night with the Dawson family (recently baptized family). We played games and shared a spiritual message. It was nice to go over there and continue their family's love for the Gospel.

We did a mission prep activity on Wednesday for the deacons which was fun. We played Scripture Chase that Brother Hisel used to have us play in Sunday School way back when we were tiny youth. Knowing where to find scriptures and principles is very important. You don't even need to have it memorized but just know where to turn to. This helps so much as a missionary and as a member.

Logan (member referral)

The members (Schulz) were having a missionary farewell for their son at a park and Logan noticed the Swedish flags and walked up and asked what was going on. The member explained and gave an overview and Logan was interested. He went over to the members house for tacos and they had a long discussion about Joseph Smith and where the church came from. Logan really liked it and stated that he has the same questions as Joseph. He has a lot of potential! We had a great first lesson with him yesterday at the Bishops house and the Schulz family was there too. He asked some good questions and we taught him the 1st discussion. After the lesson we had dinner with both families and Logan which was awesome. The food was amazing. We had all sorts of delectable meats and some Brazilian cuisine. It was honestly the best dinner of the mission because I had fasted all day so I was able to eat a ton

Other than that lesson we did all contacting and walking. I'm ok with that though! It's apart of the work. 

I love all of you so much and am upset that I'm missing Garrett's wedding but I know that that sacrifice is blessing both my family and me. I am just carrying on the tradition of a Proctor kid being on a mission when a sibling gets married haha

Be safe and I pray for yalls safety each day!! I love you all!!

Elder Proctor