Winnemucca Week 5 (Mission Week 26)

Hey everyone! 

Well I've made it to my 6 month mark. So long but also so little time. I'm 1/4 of the way through the mission. Time really does feel slow in the moment but goes quick in retrospect. Soon I'll be at my year mark then I'll be back home. I guess I have to make the most of my time here while I can!

This week was awesome! General Conference was amazing. I have a newfound love for Conference. I am hoping to maintain this love I have for it through the rest of my life. I was listening to Conference talks the whole past 2 weeks preparing and hyping myself up for it. It went by way too fast. Before I knew it, it was over. President Nelson truly is a Prophet of God. I loved Elder Hollands talk. When he said something along the lines of Jesus Christs arms were spread wide open for you and then nailed there, signifying that he will never close them; that gave me goosebumps. It was powerful. I can testify that spiritually preparing for Conference and prioritizing it will make it more enjoyable and more fulfilling. How did you guys like Conference??

Here's the weekly recap

Monday

Pday and we read a chapter of the Book of Mormon with a less active member with the Elders quorum president and his wife in the evening

Tuesday

We had district council. We had a couple of good contacts and we had a lesson with Jaxon and Cade.

Wednesday

I went on exchanges with Elder Webb (he is from Longview TX and we went to the same youth activities. He even showed me a video of a youth dance in February and I and all the Nac youth are in the video. Crazy right.). We had a great day. We did service for a member and she fed us lunch. We went over to Stacy and Tracy and went over the Introduction of the Book of Mormon with them as well as the testimonies. They had some questions that we were able to answer. Then the rest of the day consisted of walking and trying to find people to teach.

Thursday

We walked and talked to some people in the morning and then did our weekly planning session. After that, we had dinner and then went and played basketball!

Friday

We had service in the morning. We also did some walking and talking to some people that one of the members referred us to go and contact. Referrals are great! We had a great contact to end of the day with Crystal.

Saturday

General Conference!!! All 6 of the missionaries in Winnemucca went to the Connells house and we watched all three sessions of conference there. We made breakfast together before it started and we all brought food to share. It was fun. After conference ended, we knocked one door that was referred to us a d he was looking at us through his window, ran out to his car, and bolted out of the driveway. Oh well haha

Sunday

General Conference again!! We watched the morning session with the Southwicks and they fed us breakfast. We watched the afternoon session with the Hedges and they fed us dinner. We did some contacting after Conference ended as well

Lesson Reviews

Jaxon and Cade

We read from the Book of Mormon stories book about baptism and the sacrament. We also did a recap of all 5 lessons because they are being baptized this weekend.

Crystal

We met Crystal knocking on a less active members house but they had moved and she was the new homeowner. She said they were eating dinner but we could come back another time. We came back a few days later and she wasn't home but her daughter and grandma were. We talked to them for a bit and gave them a Restoration pamphlet. We went back 2 more times and Crystal was not there or no one answered. Finally on Friday night, we got a hold of her. She answered the door and we asked if they had read the pamphlet yet and she said no and that they were not interested. We responded with our testimonies and how the Gospel had blessed our lives and that when they are ready to let us know. She asked what church we were from again and we responded. Her demeanor changed when she found out we were Mormon because her best friend is Mormon. We gave an overview on why we don't go by Mormons anymore and she thought that was cool. I then gave a 1 minutes Restoration lesson and she listened the whole time. We gave her our number and when we got back to the apartment she actually called us!!! What initially started out with her not being interested turned into her calling us to we can get ahold of her. This goes to show that you should not back down when people initially aren't interested. Don't just say "oh ok" and walk away. Be firm in your belief and let them know that they have no idea what they are saying no too and it might change their mind.

This next week is the last week of the transfer. Transfers keep picking up speed. I will know if Elder Larsen and I are both staying or if I'll be getting a new companion by my next email! Thanks for all the prayers and I pray for people at home daily!

I Love you all

Elder Proctor