Well to start off my week was just awesome and I will tell you why. So we got attacked by a tropical storm Wednesday and I was stuck in the middle of it. There were rushing rivers of water going though the roads. Things were flying everywhere. I had to dodge a flying baby doll that tried to take away my life. It was just ridiculously awesome. And I got soaked.
When we got home I took my tie and squeezed out like a gallon of water. No lie. Then we had to plug up the bottom of one door because the house was flooding. Oh it was good fun. And now we can’t shut the back door because the water warped the wood. So we are going to have to talk to somebody about that. lol. But . . . we are getting a cistern which will hold water. That’s in progress. By Friday that should be finished and then by Saturday we should have water all the time.
We had a baptism Saturday. That went really good. I’m trying to start up a choir with the young women here but it isn’t going very good. They don’t know how to sing and the member lady I turned it over to isn’t really working with them. So that’s lame. But I’m trying.
Sunday we had 11 investigators at church. They are going to divide our branch into 2 at the next stake conference, so that’s exciting. Yea, the work is just going awesome. I’ve been in the same area for like ever it seems. I’ve taught and I know almost everybody in this town, half of them by name. And some how I still have people to teach. It’s awesome.
Love you, Elder Woestman
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday - May 18th 2009
Hi Everyone:
Tuesday was a really interesting day. We got locked in a store. lol. While we were teaching this guy in a store that he worked in, another guy that worked there left and locked the store (lol) and that left us locked in the store. lol. We had to jump over a wall into a pen of goats and then we had to jump a 10 ft wall to get out of the place the goats were in because that door was locked too. It was good fun. lol. And these two ladies in the house across the street saw us and were just watching me like I was some robber or something. It was so funny. So I went over there and talked to them a little. I loved it.
Then Wednesday I had an intercombio with the ZL´s and I ended up being with my “dad of the mission”. So that was way good fun, working Nizau old school style. But the funniest thing happened. So at the beginning of every lesson we sing a hymn. Well, we started to sing a hymn with this lady, but this lady sang so bad - and I mean bad - that we just started laughing. I couldn’t help it. My companion laughed so I laughed. Then we stopped, but then one of us would laugh again, so we both just kept cracking up. And the whole time the lady was still singing. She wasn’t even fazed. lol. Luckily she still loves me. lol. Oh man it was so funny. lol.
And then Thursday we lost electricity. We talked to the electric people Friday and we got that back on by the end of the day. Saturday we baptized another guy who is 19. o yea sacerdocio [priesthood] or Melchizedek priesthood age. lol. Sunday was just kind of a long day and today so far it’s been raining. But good news - the owners of our house are building us a cistern. or something underground that holds water, so when that is finished we will have water all the time. How sweet is that!!!
Love Ya,
Elder Woestman
Tuesday was a really interesting day. We got locked in a store. lol. While we were teaching this guy in a store that he worked in, another guy that worked there left and locked the store (lol) and that left us locked in the store. lol. We had to jump over a wall into a pen of goats and then we had to jump a 10 ft wall to get out of the place the goats were in because that door was locked too. It was good fun. lol. And these two ladies in the house across the street saw us and were just watching me like I was some robber or something. It was so funny. So I went over there and talked to them a little. I loved it.
Then Wednesday I had an intercombio with the ZL´s and I ended up being with my “dad of the mission”. So that was way good fun, working Nizau old school style. But the funniest thing happened. So at the beginning of every lesson we sing a hymn. Well, we started to sing a hymn with this lady, but this lady sang so bad - and I mean bad - that we just started laughing. I couldn’t help it. My companion laughed so I laughed. Then we stopped, but then one of us would laugh again, so we both just kept cracking up. And the whole time the lady was still singing. She wasn’t even fazed. lol. Luckily she still loves me. lol. Oh man it was so funny. lol.
And then Thursday we lost electricity. We talked to the electric people Friday and we got that back on by the end of the day. Saturday we baptized another guy who is 19. o yea sacerdocio [priesthood] or Melchizedek priesthood age. lol. Sunday was just kind of a long day and today so far it’s been raining. But good news - the owners of our house are building us a cistern. or something underground that holds water, so when that is finished we will have water all the time. How sweet is that!!!
Love Ya,
Elder Woestman
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday May 11th 2009
Hi Everyone:
So this week was pretty dang good. Monday we had 1 family home evening set up and I made cookies for the family - or I should say we made the cookies together as the activity. It was sweet. We got in a little flour fight. I included all the little kids in the making of the cookies. And we eat more of the dough than we actually used to make the cookies. I’m such a bad example. lol. Then my companion taught a lesson to the family while I finished the cookies. It was a night full of craziness, which is the way I love my life. And the best part about it was that I didn’t have to buy the ingredients. This family was rich, so they even had a good stove. It was crazy. It’s been a while since I have been in a nice house. But lets see here….
Tuesday we had our district meeting, it was good. Nothing too interesting happened Tuesday though. Miercoles [Wednesday] we had a zone conference and all the zones in the campo area (outside the capital) were at the conference. Our president talked a lot about family history work. We have a new thing going down. We are now teaching our investigators about family history work for the temple before they get baptized. And that’s kind of really hard because we aren’t allowed teaching them about it. We have to bring a member with us, then after the lesson leave them with our investigator and he teaches about family history. But I’m in the way outskirts of civilization. We don’t even have an internet shop. Not many members know how to do family history work. In fact only one person in my area really knows. But its still sweet. And at the conference they feed us lunch which is always good.
Thursday and Friday we just worked, worked, worked. And Saturday we had another baptism. We were supposed to have two baptisms but it went down to one because one lady admitted to still having an alcohol problem. So I don’t know when she will get baptized now. Just depends when she feels like putting God in front of alcohol.
Sunday we only had 4 new investigators go to church and some older ones. We should have another baptism this weekend. And Sunday I was able to call my family. Yea family. That was really nice, although Ben’s life seems to be the most interesting. And yea, that was my week.
Love Ya, Elder Woestman
So this week was pretty dang good. Monday we had 1 family home evening set up and I made cookies for the family - or I should say we made the cookies together as the activity. It was sweet. We got in a little flour fight. I included all the little kids in the making of the cookies. And we eat more of the dough than we actually used to make the cookies. I’m such a bad example. lol. Then my companion taught a lesson to the family while I finished the cookies. It was a night full of craziness, which is the way I love my life. And the best part about it was that I didn’t have to buy the ingredients. This family was rich, so they even had a good stove. It was crazy. It’s been a while since I have been in a nice house. But lets see here….
Tuesday we had our district meeting, it was good. Nothing too interesting happened Tuesday though. Miercoles [Wednesday] we had a zone conference and all the zones in the campo area (outside the capital) were at the conference. Our president talked a lot about family history work. We have a new thing going down. We are now teaching our investigators about family history work for the temple before they get baptized. And that’s kind of really hard because we aren’t allowed teaching them about it. We have to bring a member with us, then after the lesson leave them with our investigator and he teaches about family history. But I’m in the way outskirts of civilization. We don’t even have an internet shop. Not many members know how to do family history work. In fact only one person in my area really knows. But its still sweet. And at the conference they feed us lunch which is always good.
Thursday and Friday we just worked, worked, worked. And Saturday we had another baptism. We were supposed to have two baptisms but it went down to one because one lady admitted to still having an alcohol problem. So I don’t know when she will get baptized now. Just depends when she feels like putting God in front of alcohol.
Sunday we only had 4 new investigators go to church and some older ones. We should have another baptism this weekend. And Sunday I was able to call my family. Yea family. That was really nice, although Ben’s life seems to be the most interesting. And yea, that was my week.
Love Ya, Elder Woestman
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday May 4th 2009
Hi Everyone:
This week I received my kid. And as of right now I am a trainer. So my kid’s name is Elder Fondeur. He is Dominican but has French blood in him. He is 24 yrs old. A stocky, “Al Giordino” type of guy for all of you Dirk Pitt fans. (DAD!). He is a good guy. He got baptized 2 yrs and four months ago. And I’d have to say he is an interesting character. He certainly loves talking about how good he is at stuff. He was a boxer and before his mission, he studied and became a certified chef. This is kind of funny, because he doesn’t look like a chef. He was a “tigre” before his conversion into the church - meaning he was a gangster. He has tattoos and huge scars and stuff. But he is a hard worker, he does everything I say and he cooks awesome food. I can't think of a better type of person to train. But he is like all Dominicans. He doesn't like to talk about his faults or how he is doing stuff wrong. But I already know how to deal with that from my last companion, he is awesome.
Tuesday was transfer day. We just worked really hard all week trying to put a good work ethic in my companion. But from what I’ve seen he already has it. We ended up pushing our baptisms back a week. So now we have 2 baptisms this weekend.
This Sunday was sweet. We got three inactives to go back to church and two of them are males so if they stay active we only need one more male and we can split the branch and turn our district into a stake. So that’s kind of exciting. Today, Monday, we played some backyard baseball. It was sweet. I hit more home runs than I did not by times two. It was awesome. Our bat was a leg to one of those small tables in the churches. And the ball was a “ghetto- torn up” ball, but it was sweet fun. And yea that was my week
love you,
Elder Woestman
This week I received my kid. And as of right now I am a trainer. So my kid’s name is Elder Fondeur. He is Dominican but has French blood in him. He is 24 yrs old. A stocky, “Al Giordino” type of guy for all of you Dirk Pitt fans. (DAD!). He is a good guy. He got baptized 2 yrs and four months ago. And I’d have to say he is an interesting character. He certainly loves talking about how good he is at stuff. He was a boxer and before his mission, he studied and became a certified chef. This is kind of funny, because he doesn’t look like a chef. He was a “tigre” before his conversion into the church - meaning he was a gangster. He has tattoos and huge scars and stuff. But he is a hard worker, he does everything I say and he cooks awesome food. I can't think of a better type of person to train. But he is like all Dominicans. He doesn't like to talk about his faults or how he is doing stuff wrong. But I already know how to deal with that from my last companion, he is awesome.
Tuesday was transfer day. We just worked really hard all week trying to put a good work ethic in my companion. But from what I’ve seen he already has it. We ended up pushing our baptisms back a week. So now we have 2 baptisms this weekend.
This Sunday was sweet. We got three inactives to go back to church and two of them are males so if they stay active we only need one more male and we can split the branch and turn our district into a stake. So that’s kind of exciting. Today, Monday, we played some backyard baseball. It was sweet. I hit more home runs than I did not by times two. It was awesome. Our bat was a leg to one of those small tables in the churches. And the ball was a “ghetto- torn up” ball, but it was sweet fun. And yea that was my week
love you,
Elder Woestman
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