It was great to talk to the whole Fam Friday - Christmas Day, so I don't really know what to say this week. So the week was dang sweet. First of all, we eat three, I repeat three, dinners on Christmas Eve. Because Christmas Eve is where the party is at in the Dominican Republic. We didn't work on the 24th or the 25th. Well, we did - but we only were allowed to pass by members and stuff. But Christmas Eve we woke up at 5 in the morning to hand out some bags of food to ten poorer members in the ward. It was way fun. We did some knock and runs - so when the people opened up the door they didn't see us, they just saw a bag full of food. It was better that way too. lol. Because it turns out that not many people are awake at 5 in the morning and most don't like to be at that. lol.
Last Tuesday my companion and I were walking and we saw these two nuns trying with all their might to lift up this rolling gate that fell of its track. It was kind of funny, but luckily those nuns just happened to have their friendly neighborhood missionaries walking by to help them. lol. So we picked it up and put it back on its track and fixed it for them. I wanted to try to set up a time to go back and teach them but they live in one of those monastery things with a bunch of other nuns. And i didn't want to get eaten by some nuns. (ha you gotta love nuns.)
Yea that was pretty much my week. Christmas Eve we eat a lot and Christmas we called the fam and played ping-pong. And I have come to realize that being a missionary stuck in a house for a day makes pretty much one boring day. I mean I love to play dominoes just as much as the next guy, but truly, it is not something I like to much right now.
Love Ya,
Elder Woestman
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, December 21st 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
So this week was sweet. Monday we did this family home evening night where we made cookies right but it was horrible. People in this country don't use their ovens - at least not to cook that is. They just use them for storage. So when we had to use the oven we opened it up and there were pans in there filled with rat poop. Disgusting!!! So we took out all of those pans and cleaned them. And then we put the cookies in. Well after like five minutes the whole house started smelling like rat poop. lol. It was a pretty amazing smell. lol. But the good news was that the cookies still tasted good. I was surprised that they still wanted to eat them, because i wasn't feeling like eating any cookies from that oven! lol.
Tuesday was a pretty normal day. We went out with this kid named Jose, and it was good. Normal. But Wednesday was a dang good day. So Wednesday we passed by a lady named Carminia. She is about 38 years old and she lives with her husband and 5 kids. When we went to her house Wednesday she told me how she received an answer to her prayers and wants to be baptized. o-ya. So we passed by again Saturday to talk with her husband. We talked to them about the plan of salvation and the importance of eternal families and marriage. And it went way good. The whole family went to church Sunday. It was probably the best part of my week. So I truly hope that they continue doing really good and get baptized - the whole family. Then Friday we had our Christmas dinner as a ward. Me and my companion probably made the "best potatoes ever" once again, and it was way good. The young men and young women did this dance thing. The young men did a break dancing thing and the young women did some line dancing thing. They were both way cool - not very coordinated - lol - but way cool. And that was about my week. Super excited to talk to the family on the 25th.
Happy Holidays,
Elder Woestman
So this week was sweet. Monday we did this family home evening night where we made cookies right but it was horrible. People in this country don't use their ovens - at least not to cook that is. They just use them for storage. So when we had to use the oven we opened it up and there were pans in there filled with rat poop. Disgusting!!! So we took out all of those pans and cleaned them. And then we put the cookies in. Well after like five minutes the whole house started smelling like rat poop. lol. It was a pretty amazing smell. lol. But the good news was that the cookies still tasted good. I was surprised that they still wanted to eat them, because i wasn't feeling like eating any cookies from that oven! lol.
Tuesday was a pretty normal day. We went out with this kid named Jose, and it was good. Normal. But Wednesday was a dang good day. So Wednesday we passed by a lady named Carminia. She is about 38 years old and she lives with her husband and 5 kids. When we went to her house Wednesday she told me how she received an answer to her prayers and wants to be baptized. o-ya. So we passed by again Saturday to talk with her husband. We talked to them about the plan of salvation and the importance of eternal families and marriage. And it went way good. The whole family went to church Sunday. It was probably the best part of my week. So I truly hope that they continue doing really good and get baptized - the whole family. Then Friday we had our Christmas dinner as a ward. Me and my companion probably made the "best potatoes ever" once again, and it was way good. The young men and young women did this dance thing. The young men did a break dancing thing and the young women did some line dancing thing. They were both way cool - not very coordinated - lol - but way cool. And that was about my week. Super excited to talk to the family on the 25th.
Happy Holidays,
Elder Woestman
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14th, 2009
So the week was crazy. Monday we made some cookies which weren't too bad. All the Dominicans said I put too much sugar in them, but to me that just made them more awesome. Then Tuesday we all got to go to the temple, which is always awesome. But this time was exceptionally sweet because my whole mission family was there at the temple. I haven't talked to the first Elder I trained for like ever. When I saw him sitting there I could tell he was having a rough time. So I talked to him a lot. And, as well my trainer in the mission was there. He is still the tall goof that I knew and love. But that wasn't all, because after the temple we got to go to the president's house and eat a Christmas dinner over there. The food was The Bomb!!! I almost got sick because I eat too much and I wanted to eat more. lol. The bad news was that we didn't get back to our area till 4 and we had people to teach starting at 2. But, we were able to teach or at least talk to everyone. We just had to run.
Wednesday we had district meeting but besides that nothing really happened or at least I don't think so. I have a feeling that tons of things happened this week, I just can't remember. Oh well. Thursday lol. Thursday did not work at all the way we planned. lol. So there is this member kid that is like 17 that never wants to got out and teach with us. So in order to get him to go with us we told him that we were going to teach a whole bunch of good looking girls around his age and we needed his help. lol. So Wednesday we set up a bunch of lessons with girls. And then we went to this kids house and he was totally ready and was looking way nice. I was kind of surprised but not really at the same time, because he is that type of kid. Then we went out to teach, but it was funny because none of the girls that we had set up were home, so we weren't able to teach a single one. lol. Which was bad but funny. But he still said he was going to go with us again this week. Friday nothing really happened and Saturday we taught this sweet Jamaican guy. He was way cool. Sunday we had five investigators at church. The week was a little rough but all in all pretty good.
Love you,
Elder Woestman
Wednesday we had district meeting but besides that nothing really happened or at least I don't think so. I have a feeling that tons of things happened this week, I just can't remember. Oh well. Thursday lol. Thursday did not work at all the way we planned. lol. So there is this member kid that is like 17 that never wants to got out and teach with us. So in order to get him to go with us we told him that we were going to teach a whole bunch of good looking girls around his age and we needed his help. lol. So Wednesday we set up a bunch of lessons with girls. And then we went to this kids house and he was totally ready and was looking way nice. I was kind of surprised but not really at the same time, because he is that type of kid. Then we went out to teach, but it was funny because none of the girls that we had set up were home, so we weren't able to teach a single one. lol. Which was bad but funny. But he still said he was going to go with us again this week. Friday nothing really happened and Saturday we taught this sweet Jamaican guy. He was way cool. Sunday we had five investigators at church. The week was a little rough but all in all pretty good.
Love you,
Elder Woestman
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday, December 7th 2009
Hi Everyone:
So this week was way dang sweet. Monday night we had a family home evening night with a member, and it was awesome. She had everybody there that she could get that was a member of her family and she had some neighbors too. We did a sweet lesson but it was her testimony at the end that really made the night sweet. So we are now teaching her friend, her sister, and her nephew. Awesome. And then Tuesday we went out with Willie, one of my baptisms but nothing really interesting happened. Wednesday nothing really happened as well. But - Thursday the craziest thing happened. So we were teaching at these apartments at the edge of our area and this lady called us up. I had no clue who she was. She said that she was from Salt Lake City and needed our help. So we left and headed to the other side of our area to find her. It turns out that she is some lady that is having some problems with her husband and she wanted us to help. Her husband was beating her and stuff. So we took her to the bishop's house and he talked to her. She ended up sleeping at his house one night and i don't know what happened to her but I'm pretty sure she is ok. And then Saturday we had a baptism and Sunday was church.
Today we went out and did this service project at the "dedication grounds". We cleaned up the whole area were the Dominican Republic was dedicated for the gospel. And . . . that was my week.
Elder Woestman
So this week was way dang sweet. Monday night we had a family home evening night with a member, and it was awesome. She had everybody there that she could get that was a member of her family and she had some neighbors too. We did a sweet lesson but it was her testimony at the end that really made the night sweet. So we are now teaching her friend, her sister, and her nephew. Awesome. And then Tuesday we went out with Willie, one of my baptisms but nothing really interesting happened. Wednesday nothing really happened as well. But - Thursday the craziest thing happened. So we were teaching at these apartments at the edge of our area and this lady called us up. I had no clue who she was. She said that she was from Salt Lake City and needed our help. So we left and headed to the other side of our area to find her. It turns out that she is some lady that is having some problems with her husband and she wanted us to help. Her husband was beating her and stuff. So we took her to the bishop's house and he talked to her. She ended up sleeping at his house one night and i don't know what happened to her but I'm pretty sure she is ok. And then Saturday we had a baptism and Sunday was church.
Today we went out and did this service project at the "dedication grounds". We cleaned up the whole area were the Dominican Republic was dedicated for the gospel. And . . . that was my week.
Elder Woestman
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