Hey guys! Everything is going wonderful up here in Tremonton but everything still feels like a dream. I'm usually expecting to wake up in Saudi then I would have to get ready but instead, I wake up with my companion going to the bathroom. It still feels weird haha.
Day 1 - After unpacking, we went out and taught Jessica. She is a manly female meaning that she looks like a male but is a female. She was born with both female and male organs. Her parents decided to make her a boy because her parents always wanted a boy. Up to three years ago, she always felt that she is really a girl so she underwent a gender change surgery. We talked her for an astonishing THREE hours. My companion, Elder Zarse, kept apologizing and said that it should never be that long. We started out great and she was paying attention when we were teaching her the Plan of Salvation. After a half hour, I think she got bored and started talking about herself. My comp and I decided to listen. She went on and on about her really interesting life for 2 1/2 hours.
After we left, we went to Favian's house. He has this weird thing that he can't produce hair. At all. He has no eyelashes, no eyebrows, and no hair pretty much everywhere. He has a really good testimony and he is a really good investigator but in the past few days, he claims to be really 'busy'. We could tell that he wasn't. I told him to read 2 Ne 31 and left.
Day 2 - We started out our day by talking to this 13 years old boy named Kramer. He has an attention span of like one minute so my comp and I try to teach everything within that minute. So far, not good but he wants to be baptized. As we talked to her mom, she was saying nasty things about him and how he sins so much. Zarse and I decided to hold back on the baptismal date and try to change how Kramer behaves around family. After we talked to Kramer's mom, we walked back to our car and I could see this one house pretty much stick out. I told my companion that we should knock on that door. He agreed and we went up to this really nice, huge house. The two people who opened the door are two really young married couple. They were like, "Hey missionaries! Come on in!". It was really awesome. After they invited us in, they told us about their four kids and how they both want their kids to have the gospel in their lives. It turns out that the father is a cop for the town of Tremonton and he works a lot, especially on weekends. The mom has anxiety issues so in big crowds, she gets really nervous. They both were baptized as teenagers. They have a 9 years old daughter named Mika and she wants to be baptized but she literally has no knowledge of the gospel. Zarse and I quickly made an appointment with the Glovers family so we can teach Mika and her family.
Day 3 - We did a lot of service projects on this day. In the morning, we got to go to a farm whose owners' are members of the church. We harvested green onions and carrots for them then we had to get going to DLT (District Leadership Training). It was pointless for me because I didn't hold any leadership position but I had to go because of Zarse's position (he's DL). After DLT, we got to spend 3 hours for weekly planning. We planned on how we are going to help teach ALL of our investigators and made some goals (like how many BoMs to give out etc). Zarse did most of the talking. I literally just agreed on everything. After our weekly planning, we got to the burger place in the Tremonton Fair and work there. Tremonton has an annual fair, it's kinda like a carnival. The burger place is purely for charity. The owners take money to cover the costs and donate the rest to charity. They make ~25k a DAY. It's crazy. Elder Zarse and I mostly took orders and fulfilled them. We grabbed burgers that was already made and handed them out. We did that for about 3 hours and it was really fun. A lot of people were happy to be able to talk to us and ask us questions about the church. It was awesome!
Day 4 - We did a lot of tracting on this day but it was all to no avail. Despite the bad day, we had a dinner appointment with the Glovers and they had Dominoes pizza! It was crazy awesome! They had pepperoni, bacon w/ jalapenos and veggie pizzas. It was delicious. After that we got to teach the kids about the BoM and we gave them a the book called, "Book of Mormon Stories for Kids". The parents were ecstatic. They loved having us over. They wanted to do it again so we're going back there tonight. I'm excited! Tremonton on Day 5 had the best sunset I have ever seen. It was absolutely beautiful. I took a picture btw :).
Day 5 - The first Sunday for me in Tremonton. We cover one stake (Tremonton West) and with it, eight wards. We only had time to go to two sacrament meetings and guess what?! Zarse and I gave a talk in the Tremonton 7th ward. I think I did a really good job. A lot of the members approached me and Zarse and told us that we both did a really good job. I'm glad that happened, because I was able to "inspire" a whole ward. We got a lot of offers for dinner appointments which is really AWESOME! We had a dinner appointment with the Murdocks this night. We had pot roast with vegetables which, of course, is quite delicious. After that, we had dessert which was vanilla ice cream on brownies. It was "good". Of course Mom, I ate it all!
We visited Favian and he still hasn't read 2 Ne 31 yet.. He said that he was busy and we offered to read it with him. He declined but he promised that he will read it this week. I hope he is not lying with that promise. We had another dinner appointment last night and it was with the Richardsons. Their oldest daughter just returned from the Philippines Manila mission. It made me think about the Jubail Branch (You rock guys!) We had some Filipino food and it was really good! They fed Zarse and I peaches and strawberries on the side. Again, it was "good", and yes, I ate it all, with a lot of water gone to my stomach. After dinner with the Richardsons, we had the most amazing discussion about the Atonement. The Spirit was so strong and I enjoyed every single moment of it. We talked about the Atonement for about a hour and then we had to go because the kids has their first day of school tomorrow (which is August 27). It was my favorite lesson that I have taught so far on my mission. I never felt the Spirit so strong anywhere else besides the Temple and the MTC.
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