Hey, this week was fun. We had a multi-zone conference. I had to give my out going testimony. It was odd. I gave my incoming testimony at that same building, at that same pulpit. What a fitting place, I suppose. We ended up dropping Stephanie this week. She wasn't progressing. She wasn't reading or coming to church. She just wasn't making time for it. That's okay. She'll be ready someday, and she'll remember the Spirit she felt. We're preparing the area for when Elder Truman gets a new companion. It still doesn't feel like I'm going home. I feel like it won't feel that way until I'm there. It's just a weird idea. Whatevs. We'll figure it out when I get there.
Cody
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
I just ate a bunch of Taco Bell, so I'm going to try to make this quick; I feel a storm brewing. #CantStopWontStop
This week we picked up a little kid named Cyrus. He's 8, but since his parent's aren't members he'd be a convert baptism. He's a cool kid. His grandparents are members in the ward and asked us to teach him. He's on date for the 31st. I hope he makes that date so that I can go out in white before I go home. That would be killer. We walked a lot and talk to a bunch of people, but no one would keep the return appointment's, which is okay. That happens, you get used to it. You just keep going. There is someone out there, you just have to get through everyone else to get to them. I only have about 3 weeks left. That's weird to think about. You get so used to thinking that you'll be doing this thing forever, but you won't. At least not in the way that you are now. I had my exit interview with President Mullen on Monday. We talked about schooling, dating, plans, and all that fun jazz. It doesn't really feel like I'm going home soon. I just feel like I'm still moving from one meeting to the next. Maybe it'll sink in soon. I remember when I went to the MTC that being on a mission didn't sink in until I actually got to California. Maybe it will be the same for when I get home and I'm sitting down. We'll find out soon enough.
Cody
This week we picked up a little kid named Cyrus. He's 8, but since his parent's aren't members he'd be a convert baptism. He's a cool kid. His grandparents are members in the ward and asked us to teach him. He's on date for the 31st. I hope he makes that date so that I can go out in white before I go home. That would be killer. We walked a lot and talk to a bunch of people, but no one would keep the return appointment's, which is okay. That happens, you get used to it. You just keep going. There is someone out there, you just have to get through everyone else to get to them. I only have about 3 weeks left. That's weird to think about. You get so used to thinking that you'll be doing this thing forever, but you won't. At least not in the way that you are now. I had my exit interview with President Mullen on Monday. We talked about schooling, dating, plans, and all that fun jazz. It doesn't really feel like I'm going home soon. I just feel like I'm still moving from one meeting to the next. Maybe it'll sink in soon. I remember when I went to the MTC that being on a mission didn't sink in until I actually got to California. Maybe it will be the same for when I get home and I'm sitting down. We'll find out soon enough.
Cody
Friday, January 15, 2016
Plain and Simple!
Sorry I didn't email yesterday. We had Elder Hamula from the Seventy come and talk to us. It was really cool. He really hammered in on repentance and they why on missionary work. The why is because everyone needs to be clean. Because of the resurrection we will all stand before our Father and Christ to be judged on what we did her on Earth. All of us will be brought back into the presence of the Father, but that does not mean we will stay there. But because of the Atonement of Christ and the adherence to the principals and commandment that he has given us, we can stay with our Heavenly Father and Christ. That's the whole purpose. God's work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. The way that happens is through the Gospel of Christ. Adhere to it.
Cody
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| This is the amount of pills I was taking when I was sick. I went an bought one of those day containers. I felt geriatric AF. |
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| This is the fallen bricks. The footing of the wall was like 6 inches deep and the foundation was just concrete. I'm not surprised that it didn't fall earlier. We had to move all those bricks and break up a few. Most of them were full of concrete. I couldn't left my arms after that. |
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| Elder Truman going at it. Breaking necks and concrete |
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| My watch that I got for my birthday |
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Hey,
This week we were in for a bit of it. When you're sick and starting to feel better, the nurses still make you stay in. It sucks. But I'm feeling better. They gave us a car because I couldn't bike. So that's nice. We keep finding people, but they keep not coming to church. That's missionary life. Haha. It's easy for us to find them, hard to get them to progress. Satan has just taught people that it's okay to just not partake of the sacrament. That church isn't important. People are willing to drive 50 miles in weekend traffic into LA to attend their church to hear their pastor say, "Whatsoever you want to do is fine since you've accepted Christ. That is enough. Because of his grace you will be saved." Which is just untrue. But hey, people have their agency.
Cody
This week we were in for a bit of it. When you're sick and starting to feel better, the nurses still make you stay in. It sucks. But I'm feeling better. They gave us a car because I couldn't bike. So that's nice. We keep finding people, but they keep not coming to church. That's missionary life. Haha. It's easy for us to find them, hard to get them to progress. Satan has just taught people that it's okay to just not partake of the sacrament. That church isn't important. People are willing to drive 50 miles in weekend traffic into LA to attend their church to hear their pastor say, "Whatsoever you want to do is fine since you've accepted Christ. That is enough. Because of his grace you will be saved." Which is just untrue. But hey, people have their agency.
Cody
Thursday, December 31, 2015
December 28,2015
Sup, homies.
This week was a throw away pretty much. Everyone we talked to rescheduled for this week, so we're going to get it done. I got sick on Christmas Eve and I'm still trying to kick it. I can't inhale deep without trying to hack my lungs up, so that could be a problem on bike. I'm talking to the mission nurse and things like that to get some type of solution worked out. Whatevs. It's only six weeks. It's funny, before my mission when someone said that I would be in a rough situation for six weeks I would dread it. Now I can do that crap standing on my head. It'll fly by and I'll be walking off that plane before we even realize it.
Cody
This week was a throw away pretty much. Everyone we talked to rescheduled for this week, so we're going to get it done. I got sick on Christmas Eve and I'm still trying to kick it. I can't inhale deep without trying to hack my lungs up, so that could be a problem on bike. I'm talking to the mission nurse and things like that to get some type of solution worked out. Whatevs. It's only six weeks. It's funny, before my mission when someone said that I would be in a rough situation for six weeks I would dread it. Now I can do that crap standing on my head. It'll fly by and I'll be walking off that plane before we even realize it.
Cody
Cody is coming home soon!
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09 February 10:13 AM
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09 February 01:00 PM
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December 21,2015
This week was really good. We picked up 4 new investigators. In Moreno Valley it's easy to pick people up, it's hard to get them to church and keep appointments. That's just the way missionary work is. You just go with it and continue to find the person who is going to progress. Our current stat for investigators who get baptized is 16:1. You have to pick up 16 investigators to baptize 1. You need to talk to about 18 people a day to find a new investigator. That's a lot of people. And our mission is one of the lower ones. In Arkansas, the ratio is like 75:1. That would suckkkk. Anyway, we have Christmas this week. It'll be an interesting week. Not a lot of people are going to be home, so we'll have to work harder.
Cody.
Cody.
December 14,2015
This week was really good. We picked up 5 new investigators by showing them the "A Savior Is Born Video" and they're all really cool people. The trio that I am in is ending. Elder Dunn's new comp is here and it's just Elder Truman and I. It's going to be good to be able to just work in our area from here on out. Being in a trio is hard because it's hard to talk to people without feeling like you're mobbing up on them, you have to balance the two areas and having people ask you why your numbers are doing bad. Anyway, we're getting there.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
What a week!
Interesting week, huh? I was sitting in my apartment at about 3 in the afternoon when one of my zone leaders called and said that there was a shooting in San Bernardino and 12 people were killed with others wounded. It turns out that 14 people were killed over all. We were told that it should not affect our proselyting efforts, but the Elder that I was on exchanges with said that he didn't want to. Understandable, but it didn't feel like something that should have held us back. Whatevs. An Elder who was serving on the other half of the ward went home early for depression, so I'm currently in a trio. It's fun, but more difficult because we feel like a mob running up on people. It's only for a week, so it's all good.
Cody
Cody
This is how far away from where the attack was.
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