Investigators

First week in Cedar Rapids down!! I have learned that this is a blessed place with a lot of AWESOME people! Great Ward and people to talk to!

Tuesday:

We finally got into our apartment, we moved the Zls in to there new apt and then Elder and Sister Martin a senior couple took us all out to Pizza Ranch for lunch! Pizza Ranch is a lot like Pizza Pie Cafe, except some different pizzas, and they have Ice Cream!

Wednesday:

We have Zone Exercise in the mornings, so we all go to the Stake center and play ball or frisbee so that’s fun!  We also had District meeting after that. We also had our first lesson with Rosie, Sis Gardners friend that has been coming to church. She is so awesome and so Prepared! We can’t wait for her to progress to Baptism.

Thursday:

Went by some formers and did a lot of knocking

Friday:

Found some awesome Former Investigators that want to start learning again! Also a lot of knocking and New Investigators.

Saturday:

We did some service for Bro and Sis Novak and helped them in their yard. Then lots of knocking. Saturdays are rough tho, Cause no one is home! You would think they would be, but no one was around! Same with Sundays.  

Sunday: We had Ward Council and then Church. Great time at Church, sadly no investigators there yet, but next week!  

Training has been great, my boy is pretty prepared so he is catching on quickly. Except for the sleep part, he has been exhausted lately. haha Since we’re both new to the area we have had some long days knocking doors. I wouldn't say long, they all go by so fast. We also found 10 new investigators this week. Quite a while ago I stopped asking people if they were interested and just start teaching the Restoration. If their really not interested then they will interrupt us, or if they're not prepared. This way we teach instead of knock haha. My voice hurts at the end of the day because everyone we talk to we’re teaching. TEACH TEACH TEACH, it’s the most important thing. If someone is not interested at the end of the lesson, then it is still such a bigger seed planted then just asking if they’re interested at the first. So things are great out here, my boy is catching on quick with all this teaching, we now have a lot of investigators to try to work with so this week hopefully we can follow up with all the return appointments and get people to church.

I hope you're all super excited for General Conference, on my mission I actually listen to it so I found out its awesome! haha I invite you all to watch it with a Question that you want answered. I definitely am going to. I can’t wait!  

Love you all! Elder Anderson

I gave my Boy a fresh cut!  hahaha

Cedar Rapids and a Boy

Well this week was exciting!

Tuesday we got our Transfer calls! I am getting transferred already, I am now in Cedar Rapids training Elder York! Fresh out of the MTC. He is from Phoenix, Arizona. He is pretty interesting, I'm sure I am going to learn a lot these next 2 transfers! So Tuesday we got the call and then went on exchanges, I went and said goodbye to who I could. We went to say goodbye to Jessi and as soon as we got there she came outside while on the phone, so we waited and then she hung up and she told us she just got off the phone with the Girl Jessi's husband Brandon had been cheating on her with. She started crying and we felt so bad and didn't know what to do, we just talked for a little while and tried to comfort her. I believe everything happens for a reason, I think her and Brandon might need to split. Brandon hasn't been able to give up his bad habits. I'm not sure what’s happening now but Jessi is so strong. She told us before we left she needed to go read The Book of Mormon to feel better, which was awesome!  

Well Thursday we went to Iowa City for the New Trainers meeting and to pick up my Boy. Then we left to Cedar Rapids with the other two Elders we are sharing a ward with. As for now we have been living with them until we move into our apartment on Wednesday. Things are good and we already found 5 New Investigators since we have been here, I have heard so many great things about this area and can’t wait to get to work here!  

Yesterday at Church a member brought a friend, her friend has come a few times and really loves it so we are gonna start teaching her. The Ward here is so awesome, they really play their part in Missionary work! It's so cool! I’m so excited to be here! Thank you all for everything.

Love, Elder Anderson

Good bye to Jessi & DJ

My Boy - Elder York

Goodbye to Luis

P day Squad

3 in 1

3 weeks in one? I’ll try to keep this short!

Well pretty much the last 3 weeks have been very busy and exhausting! But super productive! The work has been great! Last week Jessi Gobble got Baptized! Along with Hardy Kasalou, the Sisters here in Marshalltown taught Hardy and we decided to have both their Baptisms on the same night! And it all went great. Elder Dunn Baptized Jessi and Confirmed her yesterday. It was all awesome! Jessi even bore her testimony and it was super powerful! She already has a strong testimony, her husband was even able to make it to the Confirmation.

Over the last 3 weeks we have had Exchanges, Interviews, Zone Conference, and they were all great. All of those are great learning opportunities that they give us and I appreciate them! I also feel like I get something from each one of those.

We had 3 people at Church Yesterday, that was awesome. One of them was Shawn and it was his first time! He got there like an hour early too! haha and he asked us who he needs to see to get Baptized and he asked if he could do it right now. haha He said he had a change of clothes and everything! He is super cool and said he will be coming back!

Well that’s all I can remember it’s all a big blur when I look back. haha Time flies out here. I have really enjoyed my studies lately, idk what it is but we have ran into a lot of people that want to tear down my testimony lately! Lots of rude people, and people that claim they have picked apart the Book of Mormon for 40 years, and people wanting to bash, and people cussing us out and laughing at us. But it’s all part of my personal conversion.

The Ap's have given us a Calendar called 13 weeks to Consecrated. So everyday we study a few pages out of Preach My Gospel, a Chapter a week. It’s been a big help, I LOVE PREACH MY GOSPEL. It helps with everything! I have learned so much, doing all the activities and reading all the scriptures. It has strengthened my testimony in so many ways! I encourage you all to read Preach My Gospel more and it will help you share the Gospel and Bless your life. God Promises Eternal blessings to those who share his Gospel. He will bless you forever! He promises that and I think that's amazing!

Love you all!

Elder Anderson

Jessi's Baptism

Jessi, Hardy, Elder Dunn

Hardy

Hardy has so much SWAG! Always looks so fresh at church

Recent converts

Our district, the biggest in the mission

Golf in a suit

Waves of corn!

Our place, we play ball outside in the mornings. Big blessing!

=)

JESSI

Hello, I’m back!

Last Monday we got to give a few people blessings in the Morning and that took awhile so we grabbed some lunch and went to play Basketball! We wanted to ball more than we wanted to email, haha. But I am really grateful for the time they give us to email you guys!

I dont have anytime tho. All is well and Jessi Gobble is getting baptized this Friday! She is so excited and so are we, she is super prepared!  

Love you all! Elder Anderson