MEETINGS

This week was packed! Monday night we stayed in Des Moines and hopped in the Transfer van early in the morning and headed to Iowa City for Missionary Leadership Council. It was a great meeting. Since our mission just added the Peoria Illinois Stake we talked a lot about that and how we can apply the things they did in their mission. Lots of things learned and new approaches to different kinds of finding. In their mission they didn't do much knocking at all! Which is crazy! So some of them are trying to adjust. Because we go knocking everyday here!

Wednesday we had the Lenox Elders over for exchanges! Elder Housholder and I went knocking all day and found 6 people to be taught! Also since there is an updated version of Preach my Gospel we don’t use the word Investigator anymore, or non member. We now use Person being taught and People of other faiths. Weird switch up but it is good! Thursday we had Interviews here in Indianola. So the whole zone came to our building and President and Sister Badger came and interviewed us all. That took until about 4, and at 4 we were meeting with our Person being taught there at the church with Cole Bickham the RM from our Branch. We met with Randy the one that showed up to church last week! We taught the Restoration and it was great!

Friday we had the Mini MTC in Waukee for all the Priests and Laurels in the Mt Pisgah Stake. So we coordinated to have 6 missionaries there throughout the day. We went for the morning session and it was great! We got to give a training on How to connect with people on door/street approaches! It was a lot of fun! Saturday we got to play TENNIS!! We played with Bro Taylor here in the branch! He grew up in Omaha and went to school at BYU and now lives here with his wife and 2 kids. He played tennis in high school so once I heard that I had to play him! So we went out Saturday morning and played, it was SO much fun. I haven't played for ever! And it was the first time in this humidity! So I was completely drenched! He won the first set, I won the second, then he beat me 7 to 5 in the 3rd. BUT we are playing again this week so hopefully I won’t be rusty this time haha.

Sunday we were so excited to have a bunch of our investigators come to church. We were hoping to see at least 4 there. But one by one Sunday morning we kept striking out. Lots of excuses. Hopefully they were real and we will see them next week!

I love the work! I love being busy on the Lord's errand! I love all the memories we are making and testimonies we are growing! The Church is true, keep the commandments they will help you!

Luv you,

Elder Anderson

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The Mini MTC

On that knocking grind