July 24, 2018

Weekly email

Hey, Y'all! This week was pretty good! We did so pretty unique service this week so it should be a good email! 

Wednesday, 

Wednesday was pretty good! We helped some members move in the morning! It was really good because up until a few months ago a few members of that Gmail were extremely against the church, but just recently had a change of heart and were extremely grateful for the help! It was cool to see the change in the family! 

Then later that day we had a lesson with some investigators that some of the sisters in one of the wards next to us have been teaching that they found out actually live in our ward boundaries! So that was really cool! Their names are Jaelyn, Ali, and Gaven and they are triplets! So it was really cool to meet them and have a good lesson with them! 

Thursday,

Thursday was a little crazy in the morning to afternoon time frame because we had three service projects one right after the other and didn’t get to eat till like 2! Lol! So I’m the morning we helped out at a food bank we help out on Tuesday’s but this time we helped them go pick up a bunch of food from grocery stores! So that was pretty fun! Then we had back to back service projects for some people we might start teaching soon! The second one was pretty funny! Cause we were picking thistles for a guy and his male goat started trying to spar with us. That was funny! We finally had to put him in a pen cause he wouldn’t leave us alone! But we got the job done and went and got a late lunch cause we were both starving! 

Friday,

Was really good! We went to the temple in the morning which was good! It’s always refreshing to go to the temple! I’d highly recommend it! It brings peace into our lives we can’t find anywhere else! So that was great!

Then that evening we helped out with an event in battleground called harvest days! It was pretty fun! There was a big car show going in with all these classic cars and stuff like that and we were crosswalk people! It was a pretty cool experience! I wish I woulda got some pictures of the cars but I didn’t have my IPad on me! 

Saturday, 

Saturday was crazy! So we were again helping with harvest days! Saturday they had a parade and the like a carnival almost, with a bunch of bouncy houses and games and stuff like that! So in the morning, we were helping with barricades keeping people from sneaking in and parking where they weren’t supposed to! And that was kinda crazy! Some people can be pretty crazy! Had a few people get pretty mad when we said they could go through and they yelled at us but it was alright it all ended up being okay in the end! Then after the parade, we went and were bouncy house bouncers for about 6 hours straight that was an adventure let me tell you what! I got a lot of sun and I’m pretty sad now! It was pretty chill except for one time the bouncy house come off the blower and started deflating with kids inside! That was kinda freaky! But we got them all out and got it reattached really fast so it wasn’t a big deal! 

So yeah that was Saturday! Crazy but good! 

Sunday, 

Was good! Elder Packer who went home from the battleground 1st ward this last transfer was back in town for a visit so that was really cool!

 Not a ton else happened that day! 

Monday, 

Monday was good! We had a district meeting! Which was cool! Smithfield that stuck out to me is just a thought someone had! We were talking about asking questions and sincerely listening to people as we teach, and the quote was “people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”. And that really is true in any relationship in life! With friends, coworkers, family, random people on the street anyone! If we don’t take the time to sincerely listen and ask meaningful questions that show we care about them they won’t care what we have to say and the relationship will not be as strong as it could’ve been! 

So that was good! 

Overall a good week! Kinda different! But good! Hope Y'all s weeks were good as well! Love Ya! 

Oh and here is a picture of one of the weirdest vehicles at the car show! 

July 17, 2018

Hey, Y'all this week has been pretty good! Sorry I didn’t email last week! It’s was a crazy p day last week! 

So we had a bbq with Jim and Valery, they are a non-member couple. Jim is the one I talked to on Facebook and he’s the one that invited us over! We just went over and bbqed with them and they just got to it and a asked a few questions about what we believe! They are pretty active in their own church, but just to be able to make a positive effect on them was good! We’ve been over twice since to do service and for dinner! They are really cool people! 

Last week for p day we went on a hike to a lava tube and then we went shopping after which took a while! And I was driving a lot! So I didn’t really have a lot of time to email! 

So to summarize the week I missed! It was good! We did a bunch of service on Saturday and we had a great time! We also had a bbq with some people who aren’t members who invited us over after talking to me on Facebook a while ago! So that was pretty cool! Not a ton else super exciting happened! 

This last week we had a dinner on Monday with the Lozano’s and had a great time with them and a priest we brought to fellowship with Bobby! It was cool the priest actually got along great with the parents too! So it was overall a great experience! 

We also had interviews with President and that was pretty good! It was odd because he asked me if I was excited to be going home soon and that just was a weird thought but other than that the interview was good! 

Later in the week, we had some conferences and that was pretty cool! It was up in Longview so I got to go up to my old stomping grounds a little bit! It was a good meeting! They talked about service and how much it’s been playing a role in finding people to teach recently and that was pretty cool! I love serving people and I love this scripture about service! 

Mosiah 2:17 

17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.

It so true that when we are serving, other we are serving God. He loves and appreciates all we do for all of his children! 

Later in the week we went to Toni’s house and gave her big German Shepherd, Callahan a bath! That was pretty fun! And other than that it’s been a pretty normal week! 

Hope all Y’alls weeks were good! Talk to ya later!

Elder Caleb Dewald