Dear Mom,
This week has been a week of change. It has been both sad and exciting.
Tuesday was our P-day and sadly we weren't able to get any pictures with the people we were teaching. We ended up spending most of the day at the clubhouse at our apartment complex because it was raining and wouldn't be a good day to go to the park. We had dinner with some members that night and then finished packing up.
Wednesday was transfers. In the morning we cleaned up the apartment, packed the last things up and loaded them in the car and then waited for some other Elders to arrive so we could make the switch and leave to Hammond. We drove up to Hammond, talked to some other missionaries, switched our stuff to the cars they needed to go to and said bye to others. I then had Elder Monson, a newer missionary, come with me and I drove us over to Baton Rouge. We grabbed some Subway on our way over and then met our companions at the LSU Institute building. There was a baptismal interview that we were there for and then Elder Parker and I left. We dropped off Elder Monson's stuff at their apartment and then went to some appointments that evening. Then we came home and I unpacked a little bit.
Thursday we did some service in the morning at the Old Baton Rouge State Capitol. We just cut thing sand laminated it for them. They gave me a free shirt from their Gift Shop, which was cool. We then came home and did some studies and ate some lunch and then planned for the transfer. We then went out to visit some people. We went to this one kid's house and had a sad drop lesson with him. He was a super awesome kid but he wasn't keeping commitments and showing desire to improve so we had to stop seeing him. We tried to visit some other people and then we went to a less active member's house whose husband isn't a member and they invited us in for dinner. We ate some really good tacos with them and talked about all kinds of mission stories and stuff. It was fun. The mom talked to us about helping her daughter prepare for Baptism and also said she would be at church Sunday.
Friday we had District Council in the morning. We had a great meeting and got to know all of our District members. There are two Elder Companionships and two Sister Companionships. We then went to the mall for lunch and I had some Raising Cane's fried chicken, which was good as always. We then came home and did some studies. The AP's then came to our pad to do some studies while they were in the area, to save miles and they took us to our appointment we had. We had a short little lesson and then the AP's picked us back up and took us to someone they have been teaching so Elder Parker could do a baptismal interview. We then stopped by their apartment and filled out some of the paperwork. They then dropped us back off at our apartment and we drove over to a neighborhood where we do a lot of work. We tried to visit former investigators, we street contacted and talked to a lot of people and then came home.
Saturday we decided to bike a lot. We did a little bit of studies in the morning and then had lunch and headed out to an appointment we had. They weren't there and totally lied to us, so we dropped them since they were obviously not interested. We then tried to contact people in the area but had little luck. We came back to the apartment for our language study and while there we had a long phone call with someone we are teaching as he explained a situation he is in and how it is affecting him and his feelings towards the Church and stuff. We then drove into the north part of our area and parked so we could bike around up there. We biked quite a ways up to an area where we wanted to contact some people. After working there for a bit we biked over to a different area and worked there for a bit. Then we biked to a really big Hispanic Market called La Morenita. We bought some tacos and then contacted people there. We talked to this one lady and she was really funny. We then biked back to our car and then drove home.
Sunday was good, our branch is about 20 people and so we help out a lot. The Sisters are in the Branch as well but they also cover an English Ward and they had to do some stuff over there so they couldn't be in the Branch. They asked me to lead the music since they couldn't so I did, but one thing Elder Parker and I overlooked was that if I was leading the music and he was playing the piano, no one would be preparing the Sacrament. . .luckily one of the members of the Branch Presidency noticed and stepped in to save the day, haha. So that was good. A close call there. We then had a good Elder's Quorum meeting after Sacrament. We drove home after church and did some studying and then went to a couple appointments really quick and they all fell through. We then drove up to an appointment with the same less active family we ate with a few day previously and we had lunch with them. They served us pesole which was quite good. We talked with them about crazy foods and then we had a lesson with them and taught their daughter about baptism. They are a super awesome family. We drove over to another area and knocked some doors for a bit and then went to the AP's apartment, which was really close by, so we could do some studies without having to go back to our apartment. After studying for a bit, we drove to a different neighborhood and contacted some people there. We were able to talk to a number of them. We met with this one guy in the street who was higher than a kite, talking about how he was hungry for the word of God. It was quite hilarious, super funny guy. We then tried to have a lesson with this one lady but she basically just talked our ears off for a while. She told us some stories and stuff though that were funny. We then drove back home.
So far so good here in Baton Rouge. There is a lot of Spanish people here and I definitely could speak better Spanish. Some people are very difficult to understand.
Here is my new address:
Elder Marc Acton
7250 Perkins Rd. Apt. 1025
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Love,
Elder Acton
Baton Rouge
Me and my comp, Elder Parker
Tacos
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