This week went by with the blink of an eye! Monday evening we were able to attend our wards FHE. We did a scavenger hunt. It was pretty fun, basically we just traveled around Modesto and found a bunch of things with some of the members. I am definitely enjoying the area. It is huge! We cover Modesto, Oakdale, Riverbank, and Sonora. It's a lot to cover. So we are very busy. We won't be able to go to FHE tonight because we have to prepare for the two zone conferences we are having this week. We are going to be training the missionaries on proper ways to use technology as well as accountability. The Lord trusts us with so many things on Earth. And we will be accountable for how well we used the things he has provided. I'm excited for this week.
On Tuesday we cleaned out 6 apartments that were closing. We are losing missionaries because the mission is closing soon. So we were busy all of Tuesday. Sister Palmer has been wanting to go to Taco Bell with me for a long while now and we finally made it happen! I will send a picture😄 Since our Rav4 was in the shop this week getting the window fixed we got to drive the Chevy Silverado. It was niceeeee. We took it into Oakdale (The Cowboy Capital of America) and took some pictures. We fit right in.
While we were in Oakdale we had the chance to teach one of our members. We have really been focusing our messages on missionary work and how we can be more missionary minded. We had a great lesson. It's awesome when members take the charge of missionary efforts. They are so effective in what they do because they have people they are close to! As we lovingly encourage others to come unto Christ we will have amazing missionary experiences. The Lord will bless you for keeping His commandments.
We had an exchange this week with some Elders from Riverbank. I was with an Elder that is actually from Bonneville Utah! We were able to go proselyting on the college in Modesto. It was nice to get back in the swing of YSA work. I absolutely love it. Cool experience actually. So at church this week there were a couple of members from Turlock YSA that came up to the Modest YSA Ward. Jake and Hunter. Well Jake is actually moving to Modesto and Hunter is dating a non-member that has been attending our ward. I am excited because I actually met his girlfriend down in Turlock and we were trying to teach her, but she wasn't having it. But now she might be more open to taking the lessons. We will see what happens.
As you all might have seen on my Facebook we served at the Love Modesto event this year. We did the dry creek clean up. It was pretty fun actually. We decided to wear proselyting attire which was kind of a mistake, but it all worked out. It was a good way to be out with the community serving and being seen.
Sunday evening was spent having dinner at President Palmer's. We went because we had to start the planning process for zone conferences this week. It took a long time. We are focusing on technology and how we can use it more effectively. I am enjoying every minute of my mission. I am sad because I know I will never be able to do this again. I'm so thankful for the opportunity the Lord gives each of us to do this.
I hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Elder Willden
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