Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Volleyball and watermelon

Had a really great week the last few weeks! Emailing on phones means I can't send a blog though, so sorry!

Evening over North Reno


North Reno sunset

Stephanie Sauerberg (Smith) was baptized 2 weeks ago, and it was awesome! Great ward support, and the confirmation was pretty special as well. We also started teaching her close friend Jennifer, and she (and soon her daughters, too) is set on baptismal date for late June! She even posted about it on Facebook after the lesson!

Activity day pics





We had a killer zone activity last week! We went to a members home in North Reno, and played volleyball, carved watermelons, and grilled! Super fun, and such a blast! Probably the most fun zone activity I've ever been to, and I am totally not biased ;)!

Service work

Exchanges


Went on some great exchanges in the Marina with Elder Steck. We biked around and had tons of fun contacting people like all day. Also, I might have jumped off a curb, almost hit a parked car, and then fallen over on my face! But its ok, all is well, and we got a cool street contact out of it! Oh yeah!

Not much else to report! Extra pictures, though!

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Amad a otros!

Had another great week! Stephanie Smith will be baptized tomorrow and so that is going to rock! She is awesome and has made a huge change in her life, so we are super pumped!

We found a sonic in our zone!

This last week we went to MLC, and got to learn a lot about ministering. Specifically about caring for a certain person's needs, and helping them individually. Christ ministered with love, and that is what we are here to do as well!

We have been reading the BoM as a mission and we are just about through with 2nd Nephi. I have been learning a lot about how merciful the Lord is, that he truly gives us every possible chance to repent and come unto Him. His hand is outstretched all the day long, all we have to do is reach out and grab it through our obedience! Loving getting to read it so much and loving being a missionary where I am able to proclaim it's truth to all!

Elder Schloemer's late night frog-escapades
Elder Schloemer really likes cloud pictures so here you go!

This week I was able to go on exchanges in the Sierra Spanish branch in Reno, and omg it was so much fun! I miss Spanish so much! I know the gift of tongues is real and that the Spirit brings things to our remembrance, because I was astonished with how not-garbage I was! I mean I wasn't perfect by any means, but honestly I haven't done the best job with keeping up on language study in this area so I thought it would be a lot worse. But it was so awesome to get to serve in a Spanish area again, even if just for a day!

Not much else! Been mega busy but honestly don't even remember what all happened this week. We found a new investigator from Guam, so that was shweet!


Elder Rodriguez!

Also taught a vegan guy, really interesting character!

Hope you all have a great week, and don't forget to love one another!


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Last Week

Fun week this week! A few people are preparing for baptism, so we are loving it! Tons of great work to do up in Northern Nevada, and it bring us great joy to be the ones who get to do it!


Zone Conference with Elder Sorensen

Had zone conference this last week, and we got to do a little musical number for part of our training. Wish we would have had someone take a video! But it was great, Elder Schloemer and I had a lot of fun giving that training and getting to see the zone apply it! It was all about finding, and this week as a zone we found the most I think we have ever found in a week since I have been here!

Kittens!


Not much else happened here, went on a few great exchanges that I failed to get pictures of, but we had a lot of fun. Was in a biking area on Saturday, and it was a ton of fun! Biking all up and down the Stead area!

Elder Schloemer and I are doing awesome, and we are seeing tons of miracles out here in the blessed high deserts of Nevada!

Have a great week!