Today was another interesting but great day. This morning, Elder Lewis and I were called as assistants to the president. The other two who are assistants now are leaving next week and when they are gone we will take over.…
Spirit-filled Phone Calls (Saturday, May 29, 2004)
Wow! I’m literally on fire with the spirit! I spent a long time in the referral center today. For about two hours I did outbound calls and got to send the missionaries to about five people. As I was finishing…
Interesting Phone Calls (Thursday, May 27, 2004)
Today we got trained on the computers in the referral center. We learned how to take calls from people that see our commercials or get pass-along cards. During our self-directed time, Elder Lewis and I went back and worked for…
First P-Day (Wednesday, May 26, 2004)
Every week missionaries get a day to spend as a Preparation Day (P-Day). P-Day is used for writing letters home, laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning the apartment, etc. While we were in the MTC it was a bit different but we still…
“Stunning One Liners” (Tuesday, May 25, 2004)
Today has been fairly good. This morning we were introduced to the TEC (Teaching Evaluation Center) where we can go and learn how better to teach. Elder Lewis and I signed up for our first appointment which will be on…
The “White Bag Test” (Monday, May 24, 2004)
Today has been another very long day. This morning we had to get a sack breakfast because we had, got, to do a service project. Our district was assigned to clean the bathrooms in 18M. It wasn’t too bad. Elder…
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Today was a very relaxed day. I woke up, as usual, at six-o-clock and showered at the “Tree of Life.” The “Tree of Life” is what we call the common shower. It’s a bit uncomfortable to shower there but I…
Friday, May 21, 2004
Today things started to go a little bit faster. I’ve finally figured out how the cafeteria works and soft of what happens for gym time. Today was our final large group meeting. From here on out we are really in…
First “Real” Day (Thursday, May 20, 2004)
I slept fitfully last night. At about four-o-clock I had a dream that my whole apartment hadn’t gotten up and we had a mad scramble to get ready to go. We were still late. It was scary. As it worked…
1st Day in the Missionary Training Center (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)
Well today was my first day here at the MTC. It’s a bit overwhelming to think that I am here and really doing this it all still has a dream-like quality. My companionship is a threesome because one elder hasn’t…