On
Tuesday we had eikaiwa with the Japanese people. The actual teacher
wasn't there and we didn't have time to prepare so winged it and it came
out pretty well. It helps that Elder Summers is good at Japanese and
I'm good at english.
On Wednesday Elder Summers was sick so
for a part of the day we just stayed inside. It was nice to relax for a
little while. Half way through the day traded Elder Summers for Elder
Rubon since big Elder Brown was sick too and then we went to our lesson
with Brock. It went super well and then on Sunday we finished teaching
him and planned out the baptism this weekend. He is super excited and
his family is being really supportive so hopefully their hearts will be
softened and they will want to learn more.
On Thursday we got
to play tennis with Greg Felix in the morning and had a good lesson
with him. For my first time playing tennis I did okay and it ended up
being a ton of fun. Basically any sport is fun as a missionary since its
something different to do and can still count as missionary work. At
night we went to a lesson with one of our neighbors and a friend of his.
We had talked to him a little about the priesthood and about the need
for a resorted church so going into the lesson we had a pretty good idea
that it was probably going to be a bash, it was. Elder Summers zoned
out the whole time and then half way through had one of our Japanese
investigators call him so he got to escape and speak Japanese and laugh
about all of it for a while before he pretended that Saku needed help so
we had to leave. Elder Brown was in a bad mood so he got really angry. I
was tired because I'm always tired so I was kinda slow the whole time,
kinda like when you smoke a beehive so they don't sting you when you try
to steal their honey. Bashes are no fun but every time I come out of
them more firm on the truthfulness of this gospel and on the Book of
Mormon so in the end they help a little.
Friday was filled
with meetings as usual. At night we did our soccer with missionaries and
whoever they invite. We had a less-active girl bring her friend and
then some other people at the park joined in, it was a ton of fun and
then because of that Savanna came to church on Sunday too which was
good.
On Saturday we helped with a move for the former relief
society president and her family. It was cool to see the whole elders
quorum show up to help, it made it feel like helping with a move at
home. After the move we got to help with youth conference for the stake.
They did a giant game of "Life" for the kids where they had to
basically go through life and see what happened to them. One of the
things they could do was go on a mission so we got to be the people they
taught. We got to wear regular clothes and just hang out and play the
games and stuff they had set up in the gym and enjoy ourselves until
"missionaries" contacted us. We ddin't have our tags on so the whole
time youth leaders kept asking us what we were doing with our lives or
where our "wives" were so apparently I'm still young enough looking to
blend in with the youth. At night we had transfer calls. Sadly I'm going
to be moving to the Laguna Hills 3rd ward in the Laguna Niguel stake. I
have loved being in the Lake Forest ward. The people here are awesome
and are super loving and really love and live the gospel. Even though
its sad to leave here, I know that the people in Laguna Hills are good
and that I need to be with them!
Love
Elder Cheever
Madsen with "Mama La"
Madsen and Elder Summers
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