2-24-14

Last week was a slow week but it was still a good week. Most of the appointments we set up fell through. So what we have been trying to find new investigators that will want to meet with us. The only exciting thing that happened this week, has Henry, a former investigator we dropped about two months ago, gave us a call and said he wanted to meet with us again. So we set something up and went over Sunday night. This time his girlfriend Jessica was there, and he understood the Restoration better than he did before, and Jessica understood it. The law of chastity is going might be a problem because they are living together. Law of chastity and word of wisdom are the two biggest challenges with most people I have taught. But they both committed to get baptized. So it was a good ending to a not so good week. 

We are still trying to meet with Chris, he is starting to drop of the face of the planet. We are still trying to meet with David, Leo, and Pedro. To answer your question we usually wait couple weeks of trying to meet with someone before dropping them. We let them know from a note or a text to let us know when they are ready to meet with us again. They ward is helpful with fellowshipping a lot of them have a desire to come out with us, but I feel bad because we have a hard time getting appointments set up. 

That's it for my week thanks for the love and support

Elder Peterson

Just Another Week

Yesterday we had zone conference and P-day got moved to Tuesday, so that is why I am emailing today. We had a good week.

Chris missed our last lesson that we had with him and he still hasn't been to church so we aren't sure about his intent right now. We have been etching Pedro, but we are planning on basing him off to the Spanish missionaries, he speakers good English, but he struggles a little and he told us it is easier for him to read in Spanish, so he both think he would do better in a Spanish ward.

Recently we have been picking up new investigators and then dropping them. Mostly because they won't commit. So we are trying to find someone who is willing to continue meeting with us. Leo canceled our appointment so we rescheduled. We are hoping that goes well. He started teaching David he was a former investigator, he told us that the only thing that was holding him back from being baptized was that he needed to marry his girlfriend that is living him. He has a crazy work schedule to trying to meet win him has been difficult. 

Well that's about it for my week. Thanks for the love and support.

Elder Peterson

new ipad

So I didn't email yesterday because we had a training meeting. We
received our iPad minis so I am emailing from McDonalds on my iPad. We
are 1 of 30 missions to receive them. It's a adjustment on using these
because just about everything is on them. Our planner and area book,
they want use using the gospel library for our studies. Once we get
things figured out it will make thing a lot more effective. Other than
that is  was a normal week.

We talked with Debbie and Crystal and are an appointment to teach
other lesson. They still seem to be a little flaky, but we are hoping
that their desire will increase. Chris is still doing good. He hasn't
been to church yet which is a little irritating. He loves reading the
Bible, we aren't sure if he loves reading the Book of Mormon as much a
the Bible but we are going to check that next time we meet him.

We started teach Key, he from Vietnam, so there is kind of a language
barrier. He referred himself on Mormon.org, but it seems that he is
meeting with us because he wants to know more, he isn't really looking
for religion. So we will see how far he goes and if his interest
changes.

So the only exciting thing that happened this week was getting iPads.
Unless you think being barked at by dogs is exciting. Thanks for the
love and support.

Elder Peterson

2-3-2014

Last week was another slow week.

 

We haven't been able to get in contact with Debbie and Crystal, so we are going to keep trying this week then we will drop them if we can't get in contact.  We started teaching A guy named Chris, we found him riding the bus, he has meet with missionaries before, and was interested with meeting with us again. He is receptive of what we have to share. We also meet with a guy named Leo, he has meet with missionaries off and on for a few years. He also has a son-in-law who is a less active in the ward. So we will see if how interested Leo is. He likes to talk to missionaries, but doesn't really understand why we come over.

 

Other than that nothing to exciting happened other than it rained Sunday evening. Thanks for the love and support.

 

Elder Peterson

 

1-28-2014

Well been a slow week. It was still a good week though.

Reuben is doing good. We found out that he doesn't live in our area. We would meet him at his office, and we were told that he lived above it. Turns out he lives in Montebello, so we passed him on to the missionaries there. He was alright with that. Eric dropped us, we aren't sure why, he texted us and told us he didn't want to meet any more and wouldn't tell us why.

We have started teaching Debbie and her daughter Crystal, we taught them the Restoration. They seem a little flaky though. We had set up a return appointment, and they weren't home. when we saw them again they said to come back later.

So that's my week. Nothing too exciting happened this week. Thanks for the love and support.

Elder Peterson.

short; but at least he email:)

So yesterday because it was a holiday the library we found was closed. So that is why we are emailing today.

 

I didn't get transferred. I am still in the Temple City Ward 

 

We have not been able to contact Henry so we decided to drop him, or stop teaching him. Ruben is doing good, he is trying to live the Word of Wisdom. He is always happy to see us even when we stop by unexpectedly. We were able to pick up a new investigator last week. His name is Eric. He is into art. We have taught him about the Restoration and about the Book of Mormon. He really like everything we have taught him.  Other than that it has been a pretty slow week. Nothing to exciting happened. Thanks for the love and support.

 

Elder Peterson

1-13-2014

 

Well last week was a slow but good week. 

We haven't been able to get in contact with Henry this week, so we don't know what is going on with him. This is the second time that he has done this, where we have lost contact with him. So we are going to keep trying by, and calling him, and see what is going on with him.

Ruben didn't show up to church on Sunday, but other than that he is doing good. We taught him two lessons last week. He has also accepted baptism, Feb. 16. The only problem is that he found out recently he smokes, so we are going to work through that. I think he will be willing to follow the word of wisdom when we teach it to him this week.

On Thursday Brother Donaldson from the missionary department came down and talk with us about a lot of stuff. He taught us more effective and simpler way of teaching, and a more effective way to contact someone on the street. The missionary department have done studies and think that this will work better. Because in the past we have over explaining things and confusing investigators. So if he teach it simpler, they will understand it better. We will also be getting tablets soon between Feb 11-13. They will be used as a teaching tool, and to move the missionary work forward. We will also have access to Church websites and Facebook. So President Becerra has asked that defreind all family. I'm not sure why but it is what he has told us to do.

This is also the last week of the transfer. So I will find out what is happening on Saturday.

Well that's it for my week. Thanks for the love and support

Elder Peterson.

 

we also found a place to e-mail on monday