Just One More Dollar...

Hi everyone, 

This was a crazy week and I cannot write the hundredth part of the proceedings of my people this week. Nevertheless I write what I can for a wise purpose.

Tuesday was really fun I went on exchanges with the DL's comp in Texarkana so that was really fun. We saw the craziest thing ever which I will attatch a video of. Elder Rainey is really good at yo-yos so I saw him do a ton of cool tricks also. He often uses it as a way to talk to new people. They will approach him whenever he is doing tricks so it works really well. We had some really good fried rice with bacon that he made for dinner. Also, while I was on exchanges with him we found a new person to teach! She is super cool and we would’nt have stopped by that house if the spirit hadn't guided us.

On Wednesday me and my companion were back, and we helped set up for an auction and chili cook-off which happened Saturday. I'm finally getting to know this ward a bit better, there are tons of cool people. 

Thursday we did a ton of stopbys, but almost nobody answered sadly. We went to dinner at a member's house and it's huge! We ate on their huge deck and it rained but we were under the awning so it was super fun. They have a lake on their property as well as a pool and a playground. It's the perfect house for a family reunion or some similar event, but it's just their normal house! We had some good enchiladas there.

On Friday we had an amazing lesson with the person who really likes the Bible. We were able to get a member with us and it made such a big difference. The lesson went so well, and hopefully we can put him on date soon!

Saturday was super fun! We had the ward auction and chili cook-off and it was so much fun. We judged the chili and there was lots of interesting and unique ones. Nothing beats my Mom's chili though, it's world class. The auction was so fun, a member gave me and my comp each $20 to spend on the auction. The bishop was the auctioneer and he's really good at it. "It's just one more dollar" is a notable quote. People spent a lot of money, one pie sold for $60 haha

Sunday was really fun too, me and my companion were in good moods so our interactions were all funny.

We are currently in the car on the way to "The Shreve" as Elder Thompson calls it (I have never seen as much jamming out to "Rock-A-My Soul in the Bossom of Abraham" by the Tabernacle Choir as I am seeing at this moment). We are going to play a bunch of ping pong, pool, and Foosball hopefully :) 

-Elder Nielson