Hey Everyone,
This week was fun, pday was spent first at Barksdale Airforce base playing pickleball, and then shopping. We spent the whole day in Bossier and Shreveport, and then in the evening we split up and double worked the Brownlee area. The other Elders dropped us off at a Taco Bell and we did some planning for Xaviers baptism, and then waited for them to pick us back up after 30 minutes cause that's when they said they would pick us up. We got talking to a guy at Taco Bell for a bit which was cool, and after a while we realized we were neglected. :(( So we decided to Adventure forth and find who we could talk to. We were on the side of a highway and no neighborhoods were near, so we decided to walk down the highway until we found something. We walked a mile or two, and found a train track! So, thinking that we could find a shortcut to another road via the tracks, we turned and walked down them. We passed under the freeway, and over the river. We started to get further and further into the forest, and it started to get darker and darker outside. We realized that there were no nearby roads, and we had come way too far to turn back hahaha-- as it got darker we started to hear more and more animals in the forest. Felt like Shawn Spencer who is thrown out of a carriage and then has to make the long trek back to his hotel in Canada and is trying to sooth the impending raccoons all around him! As we were walking we finally saw a faint light in the distance, and luckily it seemed like a road, and not a train haha
We marched forward in Earnest again, and then the other Elders called, and we told them to meet us at that road, and that because of their neglect we were now on the other side of the freeway and the other side of town, many miles from where they left us. We finally reached the end, and scolded them for their negligence tsk tsk they should have known we'd do something adventurous when left to our own devices.
It was a great night!
Also we got transfer news and sadly Elder Davis is leaving. :( My new companion will be Elder Schneider, who is a Chinese speaking Elder!
On Tuesday we had the last district council of the transfer, and then had lunch at Popeyes. The customer service was horrible, I wouldn't ever go back to this Popeyes. :) But it was fun, and then we drove back to Magnolia. In the evening we had a lesson with the family Tyre is staying with. We taught who he calls his "adopted step-mom," and she seems nice. She told us that she steals stuff sometimes and is trying to stop, which is progress! We also taught Tatyana and her boyfriend, and answered her questions about excommunication. Then we went and hung out with the Flowers so Elder Davis could say goodbye, and may have ridden in Logan's Mustang...
Wednesday we did service at the Thrift store, and Elder Davis said goodbye to a bunch of people via phone. Then we had a lesson with Enoch who again had not read anything in the Book of Mormon because he "didn't feel inspired to." Bad. Then in the late afternoon we set up for the baptism and filled the font! We had dinner with the Flowers and then Xavier got baptized! It was so great, Xavier pulled up with his "WEED" bucket hat on! After the baptism we got to hear Logan play his saxophone, and then had a meeting with the Millers. Elder Davis finished packing as well.
Thursday morning we left at 5:30, and started the long drive to Allen, TX. We stopped in Rockwall on the way and I showed Elder Davis around, including some giant houses! I picked up my new companion at transfers, and then I payed a visit to In-n-out before we drove back. After the 4 hour drive, we got to Magnolia. We ate dinner, shopped, and then went out and talked to some nice people! We walked around and met a cool guy named Marquil, and a lady even pulled over and talked to us as we were walking. She wants to go out and be a missionary with us, and goes to SAU haha
We also taught Tyre and the friends he's staying with again, and this time the step-mom commandeered Elder Schneider's prayer right in the middle of us praying! She took over and completed it for him. Very nice of her.
On Friday we had a great lesson with Joel, and taught her about God's plan for us. On her wall every place you could look were pictures of her. Pictures of her with the same expression in every picture, and just her. Not anyone else in a single one of them haha, most of them were of her in different outfits with different backgrounds. She was super nice though, and is interested in learning more about the Book of Mormon.
In the evening we were again stopped by a lady in her car! She told us she's really looking for a church and wants to come to ours!! Super cool. We also taught David and Charlien over the phone while we gathered everything up and drove to Bossier City for Stake Conference the next day.
On Saturday Stake Conference was amazing, we went to the Leadership session which is a first for me. :) had an Area Seventy (Elder Gottfredson) come too which was great. We ate with Brother Harris at Mi' Mexico in the break between sessions, and had some of the best tacos I've ever had! Then we went back to the Shreve Stake Center for the evening session which was phenomenal. Maybe the best Stake Conference Ive ever been to! Got to see some old friends from New Boston as well. Tyre and Charlien came as well to both days of the conference!
Sunday after the morning session we went to the recent converts session with Elder Gottfredson, and that was good too! President and Sister Taylor, the Atkinsons (service mission leaders for the area), and the Platts (returning Mission leaders) were all at the conference as well. We drove back to Mag after, and had some great lessons! Taught Tatyanna and Randy the Restoration super in depth, and found a new lady named Jacqueline who really wants to come to church and said she'd bring her family too!
-Abe
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