June 16, 2014 ~ Work, work, work!

This week was pretty awesome.  We had a few days this week where we didn't even have time to eat during the day (it reminded me of when we never ate my first trasnfer in Petro cause we were always so busy:))  We spent like 2 whole days in the park just talking with people.  We met with one eternal investigator and then right after that we met with this one woman who had met the missionaries in the city that morning and they gave her our phone number and she came down to pushkin that day to meet with us.  She is buddhist but also christian... it was really weird, but I really enjoyed the meeting.  She has a 10 yr old daughter who she wants us to teach, so that should be interesting.  Then that night we went to kolpino and met with our favorite Alex!  He is great as ususal.  Yesterday in church, he blessed the sacrament, gave his first talk in sacrament meeting and then gave the gospel principles lesson!  He is a champ!  

Saturday was also super great.  Our lesson with our progressing investigator fell through so we had a few hours to contact and we went to the park and started talking to this guy on a  bench who turned out to be super cool.  We talked with him for a while and at the end he agreed to meet tuesday morning (tomorrow).  Then right after that we went to another park to meet a different eternal investigator and while we were talking to him, some guy walked up and started asking us about our church.  The investigator had to leave anyways (as he said) so this guy took his place and we must have talked to him there for like and hour, probably more.  Super cool guy, the only problem is that he is such a drug addict.  But really really loves god and really wants to change his life.  Then the first guy we talked to called me twice after we left the park, the first time to confirm that we could meet on tuesday and the second time a few hours later to apologize that he had lied to me while we were talking to him.  He told me he was married and had a kid, but then on the phone told me he really didn't, but really is interested in what we have to say and really wants to meet. (probably so that he didn't have to awkwardly admit later that he had lied.  This good though.,  I am really impressed that he was man enough to call and tell me that same day - I think that's a good sign).  

Then we helped the sisters on one of their lessons at a members house with their investigator who is super cool.  He's a really less active muslum, who is really really interested in the gospel.  And he's a professional baseball player.  It was a pretty neat lesson.  We didn't really say anything the whole time, the members really talked most of the time and the sisters managed to get a few words in occasially.  But it was cool cause this guy has real desire.  

Also on pday last week we ended up playing soccer with some of the local kids (not members, just random kids who were there playing) and they destroyed us haha.  

This week I was reminded of how much fun missionary work is!  Just to be out and to talk with people and share the gospel with them.  It's so much fun!  We don't have hardly any investigators right now, but It seems like we've have in the past week met some people who have been/are being prepared to accept the restored gospel!  This week was just fun, cause we were busy teaching and serving!  I hope this next week will be another one just like it!

Elder Austin Robison

I got to ride our investigators bike this week. I was very excited to be on a bike again:)