Monday- Well this day was pretty nice because its our preperation day, but to be honest we just ran errands all day and thats about it.
Tuesday- Today we had district meeting and it went pretty well. I was supposed to train on the churches new Light the World initiative. So we talked about that and got ready for how we could make it matter to people and prepared for when the videos come out (they're out right now so go watch them!!). Then I went on exchanges with one of my elders who is probably going home soon. My heart breaks for this young man because he doesn't want to leave, but can't cope with stress so his body is making him physically ill. Super sad, so we talked and I gave him some tools to see if we could help him feel better. He didn't believe me that it was a mental thing, so we"ll see what happens.
Wednesday- So today we walked... like a lot. My poor companion gave me the saddest look when I told him we were going to take the 4 mile hike to the Church. haha so needless to say, I have some gnarly blisters and got to talk to a lot of cold people. We pretty much just spent the day doing service and walking around.
Thursday- Today was weekly planning and oh man I was so excited for it. I don't even know why because its usually super boring and it still was, but I think I was just happy to stay in the warm house for a little bit. Then we walked for an hour and a half to get to our Thanksgiving dinner. It was soooooo good and I ate so much food!
Friday- So today was the day that all of the Light the World videos came out so we went to the mission office and I borrowed a laptop and took my whole district into presidents office, haha. We watched it in there and I just cried the whole time haha. They're so good and I just felt the Spirit so strong! President heard I sat in his chair and he just rolled his eyes (he totally loves me though so its okay haha). Then we literally did service for the rest of the day.
Saturday- So our sole purpose today was to teach my new companion how to knock doors and to give out a ton of the Light the World cards.. It went really well and we talked to a ton of people. Not all of them were super happy at our invitation to Light the World and to serve others, but it's whatever. Thats like half the fun!! We had a sweet dinner and I got to play with some kids and a dog, so I was super happy.
Sunday- Today was for sure the best day of the week! For starters we had our refugee investigator, Monica from Rwanda come to sacrament and we sang hymns and bore testimonies the whole time. It was so cool!! She doesn't speak English very well so she liked to just listen and feel the Spirit. Then I got to go teach primary 2 TIMES!!!! Oh man I was so happy I got to do it in both wards. For sharing time they shared us, the missionaries haha, it was so fun! Then we had a really good lesson and a super good dinner. It was a good week!
I know you all know this because I say it all the time, but I am so grateful to be a missionary. I am so lucky to be able to come here to Boise and to finish my mission. I love you all and know that God does too.
Elder Noah Stolper
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