wow this week has been crazy but good. crazy-good.
so Monday was April fools and i didn't play any jokes but some members of the district did. the zone leaders broke into the district leaders apartment and moved everything around and played Mexican music really loud when they got home. sometimes im glad to be out in the middle of know were. no one messes with your stuff this way.
so for the pday we played Frisbee golf because there is a course here in altus its right by the lake and its really nice. it was fun we Finally found something to do here. but that night we helped a family move houses in the ward. there really cool and really willing to help. so it was no problem helping them move.
Tuesday we tried some people and ended up seeing this guy in the ward that served a mission but is now less active. so we went to help him strengthen his faith and we ended up teaching his roommate. so that was great.
we had a goal this week to find seven investigators in seven days. so we have been trying really hard to get those. everyday finding new people and asking every body that we know for referrals. its been a real faith builder to me because this area is hard to find people to teach. but we made our goal. the lord provides.
we saw Brian this week as well we taught him every one of the lessons except the law of Chastity so we decided to teach him that one. its all ways kind of awkward to teach but it needs to be done. any ways he asked us about the temple as well so we talked about that and all of the crazy rumors about the temple and stuff. here are a few new ones i heard. that the reason were so happy when we leave the temple is because we kill our selves and then get resurrected. (so what happens if we go twice?) then that old men play basketball naked in the temple. both so crazy the stories people come up with. here is a story one of the senior couples told me named brother moffet. he said when he was on his mission in south Africa, he was able to open up an area that had never had missionaries before. so as soon as they got off the train there was a welcoming party. and a preacher got up and was like "we know what you are all about. we know that you have a tunnel form under the salt lake city temple to here in Africa and your hear to steal us and take us back through the tunnel". so elder moffet and his comp look at each other and said "you know if were smart enough to build a tunnel that long then you had better listen to what we have to say"
Thursday we Finally saw alex (the one i taught in Moore) and his grandma and grandpa. the lesson went great untill the very end. because they didn't understand the whole one true church and authority. and its all ways hard to get past that road block especially because her dad was a minister. but Alex is great it was really good to see him again. he says that he is so excited to get baptized and cant wait. im really happy for him.
on Friday big surprise president Taylor showed up to our district meeting. he just sat thought and listened to the whole thing it was kind of cool and scary at the same time. our district leader was super nerves to do the training but it turned out ok. then after he waned to interview me and the district. so i was very last, and i got in there he asked me a couple of question about if i was excited to go home, what were my plans, how is my mission going, that kind of stuff. then he asked if i thought i wanted to train a new missionary. i told him i would love to. he then said well ok then next transfer your getting a new missionary. he told me that a trainer is the biggest responsibility that a president can give to a missionary. bigger than district leader, zone leader or even assistant to the president. because the whole rest of the mission and even life of the new missionary is going to kind of rely on his first couple of transfers. because this is were he is going to learn the mission rules and what a good missionary does. (ahwwww)
then he told me that this new missionary just got into the mtc on Wednesday and his mom i praying so hard that his trainer is a good missionary. that's a lot of responsibility but president knows i can handle it. and im going to try my very hardest to make this the best two years FOR his life.
Saturday and Sunday were amazing i love conference on the mission! you only get four and that was my last one. i loved all the talks and how power full they were. i loved Bednars and all so hollands. but every one was good. i liked the tomato plant analogy and potential we have. i thought the story about shaking every ones hand was super funny. and i loved the power of the prophets talk. everybody talk was kind of on obedience and that was great. another thing i saw was alot of self worth talks. both things we all need to improve upon.
well i guess that's it for this week.
i didn't see the sealing yet. it wont happen for a couple more weeks. so im pumped up for that. glad things are going well back home. i keep praying for you all and know the best thing i can do right now is be serving the lord. i know this Gospel is true and i know that it has blessed my life 100 fold. im so glad to be a missionary at this crucial time in the world. and glad to be serving the lord.
i love you all so much and i will talk to you next week and then call you in about a month. keep the family strong.
love Elder Clements
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