When you think about it rationally, you don't really need Emails

Hey Everyone. It's time to write. So I write. Hopefully I can type out my ramblings ok.
This week a lot didn't happen.

A lot of the people we tried to visit weren't home. 
A lot of the lessons we tried to teach didn't happen.

The pie I tried to make was "ok" at best. 
(And my companion is going home early.)

So it's been a real kicker.

BUT a couple that I was teaching in Ashton
finally got baptized! and I was able to go up
and support them. 

It was really awesome, and it is so cool to see
 where they have gotten to over the last 
months!


All of this just because someone was helpful
at the hardware store. 

But that's a story for another time.
So cool.

Anyway that's the important stuff this week. I know, not much. 

If I had to choose a thorn for the week, it was that nothing happened.

My rose was that I didn't burn my pie, even if burning it would have been an improvement, 

because it would have at least been more interesting than the perfectly mediocrity that I got.

The worst part of being Email, is the snot

Hi I was sick this week!

Monday nothing at all! no sickness! I felt great!

Tuesday I was dead! no healthy at all!

Wednesday was the same, except we had District Council. I don't really remember a lot of what was talked about.

Thursday was the day before we were to meet with Elder Bednar! I still wasn't feeling so hot, but we were able to get out for interviews with president and for some visits in the evening.

Friday of course is the cool day because we spent 3ish hours with Elder Bednar. I got a lot of different things out, but mostly it was from these talks that he had us read beforehand, and that we discussed during the meeting. Ask in Faith    Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins    Converted unto the Lord    Seek Learning by Faith

Anyway it was really cool, I also have several quotes from him to highlight his sense of humor.

From the top:

"We'll try not to ruin the photo" (sitting down for the mission picture)

"Alright! Let's go to church!" (after the picture is over)

"Don't write home and tell your mom I said the word 'stupid'!" (after saying the word 'stupid')

"Do you really think your smoothness is what gets people to join the church‽"

"I may look small, and old... but trust me you do not want to mess with me!"

It was an absolute delight! In the end we held a big discussion about those talks and then he turned it into a meta-discussion about our discussion and how we can teach like this. It was cool.

Saturday and Sunday happened but nothing much important happened, nothing can really compare to Bednar, so that's it!

-Elder Darcey

LTPS 

Where the Email goes, no one knows!

Hi it's time for a good Email.

Last Monday I of course went to Yellowstone, There are many pictures waiting on the album and also some videos maybe. Anyway, on to the week!

On Tuesday was Zone Conference. I actually have a lot to say about this one because it was kinda funny how many things didn't quite go as planned. The main event was a seventy who came and talked about blessings and not blessings from being faithful and stuff. It was actually really good.

 Later in the meeting though, we had Pres Simpson get up and try to talk about the missionary Daily Schedule, the only problem is that he was talking about a schedule that has been outta-date for three years. so the poor guy gracefully gave up when all the confused questions were answered and the record set straight. 

Also our Vehicle Coordinator had previously announced a competition for the mission, where whatever companionship had the best car at zone conference would be given one of the brand new rav4 hybrids that the mission recently acquired. The only problem is that in order to even qualify you had to have your fluids checked by a car place and then have them print a paper that said it was all good. So at zone conference he did this thing where he had groups of people sit down based on criteria until he got to the final winners. "If you drove to ZC stand up! you can't win if your car isn't even here!" *Everyone stands up* "If you have your fluids sheet keep standing! Other-wise sit down!" *Almost everyone sits back down*. There were only two companionships that were able to qualify for the win, because everyone else decided they couldn't be bothered. That was actually hilarious to see how the mission collectively decided they wouldn't be motivated by a new car. I don't know where I am going with this story but it happened so I wanted to write about it.

Wednesday evening we had several meetings in our Stake, also we WERE going to have a lesson with two kids that are ready to be baptized, but they ditched us! So that was sad.

Thursday Not too much happened, we had a lunch/lesson with a guy, honestly it didn't go to well, because he and the member we brought got on endless tangents.

Friday I was on exchanges with my District Leader Elder Bahr. The day went really well other than nobody was home and we had three lessons fall though. But we were able to do a lot of other work, that needed to be done, and also contact lots of potential fellow shippers for the people that had lessons drop. So all in all it was a good day. I also ran into a member that I knew in Rigby East so that was fun as well.

Sunday we wandered into a ward that was having their primary program. There were-- I kid you not-- 200 kids on the stands. It was insane. I looked behind me and there were no seats anywhere. All the way back to the stage. I haven't seen that many people in a building other than West Yellowstone.

I think that's it!

-Elder Darcey

LTPS 

OH YEAH I FORGOT ELDER BEDNAR IS COMING TO THE MISSION ON FRIDAY AGGGAGAGAGGGGG!!!!!!!

YELLOWSTONE Visit

Hey family. Quick one. I am on my way up to Yellowstone today, and wanted to send anything even if it isn't amazing.

Anyway the major stuff that happened since Wednesday was a ward party that was cool, me speaking twice on Sunday, and a cool Bishop Youth Fireside we were invited to. 

That's the coolest stuff. I will probably be able to send another email on the way home around 4 so i will try and include the best pictures in that one.

-Elder Darcey Once during our missions we get to visit Yellowstone.  After a couple of false starts and cancellations, I finally got to go.  I went with a group that included my previous companion, Elder Harvey and a second cousin, Elder McGuire, who should be in Hong Kong but is in Yellowstone, go figure.  AND is my second cousin from Francis, Utah, who knew.  

Yellowstone Falls

E-mail for my real friends and Real Mail for my E-friends

Hi all.

I know that it is Wednesday, and that typically I Email on Monday and not Email on Wednesday, but we decided to swap it around this time for no particular reason.

Ha! Just kidding, we went to the temple this morning and so we had to move our p-day. That's why I am Emailing today. 

This week was a blast. It started off on Monday with another odd experience. I assume most of you have heard this Odd story, I am sitting in my apartment in the morning. Just when I barely started to not be totally still tired, I hear steps outside our door and then some knocks. I open the door to find gifts that were not expected at all! And also a Bishop I haven't seen in more than two years! Crazy! I guess that's one way to start a Monday off. (thanks btw. A lot!) 

Tuesday Wednesday and the start of Thursday were spent with another Elder whose companion finished his mission so he needed a place to stay until Transfers. Those days were spent getting ready for that. We had the opportunity to go to a ward party on Tuesday. We got there as it was starting to end, but still had a great time getting to know everyone. 

Friday we had appointments with most of the people we are teaching, some are progressing and some aren't, but the work continues. 

Saturday I don't quite remember what we did right now. 

Sunday was fast Sunday, we had a long meeting with a family Elder Cluff is really close with, and also almost got to help with primary, but then they didn't need us :/  Elder Cluff is a challenge, but I can help him.  

Monday was a day where we didn't prepare. But we did get to again go to a ward party. This time we were early and helped do a ton of cooking. That was actually really fun. We helped clean up and I watched a guy dump two whole cans of raid into a wasps nest. He looked a little frazzled.

Tuesday was yesterday. We had to clean the house as we were having a housing check that afternoon, we also ran into a Birthday party for a kid of one of the families we are teaching. So that was unexpected fun. 

Today we woke up at 4:30 to make it to the 6 am temple session. That was awesome as usual. After shopping, Elder Cluff had to go to a dentist, and I was really sad because the Family History Center was closed, and so I am Emailing on my phone. That's also why there won't be any new pictures for a few weeks. Oh also I can't do a good Email next week either, because I am finally taking my Yellowstone trip. The last one didn't happen ask me to tell that story another time, but I will get to go this next week and it will be good. 

I can't even put my end card up when I am typing on phone. I guess I will try though

L.A.R.P.

ELDAR darCeY