Posts for Elder_Dahl
Chapter 12: Changes, but not the normal kind.
2009 June 29
So this has been kind-of a crazy week. We haven't moved yet. The good news is that the mission office was just confusing everyone really bad, and we're not being kicked out, it's just that the words "evacuation notice" when put through a couple of telephones and talking about an apartment, especially with phrases like "in 10-12 days" can get garbled into something that sounds like "the missionaries have gotten an eviction notice, and they have 10-12 days left". Oy vey. It wasn't until later on last Monday that we finally got this all pieced together (that the office would ...
Another chapter...
2008 December 01
So for those of you that've been keeping count, it's been 6 weeks since las t transfers, which can only mean 1 thing... transfers is tomorrow. On that front, I have some news... For our zone, we're having a grand total of 3 transfers. The first is that Elder Marchant, who's been up here forever, is being transfered to Silver Springs. To replace him, Elder Nielsen is being transfered in. The secon d is that Elder Kearl, who just got here 6 weeks ago, is going to Gardner ville. His replacement as PZL is Elder Dahl (yay!) who's ...
On to chapter three
2008 June 16
First off, transfer calls. - I'm staying put. - Elder Dahl is being transfered to Tule Springs zone as JZL with Elder Wood - My new companion is Elder Evans, who is coming from Tule Springs zone as JZL with Elder Wood - Elder Pruitt is going up north (Reno North zone) with Elder Henke - Elder Leitheads' new companion is Elder Nyland - Elder Wonnacott is getting transfered out, training, new PZL is Elder Wilcox - Sister Mose is going to Fallon. Sister Ellis will be going back to Temple Square in ~4 weeks. Sister Ellis ...
Barreling along like a freight train...
2008 June 09
All right! One week left in the transfer! I'm only half green now. This week wasn't the greatest, though. We have to move back the baptisms for this Saturday, since we had some issues with people not coming to church. So only 2 this transfer (better than the last one, though). I was senior for a day, which was interesting... I'm not really good at being senior--just not ready to deal with that yet. Transfers is looking to be even crazier than we thought last week. President is in the process of replacing the APs ...
2 Weeks to Upheaval...
2008 June 02
Alright, since my last update, we've had some exciting stuff happen. First off, we had our first baptisms since I got here (2, to be exact). That was pretty exciting, although I've learned a little bit more about checking water temperature before the font gets really full (a touch too cold for the first one...). We've also got another family set for the 14th. This is another case where things just worked out perfectly--we've gotten them to give up coffee (it took about 2.5 seconds to get them to give us the coffee can), which ...
Where did the time go?
2008 May 29
Funny thing about libraries and federal holidays... I'm writing this late due to scheduling issues... we've been really busy this week. Some of the excitement: - *Interviews (last Tuesday)* -- Got to talk with President all by myself for a few minutes. We're doing well, so there wasn't too much to discuss. - *Zone Conference #2* -- This transfer we've been talking a lot about how we need to have the spirit with us. It was fun and inspirational all at the same time - *Baptism Interviews* -- We had interviews for two of our investigators. ...
Bringing on the heat
2008 May 19
So, the past couple of days have seen the arrival of the one thing I was dreading... the heat. It's been pretty warm. We hit 104 yesterday, and it's supposed to hit 107 today. It also really doesn't cool off when the sun goes down--all the asphalt absorbs heat. It's pretty brutal. Apparently we get this (or worse) until late September/early October. Really exciting . We've got our 2 (technically 3, but one's not convert, just less-active) baptisms that are coming up, which we'll have on the 31st. We're working pretty hard to get some ...
Chariot of Silver
2008 May 12
Alright, it's been a pretty good week. We're pretty much settled now. Elder Leithead's a little crazy sometimes, but we can deal with that. I'm also no longer in the group of missionaries with the most time left. We did get a car, on Tuesday. Probably the newest car I've been in (2008 Mazda 3). We very much enjoy being able to have MoTab with us more--it makes it easier to ignore stuff here (just imagine the strip, and you can figure out what...). Also, we're not completely dead when we get back home at ...
So begins the next chapter.
2008 May 05
Just for clarification, last week's Wednesday update was not a permanent switch--we switch to Wednesday only when it's temple day. Anyway, today marks 2 months. Wow. I'm still a little confused as to how much time has passed. It's also the first day of my second transfer. I'm no t being moved, nor is Elder Dahl, although there are some shakeups in the district and the zone. Elder Ferrulli goes home tomorrow, Elders Kearl & Nemeth are being sent away (Kearl is JZL in Redrock, and Nemeth gets to be in Reno for the summer). Elders Barton ...
Patience is something that takes a while
2008 April 30
Another Wednesday post, since the mission has decided that Temple Day is our P-Day for the week. Temple Day was awesome. We got to leave the mission, since the temple is in the other mission. In terms of questions I've gotten (fairly) recently about what areas are actually in the mission, yes, Tule Springs and Highland Hills are in the West Mission. We're in the last week of the Transfer, so next Monday (yes, it will be Monday this time) I'll be able to tell you all about how I'm not being transfered, and that ...
All quiet on the Western Front...
2008 April 21
Alright, this week we're not experiencing technical difficulties. Sweet. So, after the library insanity last week, Thursday went ok, Friday I was in another area on splits, and Saturday was good. We've been refocusing on meeting the members in our wards, since we don't know them real well. We did have some success this week--the inactive family we've been working with came to a baptism on Saturday (not ours-Barton & Bachelder) and then came to Church on Sunday. We think we've got a pretty solid baptismal date for their 9-year-old (May 3rd). Other than that
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2008 April 16
Alright! 3 weeks! Where to begin...Ok, went on splits for first time, with Elder Bachelder (the other greenie in the district). Fun day. 2 of the 3 appointments we had went bad, Elder Dahl's bike broke on the way to the second, so we ended up walking all the way back from that appointment, which wasn't too awesome (middle of the day, etc.), until we ran into this guy on the street and went inside and talked for a while. We've actually got an appointment to go back later on today. We'll see how ...
Settling in
2008 April 07
Once again Monday has arrived. This is the last of 3 days rest (conference generally means we watch and try to do a little bit of work, so it's pretty much rest). Having conference here is a bit of a different experience, since it starts pretty early (9am) and is finished by 7pm on Saturday, and 3pm on Sunday. In fact, the change in time makes dinner an after-preisthood session kind of thing. We have a Chinatown-like section in our area. We haven't been there yet, since it's pretty far out, but we may go ...
Lead Kindly Light...
2008 March 31
I'm in the field now. I'm serving in the South District in the South Zone of the mission--my area is Hacienda Heights/Laurelwood. We're right next to the strip (which is no-mans-land... I don't think it's in either mission). My Trainer is Elder Dahl. He's from Palmer, Alaska, and has been out for just shy of 9 months. I'm a second child (aka E. Dahl trained somebody before me), and my grandpa, E. Warnecott, is one of our ZLs. There are 6 Elders & 2 Sisters in our district. E. Dahl is DL, we have ...