Onion Ring Blizzard

Chapter 10: Expect the unexpected

2009 April 06

So you might think after having been in my previous area for 4 transfers, and having only been here for 6 weeks, that I wouldn't get moved for a little while longer. Maybe a new companion or something, right?... *Wrong* Transfer calls is: Elder Larsen to Carson City as Jr. Comp. with Elder Jex in a car. Covering: Hot Springs, Carson River. Yep. Expect the unexpected. Anyways, this week wasn't too bad otherwise. Conference was pretty awesome, especially Saturday Morning, since we watched that with our investigators (I feel so happy to have done that, and also that we have ...

The Winds of opposition

2009 March 30

So this week was a bit better. We've actually got some stuff going on now... It should all turn around in a couple of weeks... wait--I'm pretty sure I've been saying that for most of the transfer. March is winding to a close. About a year ago, there was a lot of stuff happening all at once. Now, not so much. We finally got some new investigators this week. They didn't come to church, but we figure that we can deal with that, especially since they still want to talk to us, and we're going to do some service for ...

Sick-age... bleh.

2009 March 23

This has felt like a really long week. I've been under the weather for a good portion of the week, so there wasn't a lot that happened (although it wasn't necessarily that I was sick that made nothing happen), at least in terms of progress in the area. We had interviews with President on Wednesday, and Zone Conference on Thursday. That's seriously the largest group of missionaries I've seen in about 6 months (we had Redrock, Lone Mountain, and Tule Springs zones all together... it was huge). A lot of really good stuff. We didn't really have all that much ...

2009 March 16

So this has been a pretty long week. We've been working pretty hard at trying to get some people to teach, but it's been a little difficult. We do have a couple of appointments this week, so I guess that it's starting to pick up--I just think it's going to take a while. We've done an awful lot of biking (100+ miles this past week... I forgot to write down the totals for yesterday (that's at an average of 10mph, too, so we're not moving too slow, either)). We had a pretty cool experience on Friday--we went up to the ...

Year Out, 1/2, Year Left, Stake Conference, Flat Tire

2009 March 09

So, the rest of last week was pretty quiet. We've been making alot of visits, but don't seem to be making much headway. We got a couple of referrals, but they turned out to be duds. We have had the occasional lesson, but they are far and pretty few between. Not to great for morale. We had stake conference yesterday, which was pretty cool for a number of reasons. Firstly, it meant that we only spent 2 hours in Church this week instead of 5 or 6. That's really nice. Sencondly, it was a broadcast from Salt Lake, so we ...

Bus Trips, Biking again, Temple Day! Also... 1/2?...

2009 March 04

Whew! It's been quite a week. Lots of crazy stuff. Let's see what's happened... Tuesday I got all packed, and then Wednesday morning we began the bus ride... we left around 7:45am from Sparks, and got to North Vegas at around 3:45pm. Only stopped in Fallon and Tonopah (for lunch--at the Burger King). It was a *long* trip. No major incidents, though. I'm serving just a few miles from the mission office now (I think there are only a couple of areas that are closer. It's a bit of a different experience. I'm also back on bike, which is a ...

Chapter 9: Back to the Heat

2009 February 23

Transfer calls: Elder Larsen to Highland Hills North as Sr. with Elder Farnsworth on a bike. Covering: Aliante, Waterfall So, yep, I'm moving. It took a little longer than I thought for it to happen, but the time is finally here. Anyways... I guess it had to happen at some point. So here's what I know about my new area: It's in North Vegas, in the Northwest corner of the Highland Hills Stake, generally a bit smaller than my area in Lakes Stake. I'll be on bike. I already know that both Elder Brown and Sister Mose are in that ...