K so honestly this transfer has flown by. crazy crazy. I totally forgot my planner again, so I may not remember things that happened. Not much happened this week, but it went by fast! Omaha is great! It was 70 degrees today. I broke out the short sleeves!
Tuesday – Let’s see.....hmmmm.....ahhhh.....uhhhh. I honestly don't remember Tuesday. I'm sure it was a day full of teaching people and doing work. Ha-ha. But I don't remember it. Sad. This is why I need my planner with me so I can do a decent report to you. I remember that we had dinner at the Gaytan's house. We had fish. It was so delish. Then Elder Morrill hit a girl in the face with a ping-pong ball. It was funny. Good day.
Wednesday - We had interviews with the president! It was good. We had a great chat about missionary work and everything. I thought it went well! After that I believe we taught Linda, then Vanessa, and, oh yeah, that night we went out with the president’s son. He went on his mission to Mexico somewhere. We couldn't find anyone to teach, but we made a couple of come-back appointments. Which was good. We had dinner at a members house. It was cool! She had the same plates and bowls as we do. I took a picture of it! I helped her cook it too. It was cool. I cooked a lot of stuff this week actually. After that, he took us home!
Thursday - We ran with father Bruun. I died. I got cramps in my legs, but then I put my football mode on and I started grunting, straight up crazy, and I ran so hard. I was way ahead. Crazy. After that, we taught Teresa. She is a progressing investigator who has come to church 3 times. Every time we ask her about baptism, it’s a little bit unsure. But this week hopefully she will commit. She is a way good person and she lives with a member, so we have high hopes for her. Then we went to the Rivera's! We made papoosa! Yes, we made it! (with Sister Rivera's help) She is so bomb! It was a fun little get together! Then we went with Sister Rivera to the Cabrera's and Moises. It went well. Then we went and saw Gustavo. That kid is crazy. He's my age. He's so funny. He's inactive, but he has a good heart. After that, we went home.Friday - Hmmm....in the afternoon we went to Esmiralda’s and Flor's house. She said, “Come in, come in!” Then all the sudden, next thing I know, I'm making chile's relleno. Another good dish. While we were cooking with her, we asked her about her concerns about church and stuff. She said she really wants to get baptized so bad! But she has some stuff to do before that can happen. So we were way pumped about that. Then we told her to repent and right then and there, she took out a bag, filled it with beer, and took it to the trash!!! We were like - “uhhh......great!” It was weird, but way sweet. Then we had a good prayer and challenged them to go to church and they said, “Yes!” Later that day, hmmm...what happened, we tried to find some other people, but they weren't there. Then we went to the institute place to help set up for a ward activity and dinner. Guess what was there? Ping-pong and pool. ahhhh yah. So I played it, of course, for a little bit. I still have the skills to win! Ater that, we had some appointments, but no one was there. So we kept looking. It’s hard though. We have like no miles left (that we are allowed to drive)....ugh. But then we went to Maria Maryn. We team taught her with the sisters. She has a cool family. We like them a lot. She's been to church 3 times, but in an English ward. It’s close to her house. That’s a problem here. Our church is further away for a lot of people. So it’s hard, but we have faith. We taught them the 10 mandimientos (commandments). It was great. Then we went home. It’s like 25 minutes away from our casa.
Saturday - We went and served food at the Relief Society thing at the institute. While they were having their meeting, I was downstairs playing ping-pong against a young man. I won. Victory is mine!! Don't worry - only 2 games. Then we went to Council Bluffs for appointments. No one there! :( So we visited a family and taught them some stuff. They are good members. They are just having a tough time with the economy, ya know. After that, all our appointments canceled. :( So we went to this bridge to see if we could find some people. We did. A guy from L.A. decked out in Laker’s gear. He was hilarious. He said, "Those Utah Jazz fans are vicious, brotha" I said, “Ya man!! We know how to cheer!” After that, we had dinner at this Mexican place with a member. We talked to everyone there. We kind of gave a small sermon, it seemed. It was cool. Then we left and taught Moises. There has been drama - he gets taught by the English and Spanish missionaries because his wife is English. So we talked to him about that and church. It was weird. We then went home.Sunday - We went to church - usual stuff. Then we had dinner with a part-member family. The guy, who isn't a member, works for Cox Communications and he comes to church a lot. He's a way cool guy, but he's hard to find to teach. So this was great! I talked to him a lot about you, pops. He said he would like to contact you and stuff. So, if I'm still here next transfer, maybe I'll have him email you. You can help the work go on that way, not only talking about communication stuff, but maybe some church things? idk. I'll let you know. But he fed us steak, chicken, and fish. Oh my, it was delicious. He's Puerto Rican, but grew up in the states. He's a great guy. We spoke in ingles with him and had a good lesson. It was really good! Then we went home. My companion hurt his back somehow, so he needed to lie down!
Monday - Today. We woke up and saw Moises while eating his delicious breakfast burritos! He is so funny. Then we had a Zone activity - Volleyball. It was good, but I wanted to play basketball. Then we went to the Sandoval’s and did laundry. Now we're here. Ha-ha. Later tonight, we are having dinner with this guy. I think he's taking us out to steak. Yes! I'm working out more, so I'm not as fat.
I love it out here. I have learned a lot. It’s crazy how things change and how I have changed. But I'm still me! I'm excited for General Conference. We get to watch every session and hopefully our investigators will come to them as well. Well, family, it’s been great talking to you, but I must depart! I love you so much. Make sure you are remembering your covenants with our Heavenly Father. The Spirit is just awesome. One time this week, I had a feeling we should go to the house of these people. I thought, “No way, because they are never home.” But we arrived and he was leaving. So we ran there and we talked to him. If I hadn't listened to the Spirit, we never would've seen him. It may be the first and last time I see him, but because of the Spirit, we were there to influence his life for 10 minutes. So keep reading, keep praying, and do everything you can to get closer to the Spirit, because it really is here to guide us. I love you all so much. Be safe and be happy.
Love always, you're ultimate brother and son,
Elder Bradley Rigby
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