August 11, 2014

Hey Everyone

Yeah so really not a lot happened this week, but I'm going to talk a little bit about an average week in Peja.

So on Monday we have P-day, which for the last couple of weeks have been boring cause we didn't do much.  Today we didn't do anything because the 3 other elders in my district are sick. I'm not but they aren't doing so hot. So we just had a chill day today.

Last Tuesday we had to go to Pristina for a Zone Training, so that kinda took all of the day, and in the afternoon we met with a couple people but mostly tabled, which means that we stood in the Boulevard with a table and a bunch of stuff from our church. So that was fun.. hahah usually people don't stop, but that's how it is with most things haha.

Wednesday. We did a lot of street contacting and handing our fliers for our English course. So it wasn't a super eventful day, but we did have some lessons with some investigators and a Recent Convert. So that was awesome, but we are gonna start doing all of our creative finding ideas on Wednesdays haha.

Thursday. We do service in the morning, and we have been trying to make cookies for people, but clearly we need more practice because they keep turning out bad haha. Then we had some lessons and went to an investigators house, which is really far away. We took a taxi most of the way, on the way over, but walked all the way back and it took about an hour and a half haha, it was brutal. We also tracted, which turned out ok, no one really answered the door, but we feel strongly like we need to be doing more of that.

Friday, weekly planning in the morning, which takes forever hahah so that takes up all of the morning and we take lunch right after, so we usually get out of the house by 2. Then it's trying to meet with people or street contacting. So we street contacted and handed out English course fliers.

Saturday. We had to do a lot of splits with the other elders so that they could get some work done. One of them was really sick with the flu, so they had to stay home for a few days! So we were helping them out on Saturday. Usually we play basketball on Saturday nights, as a finding activity but we weren't able this past weekend.

Sunday. Church is at 10 in a room that we rent from a Hotel. It lasts about an hour an a half, with sacrament meeting and a gospel principles lesson. I had to give a talk which was rough, but my Albanian is getting there, it is a much different dialect here though haha. And then we had English course in the afternoon, and that went well. No one interested about the Gospel, yet ;)

So that is a typical week for us here in Peja. We have a good time, and we work really hard. It's a pretty difficult work up here in Peja, but we are loving it and are trying our best. The Lord is definitely helping us out though!

I have to go now though, hopefully I don't get sick as well ;) haha Have an awesome week everyone! and I hope you are all doing well!

Much love!

Elder Simons!