It
has been a very busy week this week! This week was transfer planning, it was
very interesting because there wasn't much wonder as to where I was going because I
know where everyone was going and who was having what responsibility. It was
very interesting to be able to participate in that and to see revelation in
action, that was very cool! We also attended two zone conferences this week,
they were both combined. We had City and Firle zones on Tuesday and Marion
and Modbury on Friday. They both started around 9am and ended around 10:30pm,
some long days. It was great to be able to meet the missionaries and help
them practice their skills! We also had Firle stake conference this week which
was also cool. Elder Likeus of the area seventy was there and he spoke on
ministering, that seems to be a major topic recently. Which is obviously a sign
from the Lord about how important this program is in building and sustaining the
kingdom of God on the earth! We also had 12 brothers from the city branch be sustained
for the Melchizedek priesthood today which was also great to be able to see
their growth and progression in the gospel. I also learned that one of my
recent converts Jim was called as the second counselor in the branch presidency
in the Adelaide City Branch. That made me very happy to see the
progression that he has made in the gospel as well! We then spent Sunday
planning all the logistics for the week. We have a lot of
missionaries coming in about 19 of them, 14 come in this week the other 5 come
in mid transfer!!! Crazy but it should be a fun week! I hope you all have a
great week! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!
4/29
Hey
everyone this week was pretty crazy I must say! We had transfers and it was
interesting because I knew where everyone was going. Monday we helped
everyone move all of their stuff around so they can go with their new
companions! On Tuesday we had meetings all day. We had leadership
training, my companions and I had to train the zone leaders,
district leaders, and sister training leaders! That was fun to do and I am
getting more and more used to training so many people at once which is good!
After that training we had Sister training leader meeting. We had to
counsel with the sister training leaders with ways to help the sister missionaries
grow and continue to improve. It was interesting to be a part of! After
those meetings were finally finished, the three of us were really tired! We went
to bed about 12 the night before staying up with the the missionaries leaving
as President interviewed them. Then woke up at 4am to say goodbye with
President to the missionaries that left. It was strange because some of the
missionaries who I was with in the MTC left. It was one of those moments you
didn't think would happen so fast! We also picked up one of
the new missionaries at the airport. But
then we had to give all of those trainings and it was a long day, but it was a
good day! T Wednesday we had all of the new missionaries arrive and we had
to do our own mini interviews with all of the elders. There was about 11
elders which was crazy. The intake this transfer is 19 missionaries! We then had the new missionary dinner, which was some spaghetti and it was good! We then announced who
their companions would be! We had a really great testimony meeting and it
was very powerful and the spirit was there! Then on Thursday we had arrivers
training and we had to train all of the new missionaries and that was most of
that day! Friday we met with the City branch and President Parker. We ate at Jamie Oliver, a fancy Italian Restaurant. Since we were all
wearing suits everyone thought we were having a business meeting haha! It was
good I had Crab Spaghetti it was very delicious! We then talked about the
city branch and what we can do as missionaries to help it continue to grow,
it was a great meeting! We then attended the city zone city meeting with
President and talked about how to make the zone better! Sunday we had
church which is always great to be able to attend! After, Sister Parker made a
pot roast which tasted and looked just like the one I always had on Sundays
with my family, it was nice and tasted good :)
I hope you all have a great week!
I
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
5/6
Hey
everyone how are you all doing? These weeks have been flying by I must say. I am
trying to remember what happened this week ha ha! We had a lot more time to go looking for investigators in the city throughout the week, which is great to
do :) On Tuesday we had MLC, which was fantastic. We were able to counsel
as a mission leadership body on how we can continue to move the work forward
and continue to help those under our stewardship. On Saturday
we picked up President and Sister Parker from the airport because they had a
mission president seminar in New Zealand. When they got here, they
bought us Krispy Kreme doughnuts ha ha! That same day was also Cinco De Mayo
and we went to GYG and had some burritos. They were fantastic! I love my
Mexican food! Sunday we had a fireside that we attended. The talks and videos that were given were about recognizing the promptings
of the spirit. We attended church and a lot of old
faces were there and a lot of new faces. There were lot of people, it was fantastic to see the growth! The main event this week was
Friday when we had a tour of Flinders University. The area has just opened
up for proselyting. We went on a tour to go and see possible spots to put
displays and great places to proselyte. It was really cool to be able to
see the whole campus and to have missionaries proselyting there. Which
is also a miracle in itself, how they let us in. I hope you
have a great week and I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
--
Sincerely,
Elder Ethan Salcedo
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