Week 4!!!!

Hey everyone, not a lot happend this week. We spent a lot of our time in meeting with other missionaries for training and instructions from the mission president.

On Tuesday we had the usual p-day routine. We washed our clothes, then wrote home, and went shopping. We then got together with about 26 other missionaries and we went to a bowling alley. We did bowling for an hour and sat and talked with all our missionary friends we only see on p-days usually. When p-day was finished we went out for the night trying to contact people, but no one was home.

On Wednesday we had zone meeting-where about 28 missionaries are all gathered together to recieve instruction from our mission president for the next six weeks. We were there for about 3 1/2 hours talking about the things President asked our zone leaders to discuss with us. After that we hurried down to our area for a lunch meeting at costco with Emillo and Teresa. They bought us costco pizza and we had a lesson with them all while in the costco food court. It was great. Then, because we didn't have studies in the morning because of zone meeting, we did studies. about half way through that we got a text from juan (one of the deaf and blind brothers) asking us to come over for dinner. So of course we did! We went over and had another lesson with them and ate amazing food. Afterwards we went and tried to visit with chad, but he is still not doing so well. he is still sick, and hopefully will get better soon.

For Thurday we had the morning doing weekly planning. Trying to figure out what to do for the next week. Then afterwards we went over to visit with, and do service for Mary and Larry. We helped them move their beds around to vaccuum under and all around the room. Then we helped trim a tree that was out of control. After which we spent the night trying to contact people, but no success because no one was home.

Friday came along and we again tried to visit with chad, but he was asleep because he was still not doing so well. We let him rest and continued on our way. Then we tried to go visit more people, but no one answered. We then went over to Elizabeth- our investigators- house but she was out with her mom. Then back to contacting we went. After which we went to our apt. for dinner. Then we went to "Deaf Coffee Night" where all the deaf people meet up at a coffee shop if they want to and enjoy coffee, or water depending on if lds or not, and just spend three hours talking with other deaf people. Also a lot of people taking asl classes for school came and would practice asl. It was a great experience.

Saturday rolled along and we agin went to visit Emillio. We visited with him and was seeing how he was doing. Then to visit our investigator Elizabeth. We talked to her about having charity and loving all people. She seemed to understand it, but we will see when we visit her again. Then we hurried over to the hospital......because of Lilia. She is doing really well. Her finger is still pretty swollen and not looking super good. Luckily she will not loose her finger. Then we went and tried contacting, but once again no one was home. THen we visited with Donald. He was sick, but he looked a lot better than when we called him and set up the appointment with him. Then we went contacting, where people actually were home. One lady named Derilyn was just too busy to meet with us but said to come back later. Another lady named Margo was just not interested yet....we will bug her in a couple of months. Then we went to Golden Spoon for our weekly trip. It was delicious as always. Then we spent the night street contacting....trying to have success.

Sunday we went to church, and did the usual. Then after we went to visit a man named Rene. He was super busy but gave us his video phone number(a phone for deaf people, its kind of like face time) and told us to come back later. Then we went to visit a less active family, the Hicks, and we found out the reason they were LA. The wife works 2 jobs and is always at work. The Husband has a bunch of illnesses, so he cant get out too much. But they are moving to Utah to live in a cheaper place and then not have to work 2 jobs and get back to church.  Then we tried to visit a man named Aaron, but he was not home.

Monday we did service for 3 hours with Steven. We started with helping him take boxes to the post office to ship to Puerto Rico, where he is going to be vacationing for 3 months. He is going there to visit his parents and wife and to just have a great time. After the Post office, we went to a Buffett where we ate. Then we went to walmart and bummed around while waiting for his prescription to fill. Then back to his house to trim a tree and have a short lesson. Then To the Isais's (the deaf and blind brothers) for a quick lesson before we went to the Macias's for dinner. We had a food called Pho (said fu) and it was really good. Then we visited with James W. and talked about the Plan of Salvation.

So that was my crazy week for you all. I hope that you guys all have a great week full of fun things to do.

Love, Elder Betts