Elder Gage Ockey: Week 43

This week has been suuuuper stressful! but in a good way! We had a lot of things we needed to do for Shanay and Kiarrie's baptism but it all eneded up kosher 👌 Got quite a bit to talk about so hopefully I can string it all together to make sense

Monday we had a really good lesson with Lance and Angela, we read from the BofM with them and overall just got to know them a ton better. The next time we saw them on friday it went super well to, they were way more relaxed.

Tuesday we didnt have d-meet but Elder Wilding had his toe all cut up at the doctor, its way nastier than mine was. We went to an addiction recovery program with one of our less-active/part-member family members. It went pretty well but he would rather just go through the book with us rather than go to the meetings. He said they were super depressing haha.

Wednesday we had zone conference w/ P. Hobbsy himself! It went pretty well. just suuper long. it literally took up 6 hours of proselyting time. President Hobbs usually rushes everyone out but I guess he is to trunky to care anymore haha! 🎒

Okay so a little background, Shanay has been tauught all the lessons to this point, but Kiarrie hasnt had them all. THey both came to church enough times but we had to teach a lot of lessons in just a few days to prep them for baptism, so we had the spanish sisters help us. (its a running joke that "sister lessons" are better for teaching kids and elders are to good for that drivel haha) but anyway the Hermanas met us at Shanays house on thursday and of course they werent there. But thats okay because we still had friday to teach them.

Thursday night we ate at an all you can eat buffet with a member fam, thinking we wouldnt be eating again that night we ate A LOT. THen we had splits which went pretty well. I went with Bro Sagapolo but we didnt have a ton of luck seeing anyone. So by the time we all meet at the church its 9:20 (we hafta be home 9:30 at the latest) and then Bro Hamilton and Bro Sagapolo decide to take us out to burgers! GOsh I was already so full I almost died. Thenw e didnt get home until 10:10 so I guess we are apostates now. 😉

Friday morning we got to see the Samasoni family again (Lance and Angela) we read 2 Nephi 31 with them, a super sweet chapter on baptism and repentance, and asked Angela what she thought about baptism (Lance has been baptised already). Overall the lesson went super well, even though we didnt get a solid baptismal date she said she would once she found out for herself.

After that we tried by Kiarrie and Shanay again witht he Hermanas and they were home! we cruised through a ton of lessons in 2 hours and left feeling enlightened by the spirit of sister lessons hehe.

Then we "weekly planned" (haha that picture is us "weekly planning")

Saturday we had SHanay and Kiarries baptism at the Phelan building. for some reason all the baptismal fonts are in the most remote areas in the desert. Oh well. It went super well. Not a ton to say other than super grateful! We tracted into them my first wednesday in the area! crayyyyyyyyy

Sunday we confirmed our RC's and we also gave talks in sacrament meeting. Lets just say by the end of sunday I felt 100 pounds lighter after having done all we did in the last few days. Happy Fathers day btw!! 🛂 (thats the best emoji I could find, cuz it looks like hes about beat someone) Our dinner on sunday was the last dinner witht he Timoteo's. They are moving down the hill and then eventually out of state which sucks! They are super cool. During dinner Sister Timoteo found out the her ten? year old daughter has snapchat to which she said, "If any of you have snapchat, you might as well call it slapchat! because I will slap you!" Haha throw down. It was hilarious.

Oh I forgot! Saturday we went to the Savea's and they gave us hecka manapua's to eat and take home #blessed #islandfood

This week is supposed to be major heat! the water in our water bottles not only heats up but straight up evaporates in our car. Save me.

Dang, busy week dough.

Love you all!

Elder Ockey

1. Baptism!