General Conference

April 10, 2011
This week was a way strange week. We had zone conference on Tuesday. It was great. Lot's of good trainings given. Then we got a fun ride home with the Bevans couple. They and the four sisters were in the cab of the truck while the rest of us piled in the back, it has a cover, with windows so it wasn't too hot. I and the other Elder Phelps got very close in that trip, he was laying on top of me the whole time. He is pretty cool, way fun to talk to. We got back to La Carlota pretty late, so a bunch of us went to the couples house (mansion) and had ice cream to celebrate Elder Newman's birthday.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday went alright. We taught the dad of one of our recent converts and gave him a baptismal date. He has some issues to overcome, but he can do it. Then we went to a referral and taught them for the first time. Within the first five minutes of the lesson we invited them to be baptized (that's what one of the trainings from zone conference was about). So we did it and they accepted! Mom, dad and four daughters, two are over the age of 8.

That was the highlight of work this week. The ultimate highlight, and yet downpoint was General Conference. Saturday Michael was the only member from our area to come. But it was way good that he came! He got a ton out of it. Especially President Monson's talk at the end of priesthood. It was like he was speaking straight to him. It was a power outage on Saturday from 8-5, so we ran the generator in the church which powers most of the lights, the video for conference, but NOT the A/C so it was blazing hot in the chapel.

Sunday things were better. More members came, not as much as should have, but at least they came. Saturday we were at the Tilanas home and invited their cousin to come with them on Sunday, she said yes. I didn't think she would really come, but she did! So she would have been our only investigator in attendance, but since we haven't actually taught her yet, it doesn't count.

So, this week is transfer week, and normally we would know by now who is going to transfer, but they decided to change it up and not tell us until Tuesday.  They give us less that 24 hours to wash clothes by hand and pack everything up. So that is going to stink. Elder Reidhead and I are expecting that I will be the one to transfer, so I'm just going to start laundry today, but still won't be able to get it all done. I wonder where I will be transfered to....

Love from the Philippines!
Elder Phelps