I love the mission. It's been another great here in Las Colinas! The members here are the best, so many funny and loving people who take such good care of us. To start our week off, we had to give up the Altima with no computer, so that was sad. We were sure we were … Continue reading SJ Week 12 – Teaching in Vietnamese
SJ Week 11 – 24th BBQ
San José! Insane but I love it haha. Time is flying here and I'm having a great time. The mission is so good and I'm so happy that I was able to come back out. Here's a bit about our week today. We went and volunteered at the Portuguese Community Center, so my 27 words … Continue reading SJ Week 11 – 24th BBQ
SJ Week 10 – Death of Door Knocking
I love San José and I love the mission. We are still pretty quarantined, but it's actually good and we are as busy as ever. A lot of what we are hearing Church and Mission leaders makes it seem like the Church is looking to never go back to knocking doors. Our mission is gonna … Continue reading SJ Week 10 – Death of Door Knocking
SJ Week 9 – 1st Baptism (soon)
This was honestly such a fun week! Things are closing back up here a little bit due to a rise in COVID, but for now we are still able to get out a bit which is good! We are busy and working hard. This week, we had a lot of funny experiences and stuff. We … Continue reading SJ Week 9 – 1st Baptism (soon)
SJ Week 8 – 4th of July
Happy 4th everyone! Fireworks are very illegal here in San Jose, but there were still plenty haha. It was a fun day. It's been a great week! We had a lot of cool things happen and felt the Spirit often. On Wednesday, we got to meet our mission president! President and Sister Smith from Queen … Continue reading SJ Week 8 – 4th of July
SJ Week 7 – Cooking Chaos
It's been another good week! Elder Bryan is a good kid and it's been fun working with and teaching him. We were cooking one day and Elder Christiansen lit four fires while cooking. That was pretty interesting hahaha. All of the smoke alarms in our apartment were going off forever, that was a struggle. Also this … Continue reading SJ Week 7 – Cooking Chaos
SJ Week 6 – Elder Bryan
It's been an awesome week here! Lots has happened!On P-Day we went on a hike up this little canyon in our area. It was fun to be with other missionaries after a while of not having that kinda experience. We had an awesome (in-person) lesson with Jesús! He is AMAZING. He was referred by temple … Continue reading SJ Week 6 – Elder Bryan
SJ Week 5 – Teaching Jesus
It's been another great week of quarantine! We are still pretty cooped up here, but we are busy and helping lots of people! And we are happy! This week we were able to have district council in person! That was a first since about the first week of March in Argentina haha, so it brought … Continue reading SJ Week 5 – Teaching Jesus
SJ Week 4 – Opening Up
Another good week of quarantine! We are slowly starting to see progress to be able to go outside. I personally don't think I'll ever knock a door again as a missionary, but we will see what happens. We should be able to start visiting members soon and having outdoor lessons, as well as outdoor district … Continue reading SJ Week 4 – Opening Up
SJ Week 3 – Refuge in the storm
Outside of our apartment, it's been a VERY eventful week here in San Jose. Inside of our apartment, things have been about the same as last week. I'm sure this is a national thing, but here in San Jose there's been some pretty crazy riots going on. We heard a little bit about why they're … Continue reading SJ Week 3 – Refuge in the storm