When I did go to the lessons, they were great, I would write poems to go along with the topic of the lesson we were having.
This one day we had a lesson schedule and were having it at the temple grounds, the topic was on temples, they asked if I had a poem about temples... I didn't reply back for a couple hours then saying I had just finished one. haha.
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| After the lesson |
In 2015 I also started teaching in Gospel Principles, that was when I started poetry again, would write poems to go along with the lesson, and than I wrote them for the mission lessons. 2015 was the year when it was pretty well known in the branch that I wrote poetry and Brother Westover gave me the "title" as "Branch Poet" hahaah.
Then the beginning of 2016 we had Elders Missionaries replacing the sisters, which was a nice change up, like the last time we had Elders in the branch was summer 2014.
They were Elder Dunnell and Elder Hansen, had such a great time with them and getting to know them. it was hard at first, because normally, when transfers came, one of the sister missionaries would leave and a new one would replace her. so it was easier to get to know the new missionary because I already knew one of them.
After going to multiple lessons with the Elders, they asked what my last name was and they jokingly said "Oh so we can call you Elder Sisemore now" haha.. the funny thing was, the next day at out reach Hansen called me "Elder" then said sorry and called me Michael. haha..
Anyways so I started going out with them, and still go out with them. in fact, if I don't go out at least once a week, it feels "off" there has been multiple weeks where I gone out not once but around 2-3. I think the most I ever went out in one week was 5 times.
Hansen then was transfer near the end of May and we got Elder Hutchens, he's a great guy, me and him just clicked right away. he gets home at the end of March so I'm looking forward to talking to him again.
It took Hutchens and Dunnell (Mostly Hutchens) weeks to get me to sing any songs with them in the car driving to the lessons. When I joined in, Hutchens cracked up the volume and we were just blasting the music and singing. haha...
One week during the summer my family went camping, so I signed up to feed the Elders during a weekday (My family can only feed them on the weekends) during our meal of tacos that I made, I showed them (Dunnell and Hutchens) the video from the talent show in 2015. Hutchens was pretty speechless, he looked at me and was just like "Wow.... I've.. wow.. ha I've never heard you like that"
The YSA Elders are the zone leaders, so I've seen quite a lot of other missionaries, like being at the church building and others were there to get some water or to use the bathroom, so from that I would see other Elders. (Or when they were on exchanges) I'd see some so much that they knew my name and were just like "hey what's up Michael?"
Hutchens would refer to me as they're 3rd companion, and tell the other missionaries that we were in a tri companionship,
for example I knew one of the Elders currently serving in my family's home ward before they saw him his first day there, they came over for dinner, he walked in and was like "Ah hey Michael"
After Dunnell left, than Elder Tailleur came, he's a pretty cool guy, they all are ha.
Hutchen introduce me to Tailleur said I was amazing and I'll come out to lessons with them anytime and how I have the best record and haven't said no to going out.
There has been times when they'd text me asking if I can go to a lesson, I say yes, and then they reply back with "Come outside, we're already here" haaha. that has happened a couple of times.
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| As you can see here |
the next transfers Hutchens left and came Elder Olson, again had some great times with them.
In December I even went with they're mission district for Christmas caroling. I was the only non missionary there, I thought it was pretty funny/cool. I meant some newer missionaries in the area a couple were even like "Hey, I've seen you around quite a bit, what's your name again?"
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| Me and Elder Tailleur, the same day we went caroling and the day before he was being transferred. |
Elder Olson who is getting transfer this Wednesday, I'm taking them out to lunch today, Olson and Wit, as I did when Hutchens was getting transferred, same for Taillerur and now Olson.
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| Me and Elder Olson |
Not only is hanging out with the Elders always fun, but going to the lessons, sharing my thoughts, and getting to know the new investigators is always great, I like sharing my thoughts, when I have something to say ha.
a couple weeks ago I was with the Elders and Olson asked me if I miss Elder Tailleur, I said I did, but it's always nice to get to know the new Elder. Olson started laughing and said I answered that pretty good because Elder Wit (Who replaced Tailleur) was in same car and of course could hear. so we were just laughing. Wit is a pretty cool guy, as they all are ha.
Looking forward to meeting the new Elder this week. Elder Tobey.
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