I
just want to first open my email up by letting my family know that I'm with
them in spirit. I love you guys. And I wish I could be with you guys during
this time. Families are forever and I know that and testify of that.
And just a message to my great grandpa.....
Love you, I hope your reunion with grandma was as amazing as I imagine it was. Tell her I say hi. Love you lots. Have fun teaching everyone who never got the chance to hear the message of how families can be together for ever. It's a message that has helped me through the past couple of days. See you soon great grandpa!
-Elder Riley Field
This week was a good week. A hard one. But one full of growth. We found out transfer information. And I got a pretty big surprise. I will be staying in Rincon Valley. And Elder Ricks will be leaving :{ I love Elder Ricks I'm so sad to see him go. But along with that, I have been given A LOT of responsibilities now. I am the new tech Elder in the mission. I teach at ever Zone conference. I answer technology questions that other missionaries have (I'm basically the mission IT department. Are you proud dad ;) the first thought I had when I got the call from president was the IT Crowd! My family and the Walker family know what I'm talking about. Maybe I will be the moss of the Mission) . I help President with his technology issues. I make the transfer document. I help with the new missionaries coming into the mission. So, I am going to be running around like mad these next transfers..... I will let you know how that is next week haha. I'm pretty nervous. Especially because things in Rincon Valley are starting to pick up. We will see if I can juggle it all haha. My new companion is Elder Jones. I know Elder Jones I have served around him for a transfer now. He is a super cool kid and have no doubts that we will get along ;) so yeah! Woo Woo!
And just a message to my great grandpa.....
Love you, I hope your reunion with grandma was as amazing as I imagine it was. Tell her I say hi. Love you lots. Have fun teaching everyone who never got the chance to hear the message of how families can be together for ever. It's a message that has helped me through the past couple of days. See you soon great grandpa!
-Elder Riley Field
This week was a good week. A hard one. But one full of growth. We found out transfer information. And I got a pretty big surprise. I will be staying in Rincon Valley. And Elder Ricks will be leaving :{ I love Elder Ricks I'm so sad to see him go. But along with that, I have been given A LOT of responsibilities now. I am the new tech Elder in the mission. I teach at ever Zone conference. I answer technology questions that other missionaries have (I'm basically the mission IT department. Are you proud dad ;) the first thought I had when I got the call from president was the IT Crowd! My family and the Walker family know what I'm talking about. Maybe I will be the moss of the Mission) . I help President with his technology issues. I make the transfer document. I help with the new missionaries coming into the mission. So, I am going to be running around like mad these next transfers..... I will let you know how that is next week haha. I'm pretty nervous. Especially because things in Rincon Valley are starting to pick up. We will see if I can juggle it all haha. My new companion is Elder Jones. I know Elder Jones I have served around him for a transfer now. He is a super cool kid and have no doubts that we will get along ;) so yeah! Woo Woo!
Let's dive into the week alright?
Monday, after p-day was all done and over with we had a lesson with Michelle
again. It was a really awesome lesson about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She
loved it and ate it up like usual. She said something really cool when we first
arrived. She called us 'Her' missionaries. Then she told us we will forever be
her missionaries. Guys....... so, I'm totally gonna put this out here. It's
been like low-key my goal for someone to call me their missionary hahah. I
always here about these missionaries that converted these members and they were
always called their missionaries. I have been hoping that I can help someone
enough to earn that title in someone's life :D woot. Haha let's see how many
more people I can help ;) Anywho it was just a really awesome lesson overall.
And that’s what ended our day :D
Tuesday was the last district meeting! Me and Elder Ricks were stressing pretty hardcore about it. The topic for this district meeting was "Why is it so important to change our nature while on our missions?" We had a bunch of ideas but we couldn't figure out a good lesson plan. So, all that morning we stressed and was able to put together a pretty bomb lesson plan if I do say so myself ;3 When we got to district meeting, i forgot that we had won the competition in the zone for the district who contacted the most people during the transfer. So, the other districts cooked us breakfast (that was the reward) So after breakfast was said and done, it ate up 80% of the district meeting time. We had some practices because that's what we had planned to do first so we did that, and wasn't able to get to any of the lesson...... Sad day..... Oh well maybe next transfer haha. Anyway, the rest of the day was pretty hectic. Before all the proceeding events started, I had to really use the bathroom so we had gotten home from the mission office I ran into the house...... well my shoes were slippery...... I sprained or Rolled my ankle pretty good........ yeah..... I rolled my ankle while running to use the bathroom.....I wish I had a cooler story...... But I don’t.....so I braced it up and we were off....We helped out with some technological issues for the activity days leaders. Stayed with them for about 30 mins. Which then we had to quickly drive over to the Yulupa Building (which is about 10 mins out of our area) in Santa Rosa to start filling the font for a baptism that was going to happen that night. The Hermanas investigator Richard was getting baptized. So, we started that. Waited for a bit to make sure all was going to be well. We waited for the Hermanas to show (The font can't just be left to fill someone has to attend it at all times) DROVE LIKE MAD (A safe mad.... Don't worry mom) to dinner at a member’s house. Ate dinner and rushed back over just before the baptism to start. The baptism was amazing. I don't think I mentioned that Richard is deaf so it was amazing to see everything done in sign language as well as spoken. They even had some of the other Deaf members get up and present the talks about the Holy Ghost and baptism. It was such a cool experience. The spirit was so strong. It was just so...... wow..... no words hahah anyway we finished the night with our usual book of Mormon class.
Wednesday, we had our usual food bank service. That really was the most exciting thing to have happened. We did a lot of finding! not any cool stories there...... Haha sorry.
Thursday started out pretty rough. My companion woke up with a massive migraine. So, while he slept I got ready for the day and started studying. He got up for lunch at about 12:30 but had to lie back down because his head still hurt. At this point I studied some more. Drew a little bit...... pondered the meaning of life....... read the Book of Mormon...... Made a top hat for a pig that sits on my desk (Don't worry I will send a photo) Lots of studying though. Which I'm always down for. He didn't get up till 2:30. Poor kid. Migraine for 50% of the day. But nothing too exciting happened. We did some walking. Okay, a lot of walking trying to contact people on the street. We visited a member who is less active and read the book of Mormon with him. (I love the book of Mormon :3 don't you?) and yeah. That was our Thursday.
Friday was planning. And this was the freaking hardest planning session of my life. The planning session before Transfers is so hard because you don't know if you’re staying or going. So you really aren't that invested in the planning session haha. The day was pretty normal. Nothing exciting there either.
That night I got the news about my great grandpa. Hope you’re doing well grandma. Love you.
Saturday, we finally had our lesson with the Wilsons!! It was supposed to be Tuesday but they canceled and rescheduled. The lesson was awesome! They have such strong testimonies. Even though we were there to teach Connor. His parents did a lot of the teaching. We just prompted subjects and helped them with a few things. Sara Wilson (the mom) literally bore her testimony to us and Connor how she knew Jesus Christ was her savior and how the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints is God's church. I was flabbergasted. Internally I was screaming to myself "why aren't you coming to church??!!" they told us they love the ward they just have been away for a while. We invited them to church next Sunday, due to stake conference. They said they would try and make it to stake conference. That night we had the adult evening session of stake conference. It was really good! The talks were awesome. After which we found out transfer information. Yeah Elder Ricks will be leaving but I will be staying as tech Elder...... Should be an interesting upcoming week haha.
Sunday was a lot of good byes. We went around to some of our favorite members in the ward to say good bye to. Elder Ricks was pretty beat up that he was leaving. But overall really good visits. We went to stake conference which was...... Long..... And good...... But long...... Haha anyway that sums up Sunday.
This week has been...... Good...... I have grown a lot in just this short week. I have learned a lot in this short week. I'm excited and extremely nervous for what lies ahead. But. I'm ready for it. God has gotten me this far why would he abandon me now. I love you guys lots, hope all of you had a wonderful Easter. Keep reflecting on the savior this week too. :) I unfortunately didn't do much thinking about the savior this Easter. Transfers kind of occupied my mind. But I'm devoting my next few personal studies to the savior and his resurrection and sacrifice. So hopefully that makes me even ;)
Love you guys!
Tuesday was the last district meeting! Me and Elder Ricks were stressing pretty hardcore about it. The topic for this district meeting was "Why is it so important to change our nature while on our missions?" We had a bunch of ideas but we couldn't figure out a good lesson plan. So, all that morning we stressed and was able to put together a pretty bomb lesson plan if I do say so myself ;3 When we got to district meeting, i forgot that we had won the competition in the zone for the district who contacted the most people during the transfer. So, the other districts cooked us breakfast (that was the reward) So after breakfast was said and done, it ate up 80% of the district meeting time. We had some practices because that's what we had planned to do first so we did that, and wasn't able to get to any of the lesson...... Sad day..... Oh well maybe next transfer haha. Anyway, the rest of the day was pretty hectic. Before all the proceeding events started, I had to really use the bathroom so we had gotten home from the mission office I ran into the house...... well my shoes were slippery...... I sprained or Rolled my ankle pretty good........ yeah..... I rolled my ankle while running to use the bathroom.....I wish I had a cooler story...... But I don’t.....so I braced it up and we were off....We helped out with some technological issues for the activity days leaders. Stayed with them for about 30 mins. Which then we had to quickly drive over to the Yulupa Building (which is about 10 mins out of our area) in Santa Rosa to start filling the font for a baptism that was going to happen that night. The Hermanas investigator Richard was getting baptized. So, we started that. Waited for a bit to make sure all was going to be well. We waited for the Hermanas to show (The font can't just be left to fill someone has to attend it at all times) DROVE LIKE MAD (A safe mad.... Don't worry mom) to dinner at a member’s house. Ate dinner and rushed back over just before the baptism to start. The baptism was amazing. I don't think I mentioned that Richard is deaf so it was amazing to see everything done in sign language as well as spoken. They even had some of the other Deaf members get up and present the talks about the Holy Ghost and baptism. It was such a cool experience. The spirit was so strong. It was just so...... wow..... no words hahah anyway we finished the night with our usual book of Mormon class.
Wednesday, we had our usual food bank service. That really was the most exciting thing to have happened. We did a lot of finding! not any cool stories there...... Haha sorry.
Thursday started out pretty rough. My companion woke up with a massive migraine. So, while he slept I got ready for the day and started studying. He got up for lunch at about 12:30 but had to lie back down because his head still hurt. At this point I studied some more. Drew a little bit...... pondered the meaning of life....... read the Book of Mormon...... Made a top hat for a pig that sits on my desk (Don't worry I will send a photo) Lots of studying though. Which I'm always down for. He didn't get up till 2:30. Poor kid. Migraine for 50% of the day. But nothing too exciting happened. We did some walking. Okay, a lot of walking trying to contact people on the street. We visited a member who is less active and read the book of Mormon with him. (I love the book of Mormon :3 don't you?) and yeah. That was our Thursday.
Friday was planning. And this was the freaking hardest planning session of my life. The planning session before Transfers is so hard because you don't know if you’re staying or going. So you really aren't that invested in the planning session haha. The day was pretty normal. Nothing exciting there either.
That night I got the news about my great grandpa. Hope you’re doing well grandma. Love you.
Saturday, we finally had our lesson with the Wilsons!! It was supposed to be Tuesday but they canceled and rescheduled. The lesson was awesome! They have such strong testimonies. Even though we were there to teach Connor. His parents did a lot of the teaching. We just prompted subjects and helped them with a few things. Sara Wilson (the mom) literally bore her testimony to us and Connor how she knew Jesus Christ was her savior and how the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints is God's church. I was flabbergasted. Internally I was screaming to myself "why aren't you coming to church??!!" they told us they love the ward they just have been away for a while. We invited them to church next Sunday, due to stake conference. They said they would try and make it to stake conference. That night we had the adult evening session of stake conference. It was really good! The talks were awesome. After which we found out transfer information. Yeah Elder Ricks will be leaving but I will be staying as tech Elder...... Should be an interesting upcoming week haha.
Sunday was a lot of good byes. We went around to some of our favorite members in the ward to say good bye to. Elder Ricks was pretty beat up that he was leaving. But overall really good visits. We went to stake conference which was...... Long..... And good...... But long...... Haha anyway that sums up Sunday.
This week has been...... Good...... I have grown a lot in just this short week. I have learned a lot in this short week. I'm excited and extremely nervous for what lies ahead. But. I'm ready for it. God has gotten me this far why would he abandon me now. I love you guys lots, hope all of you had a wonderful Easter. Keep reflecting on the savior this week too. :) I unfortunately didn't do much thinking about the savior this Easter. Transfers kind of occupied my mind. But I'm devoting my next few personal studies to the savior and his resurrection and sacrifice. So hopefully that makes me even ;)
Love you guys!
-Elder Riley Field
Pictures -
Last comp pictures
Easter basket a member gave us
The mission mascots Mr. Ducky and Chris P. Bacon (aka
professor porker)
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