Week 77 (Kern Valley)

Elder Wood and his companions continued to get to know there area and the people in it this week. He says that they've found a couple new people to teach. One is a single woman, although there is a bit of confusion because her daughter lives with her and has the same name, but isn't interested in meeting with them. Eventually they realized it was the mother who had reached out to them via text, not the daughter! They are also hoping that they'll be able to start teaching a family that they found soon.

He shared a nice moment from the week, when they knocked on someone's door and asked whether they could share a quick scripture with her. They shared John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." She told them that she appreciated their message and that it "made her day" - always a nice thing to do!

For their Preparation Day today they drove the hour or so to Tehachapi, where they met with the rest of the district for an activity. It sounds like they played some games at the church, including chair soccer. Elder Wood got hit with the soccer ball and said he broke his glasses but fixed them (I think an arm was bent out of shape?) Otherwise no injuries. Their current district consists of 10 missionaries: One companionship with two sister missionaries, and then 3 that have elders, but two of those (including the Kern Valley one) have trios. When I talked to him they were driving and eventually arrived at a member's house where one of his companions was going to get a haircut.

I spent a minute asking about their plans for Easter, which turns out to be not much at this point. But they do have an invitation for dinner, so they'll get to enjoy a nice Easter dinner. Church will only be an hour that day, and hopefully will be a wonderful service. This week was also Zone Conference, meaning some nice pictures from the kind mission leaders, although I didn't remember to ask for any details.

Their table at Zone Conference

Everyone at Zone Conference - Elder Wood is on the far left, second one in

A nice view of Lake Isabella

Bird photo #1: Do you see the woodpecker?

Bird photo #2: A blue bird

One more wildlife photo - they saw some deer near the lake

A fancy stretch Hummer that they spotted