The theme of this week was cancellation, since unfortunately many of their appointments had to cancel for various reasons. They had cancellations from the family with children they've been teaching, Patricia (the one moving soon), and Deanne (a recent contact). But the elders are looking forward to trying again and reconnecting this week! One positive experience was that an inactive member of the ward invited them over and bought them pizza for dinner, so they enjoyed eating with him and sharing a message.
The noteworthy experience of the week was that the elders called 911. They'd just finished meeting with a man who was referred to them, and as they drove away he texted the missionaries saying that he was having suicidal thoughts. They quickly called 911, and were connected to the sheriff's office, who sent someone to meet with and help him. Elder Wood says they didn't get any information about how that interaction went, but they hope that they'll be able to meet with the man more and teach some more about the gospel and its principles of happiness.
Today was Preparation Day, and they drove to Tehachapi, where they played various sports games, got lunch, and went grocery shopping. They'll spend the night there tonight, and have district council tomorrow before returning back to Kern Valley. Apparently an appointment they had planned fell through, so they were going to do some door to door contacting later today.
That is all the mission news that I got, and then we have, of course, a number of bird photos to choose from plus a few others.
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| A combined district council meeting, with all districts from their Bakersfield East Zone |
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| Elder Wood enjoyed watching this helicopter swapping out telephone poles |
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| Bird photo #1: A woodpecker |
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| Bird photo #2: Not sure what type of bird this one is |
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| Not a bird - they found a frog friend |
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