Week 42- November 27

Everything is going pretty good! We are staying busy for the most part! We haven't found anyone new to teach so we are still on the hunt. Thanksgiving was pretty good. The day was a really long day for working, but it was awesome to spend time with the members. We did eat a lot of food. It was great. It was so weird not being with the family tho, it just didn't seem like thanksgiving but I guess it was. The family we had dinner with was great, He is a plastic surgeon which is pretty crazy! He sews his turkeys up which was pretty awesome!

   Saturday I did a baptismal interview for a girl being baptized this up coming Saturday  those are always really cool it is great to see peoples lives change and how they gained their testimony. Being a district leader is really cool. Yesterday a member bought us lunch and they called it the Birthday lunch because they found out it was my birthday last week. For lunch we had, Cafe Rio. It brought back good memories of things back home. which was pretty cool. Sunday during church was pretty crazy, because during one of the musical numbers I was getting flash backs of my farewell. I don't even know why but it was cool to think back on the day. Last night we helped a less active family put up their Christmas lights. It was a lot of fun, I really like doing that. It was cool to because the missionaries always offered them help, but they thought they were just saying it to be nice so they never took them up on it but we were a little bold and told them that we were just going to do it and they ended up letting us. It was cool to see what happens when you are a little bold. 

     Today we had the opportunity to go to the Temple. We went to the Newport Beach Temple. It was so great. I love going to the temple! It was cool to get to go to a new temple.   I definitely miss going every week but getting to go at all is great! 

 That is so cool everything that the ward is doing to help them! You guys sound pretty busy. let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Thanks for everything Mom! I Love You! I hope you have a great week! 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER

Week 41- November 20

Don't worry about not sending me anything, it doesn't matter. I know that you were thinking about me and that's all that matters! it was a good Birthday no one new except a couple people knew it was my birthday. At dinner Saturday night some how the members found out that it was my Birthday so when we were having dessert they put a candle in the pie and they sung to me.

    This past week was a great week. There has been a lot that has gone on. Friday we went down to Vista for mission conference. Elder Schweitzer from the second quorum of the seventy was there. We received a lot of great insight and a lot of things that we can do  to be better missionaries. It was really cool. It was cool to get to meet him.   Saturday night while we were out walking around making visits we were walking up the road and some kids threw oranges at us. Luckily none of them hit us but it was pretty random but funny. 

    Most of last week I was on exchanges with members of the district. Those are always really interesting. Its great to get to see how other missionaries work and to see things I can do to help them. 

     Since we had our baptism last week our investigator pipeline has basically become dry so we haven't been doing to much teaching, just a lot of finding. 

   This week is going to be an interesting week. It is going to be weird not being with the family for thanksgiving. That's pretty awesome that you guys are going up to Logan. That'll be fun. Tell everyone hi from me. 

    Thanks for everything mom! I love you and I am very grateful for you and dad every single day! You both have taught me so much and it has really helped me here on my mission. I hope you have a great week!   Love You! 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER

Week 40- Nov. 13th

Everything is going pretty good. We are staying fairly busy, but not teaching to much, we have been doing a lot of service and we have a lot of service planned for this up coming week. That's so cool that Janelle is going to Tennessee that would be an interesting mission. I've talked to a couple of people that served out there and they said it was a pretty cool mission. everything is going pretty well with the new companion, but it has been a struggle, but that's part of life.

      This past weekend was so awesome! Friday night we had a baptism! We baptized the whole family! It was so awesome, Elder Satuala came down and baptized one of them. We had to have the beginning part with all the talks in the chapel, because there was so many people! Sunday was the primary program in the first ward and also the confirmations of the family it was a long meeting. Them getting confirmed was the coolest experience. After the husband was confirmed he was crying so much, it was so awesome to see how much he felt the spirit. Also in the primary program my companion and I sang in a quartet it was pretty cool! That's pretty much all the exciting stuff that has been going on.  

I can't believe its already my birthday. I don't feel any older. Its pretty funny because no one knows that its my birthday so it will just be a normal day. That is so awesome that Brighton is open. I have seen some pictures of the snow and it has definitely made me miss it. It is still pretty warm around here.

 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER 

Week 39- November 6

      Everything is going pretty good. Its always interesting getting a new companion. My new companion Elder Schmidt is from Highland, Utah he has been out for about 22 months, so I will probably end up killing him. That would be 3 out of 4 that I have killed. It is going to be interesting working with him. I think it is going to be tough but it will be good. This past week has been an okay week. We weren't able to do to much teaching. I think we ended up teaching 6 lesson all week. We have been doing a lot of finding, but this is a tough area. We are still working hard and doing our best. We Have a couple solid potential investigators, but its just been pretty tough to get to meet with them but we are trying really hard.

      Last Wednesday was an interesting day. We had District meeting in the morning and  then we went out and worked until 6 then we had to go in for the night. It was pretty weird going in early but it was good, because I had a ton of stuff I had to get done. On Sunday since it was fast Sunday I was fasting to be able to find new investigators and Sunday night we got a call from a member and they said that they had a girl that wanted to take the lessons so we are setting something up with them and we will end up picking her up as a new investigator. It is so amazing how the Lord answers prayers and fasts. 

   That's so funny that dad was down here. On Sunday the member that works for the same company as dad came up to me and he was like I have a package for you. I was so confused but then I remembered. Thank you for it! That's pretty awesome that he went to Seattle and got to go to a Real game, that sounds Exciting. That's so cool that Grandpa is doing good I am glad to hear that. 

  That is so crazy about Kim, do they know what caused it all? That is so sad to hear I can't even believe it. I would have never thought that in a million years. How is Jim and the kids doing? Man I am so shocked right now, it doesn't even seem real. 

 I can't even believe that my birthday is coming up. I don't feel any older. In that package can you send me my black suit jacket please and thank you. 

 I hope you have a great week! Let the Milligans know that I love them and they are definitely in my prayers! 

Love You! 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER 

Week 38- October 30th

This past week has been a good week!  I have not yet gotten a new companion. We will be going down to vista this afternoon to transfer meeting and that is where I will find out who my new companion is so in next weeks letter I will tell  you who it is. Its so crazy that this transfer is already over, It flew by so fast. Elder Satuala will be going home tomorrow. The district that I am in is going to be 50 percent new. 3 out of 6 of the missionaries are going home.  That is so awesome that Michael got his mission call. that would be a pretty interesting mission. 

     This week has been a pretty good week. We have been pretty busy with elder Satuala leaving and everything. We have visited a ton of people and gotten a ton of pictures. We have been teaching a little bit, but not that much. A lot of our investigators are really busy so its pretty tough to visit them. The family that is going to be getting baptized is still going strong they are so solid. It is awesome, and  their testimonies keep growing which is awesome. Saturday we helped a family move out of their house in the ward next to us into our ward. It is so incredible how quickly you can move a whole house out and in when there  is a ton of people. We have been having a lot of lessons with members which are always pretty funny. Last night we had a lesson on the ten commandments with a family, it was a funny lesson because they all we calling each other out for the commandments they are breaking. The mornings and afternoons here are pathetic no one is home or out so it has been pretty tough trying to find things in the morning to do. 

   That's pretty awesome that grandpa is going back to work. Is he still in a sling? How is it healing? That's really awesome that Austin is doing good! Tell him to keep the good work. 

That is so crazy that dad is down here. Is he in Carlsbad at those buildings? Thank you for the package. I hopefully will get it this afternoon depending on what time he drops it off. It is  incredible that I have been out for 9 months. Time has just flown by I cant even believe it.  

Thanks for everything Mom! I hope you have a great week, and hope your shoulder gets better. Love You! 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER