Week 89- October 21

   This week has been pretty good. It has been a lot of hard work. We have been doing all we can to find people to  teach. It is been really tough to find people here to teach. We have been trying to work with the ward but we aren't getting much help. We decided that we were going to do all we could to find people and trust in the Lord that he will bless us. Thursday through Saturday we went out and we went tracting. We knocked on the most doors I have ever knocked on, on my entire mission. We knocked 135 doors, with no return appointments. Its is by far not the most effective way to find people, but it is all we have. We have a goal to knock every door in our area. I am excited for it, it will be a great accomplishment when we are through. Hopefully we will find someone to teach. It is actually kind of fun to tract, because you never know what is going to be behind the door. every door is a new adventure. 

      We were able to pick up 3 new investigators in the YSA branch last week. It was a miracle. It feels really good to actually have people to teach. They have a friend on a mission right now so he is being a great example to them. They are really excited to learn. They are all really big into dirt biking. One of the girls is a professional racer and there is a ton of awards all of the place. It is incredible. It is a lot of fun teaching them because they have tons of questions. 

       On Thursday we had a special zone meeting. Elder Thompson and I have been pretty worried about the missionaries in the zone and how hard they are working and as we counseled  together we came to the conclusion that we needed to talk with everyone about consecration. We had a council meeting with all the missionaries in the zone and we discussed this and how we can all be more consecrated. It was a great meeting, we received a lot of insight on the missionaries and how we can help them to be the best that they can be. It has been really interesting to see attitudes change and the miracles that come from being consecrated. I have definitely seen them in my life and the lives of those around me. I have been setting goals on how I can be more consecrated so I can become better. 

      Saturday morning we went and helped out the Dudley's with some yard work. That was a lot of fun. I think it was the first time on my mission that I have used a normal lawn mower to cut the grass. It felt great to get out and do some manual labor, I really miss that. It brought back a lot of good memories from back home. 

      Yesterday there was some mid-single adults conference going on and they all came to our YSA sacrament meeting. It was a great meeting Elder Sabin who is a area Authority came and spoke. It was a great talk. It was basically about how we all can do it no matter what. Afterwards there was a fireside. It was all about how we can do anything. There was a video that was played about a man who has a son that is disabled and they do Triathalons. It is incredible. During the swim he pulls his son in a boat, during the bike ride he has a special bike for the 2 of them, and for the run he pushes him in a wheel chair. It is an incredible inspiring story. Their names are Dick and Richard Hoyt. It has motivated me to do more because I can. 

      On Tuesday night I met a missionary that had just returned home from Japan. . . As he introduced himself to me he looked at my tag and got this shocked look on his face and he said, " do you have family on a mission in Japan?" I said that I did and he went on to tell me that they were in the same mission and how great of a missionary Elder Rindlisbacher was. It is crazy how small the world is inside the church. I cant believe it. I thought it was pretty awesome! 

    Today we are having a zone activity. It is going to be a lot of fun. We are going to be having a BBQ  and playing sports. There is a member in the Stake that is providing all the food and their house for us to do it at. It is going to be a great activity. I am grateful for people who want to help us out.  

      I hope everything is going well. I Love You! Have a great week! 

Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER