This week was a little crazy, a lot of fun and a
few near death experiences including getting mauled by four rather large
dogs....
Monday was a normal p-day we had dinner and then
we went to this Seventh Day Adventist seminar, that was weird but the people
were very nice and the Pastor is taking us to dinner tonight!
Tuesday was a interesting day we visited a
member, and helped him take some plastic off his bed and take
some trash out for him. Then we went and did our online work and had to go to
anther eye appointment at Costco....after that we contacted a few people in the
street and then we went over to a family to help them walk their dogs.
We got there and were getting ready to take the three largest ones for a walk
and Bro. L realized he needed to get a better leash for one and was
apprehensive to leave the dogs alone with us, but after us telling him numerous
times not to worry about it he quickly ran inside to get the leash. We were
standing there and right when he went in a couple walked by the yard and the
dogs started barking at them and got really excited and one jumped on me and
her paw got stuck in my pocket so I lifted it out and pushed her off a bit and
then all hell broke loose!!! All of the dogs thought that I was attacking them
and so the three giant dogs started barking at me and jumping at me and chasing
me in this tiny yard and we were standing there are bunched up because we were
holding the leashes and they pinned us in there. I got bit a couple times got
my shirt torn and multiple puncture wounds! It was crazy! it all happened
within less than a minute! Then luckily brother L came out just as they
were getting ready to eat me!!! But then they eventually calmed down, I dressed
the wounds and we went about and walked the big crazy dogs! Then we had dinner
with J and X and taught her the Plan of Salvation, most of which she
doesn't agree with.
Wednesday we had district meeting then we had
lunch and Elder Ruth had to go to court and to the mission office and then we
saw brother Sears and then shared a message at the L home and then they
fed us dinner and then we went to another seminar later that night and met a
few more people.
Thursday we spent all day out with Brother
G. We helped him load some wood into his basement for winter and then we
had dinner and helped his brother P pick rocks in a fairly large field for
a couple hours then we went and helped his really old neighbors. We cleared out
their garden and cut the grass and weed whipped it, cut some fire wood just all
kinds of stuff then we went back Brother G and his wife fed us again and we
met this random guy named C who just came out who was trying to sell some
firewood, he had dinner with us and we invited him to learn from us. Then he
left we shared some spiritual thoughts with Bro and Sister G and then we
headed back into Winnipeg and that was our day.
Friday Elder Ruth had to go to a clinic to see a
doctor about his knee, then he went to court again got that sorted out we did
our Online and then went and helped sister F mow her lawn and X too
then she fed us we went tracting for a bit and then we saw the C family
shared a message with them and they fed us and we later went to another seminar
and met some more people.
Saturday we got transfer calls. I am staying. We
volunteered for an organization called boys and girls club where we went and
helped with a BBQ they were running at Giant Tiger and I got to run around in a
blazing hot Tiger costume for two hours in 30 degree weather harassing people
and made some kids pretty happy and some other ones pretty scared. Then we did
our online and just tried to find people the rest of the night to teach but to
no avail.
Sunday we had missionary correlation and had to
help our ward mission leader change the tire on his van then we had sacrament
and Elder Ruth and I taught the Gospel Doctrine class. Later we stopped by some
other members and LA members and then there was a CWM fireside at the YSA
chapel
But I love you you take care!
-Love Elder Shane Dola
