This week was pretty eventful.
Monday we had our P-day and visited with W afterwards and tried to meet some other members out here and went
out to Montmartre and Woseley trying to track them down.
Tuesday there was a blizzard but we went out and
planned and had lunch and met with some people and were around the
community the rest of the day. We had dinner with W and met with C and B.
Wednesday was pretty crazy. We were at the
Band-hall from about 8:30 - 4:00 helping out with set up and we BBQ the burgers
and hot-dogs and just helped around and got to socialize and work with a lot of
the people there. We finally met Vance Thompson, one of the Councillors and were
able to set up a time to see him. We talked with one of the Ladies we were working
with and she expressed that she wanted to be baptized into the Mormon Church so
we have plans to be working with her in the future. It was a health
fair/seminar/whatever-you-want-to-call-it and there was a booth set up where
they test your blood sugar and blood pressure and it turns out that my blood
sugar was 9.7 and blood-pressure 144/97 turns out the nurse says I might have
diabetes! Turns out that my unhealthy eating habits I have acquired on my
mission are taking it's toll on me... After that we had to take care of a few
things.
Thursday we were in Regina for a Zone Conference
all day but it was really good. It was my last Zone Conference and I gave my
departing testimony it was pretty crazy! After the meeting President Thomas
pulled me aside and told me that I will be extending my mission for 3 Months!
We then went home and had our youth night and called it a night.
Friday we weekly planned and went to the school
for a while and went for lunch with B, stopped by a bunch of people and
met some more members and then we had dinner. We saw W and then had a good
visit with K, a member who we have been trying to meet for quite a
while!
Saturday we contacted a couple more people and
knocked on a few doors before going to W's. Her son passed away in
March 3 years ago and in the Traditional ways you honor them every year during
the month that one passes away so we went there and had a feast with her and
all but three of her Children. But what was really neat was before that they
had a ceremony for me where I received an "Indian Name" my name is
"Amba a-ou Hoksina" which means "Coming of the Dawn Boy"
which is a really nice name. It was really good experience. Afterwards we went out
to Indian Head and tried contacting some more people on our list and then came
home had a late dinner and taught some lessons online and then we went and set
up the church for Sunday.
Sunday we had Church and only 9 people were there
but it was good. Afterwards we
had lunch and did online work then we met with A and then had
dinner with C and B and then we had lesson with the S family!
All in all Pretty good week!
-Love Elder Shane Dola
P.S. I actually don't actually have diabetes. Surprisingly my numbers were fine. Unfortunately, those were actually my companions numbers so he might have diabetes.
Also I am actually not extending my mission that
was merely a little joke!
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| Moccasins that were made for me |
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| Me being me |
-Elder Dola
