January 12

This week was a really good week. We were able to teach a lot of people and had a good experience at ZTM this week. I am motivated and ready to give all the time that I have left to help the mission achieve this goal. 

This last week we were able to set 5 baptismal dates. There are 2 baptisms set for Jan.17, 1 baptism set for Jan.24, and 2 baptisms set for Jan. 31. The interviews for the 2 baptisms coming up this week have already taken place and both the baptismal candidates passed. If all goes well this transfer is going to end off really well with 5 baptisms! Our main focus lately has been on making sure that we are doing all that we can to help these baptisms go through! 

Elder Kenney and I have been working really well together and have been able to teach quite a bit, along with staying busy in the community, building relationships, helping out at the school, strengthening LA and non-members and of course, having fun! We were able to find another family this week (a family of 7 kids!) and we were able to teach 4 of them and make them new investigators. We have had some pretty good success in finding families and individuals and have a lot of people who are very eligible at this time to be future baptismal dates!

This Sunday we had 20 people at sacrament meeting, 4 of them being investigators with baptismal dates. There was a good talk by President Cruikshank of the Stake Presidency from Regina followed by Relief Society, Priesthood, and Primary Classes! All in all it was a very big improvement from last week and I firmly believe that things will only continue to improve as the holidays are over and everyone seems to be getting back into their usual routine's. 

It has been pretty cold here too, but nothing too unbearable we still make it out everyday. 

January 5

This week we had some ups and downs and everything worked out in the end though! 

Monday we helped R chase a wild horse into his coral and had some appointments later in the evening..

Tuesday we had district meeting and had some other appointments

Wednesday we had a good new years Eve with some LA members and Investigators with baptismal dates

Thursday we had New years Dinner with T and B then we went into Regina and visited with some more LA members who are from CTK who invited us out.

Friday we weekly planned and saw some more people and survived the blizzard.

Saturday we were busy seeing people all day.

Sunday only 7 people at church probably because it was actually -50 outside with the windchill, so most people stayed home unfortunately but we still had a good sacrament meeting and saw some more people throughout the rest of the day!

I love you, you take care and have fun back at work!

Love Elder Dola

December 29

It was great to hear and see you guys too! Yeah we ate a lot here too. Christmas day we got up, Skyped, then right after we went and visited with M and T (8) T (10) (both are going to be baptized in a couple of weeks) and the rest of the family that they had over. Got to watch a movie with them, watched Frozen Then at 2:00 we went over to Elder Kenney's family who adopted him, the K's, and we had the Big Turkey Dinner with them and visited for a while before we went over the the S's who live in Kendal and are a part member family we are working with. So we went and played games and ate another giant Christmas dinner this one included cabbage rolls, then we played Pictionary and then watched the Hobbit 2 that was great following that we came back onto the reserve and visited with C and B for a bit before going home and calling it a night. Taught some other lessons later on this week and we had  only 15 people at church this week and that was too bad but it was really cold...

December 22

I am all settled in. I live in a trailer right behind the Church but don't worry this one is a lot nicer than the one that I lived in in Weyburn (By the way just recently the Elders are no longer living in the Trailer in Weyburn! Someone heard about it and had it get checked out and now it is condemned!! They are making sure that it gets completely taken out and taken down.....) I am about an hour outside of Regina.

I don't know the exact plans for Christmas we are going to be going to a bunch of different people's homes throughout  the day so we will do the skype call as soon as you can. So I am thinking probably around 10 if that works for you?

But I love you, take care! Please get back to me ASAP if 10 works or if you would prefer a different time! Thanks! Talk you soon.

December 16

Hey mom and Dad,

Sorry I didn't write yesterday I was really busy getting ready to go and other things with transfers being today!

Hey this week was really good. It was really warm all week like +5 then this weekend it really dropped to -10 and today it is -17.. and snowed a tiny bit lately.

I am being transferred I am going to Carry the Kettle and will probably be living out the rest of my mission out there on the Reserve! 

Zone Conference was great at the end we watched Meet the Mormons!

This week:

 Monday was P-day and went to sister Z's

Tuesday was Zone Conference all day long

Wednesday we got back into the swing of things and saw Derek

Thursday was transfer calls 

Friday weekly planning and other stuff

Saturday was ward party and bon-fire

Sunday was Church and eating all day long

Monday we went out to the Boonies and to say bye to other people

Love you both you take care!

December 1

December 1, 2014

This week:

Monday we had P-day and got a call to help Brother D bring some shelves into Sister H's home then we went over to Brother D's and had dinner and did an evaluation with him on the lesson that he came with us to on Thursday. Then we did some online work

Tuesday we contacted a lot of people and visited B at his store and then we had lunch did some online work and worked on contacting a lot of the less-active families in our ward, had dinner and stopped by a former investigator. Then had dinner with B and we went and started working on his garage door that almost fell off.

Wednesday we had District Meeting and then went to a healthy place for lunch and had Whopper Wednesday. Then did our online work and went to the Church and helped Brother  C set up some chairs for the funeral the next day. Then we went over and had a discussion with Brother L and went over our lesson we were about to teach to D. Then we went over to D with Brother L and taught about the power of Prayer. It went really well and D has been progressing and committed to pray about a baptismal date. Then after that we went and met a less-active part member family and had a good introduction to them, they were really nice and said we are always welcome. So we will see what we can do there! Then we went over to B's and finished fixing his Garage door

Thursday we had a Zone Training Meeting on the Church's new Christmas initiative. #ShareTheGift. You should look it up if you haven't already. The Church is putting a lot of time and money into what should be the biggest Christmas Initiative ever. They are expecting over 220,000,000 will view the website and watch the video. The Church has purchased the rights to have it advertised on the front page of YouTube from December 7 through the beginning of January and have the largest Billboard in Times-square NYC all Christmas season long too. Check it out at christmas.mormon.org! Then after that we went to the Forks and met with C again and taught him about the power of prayer and what he needs to do to receive a witness that what we are sharing is true. After that we went to the funeral and helped fold and handout the programs. Sat in at the Funeral and then we helped set up tables and chairs for the refreshments afterwards, then we left and tried contacting some more Less Active Families. Then we had an "American Thanksgiving" Dinner at the L's home with all the missionaries in our ward minus Steinbach missionaries.

Friday was super great because we did one of my new favorite hobbies! We donated Blood! Everyone in my District came even thought none of them really wanted too I kind of coerced them into coming and not one of them even passed out (Elder Spell got really dizzy and almost did but he didn't actually so no worries) There was an older man there though and he was at the refreshment stand and his arm just started leaking and spurting from his puncture wound. But no worries they contained it and he was fine. Then we had lunch and did our online. Weekly planned and walked around and passed out a bunch of #ShareTheGift pass-along cards and then came home had dinner and went to Basketball

Saturday we went to a SDA Bible Study and then Church service and then Potluck dinner. That was good we met some more really nice people and gave out some more pass-along cards to them...Then we stopped by B and he had to reschedule our appointment but we were able to help him out by shoveling his driveway. Then we went to the baptism that Steinbach had and then we went out to Brother H's place and had another "American Thanksgiving" dinner which was really good and that took up the rest of our night.

Sunday was good had missionary correlation and then stopped by B but he decided he wasn't coming to Church so we went and shoveled sister F's walkways and went to Church and D came to Sacrament meeting again and seemed to really enjoy it. Then second hour was all focused on missionary work and that was good and then we had a really good Gospel Principles Class. Then we came home had lunch did our online and made some invitations for the nativity to hand out to some people, then we went and handed some out and had dinner at sister Z's. Went to the CWM fireside and Pastor D of the SDA Church came with us and seemed to really like it, so that was good and that was our night, took indicators and K's

Today was P-day we went across town and had a joint P-day activity at Dalhousie Chapel and then we came home showered had lunch shopped and now e-mailing

-Love Elder Shane Dola

November 24

Monday we had p-day then we worked on Less-active stuff.

Tuesday we visited Bro D and briefed him on what we were going to do in our lesson which we were going to bring him with us to on Thursday. Then we saw sister C and went over a list with her, had lunch, and did online work. Then we saw Bro S, then we went and B had us over for KFC and we watched the Testaments with him.

Wednesday we had district meeting,had lunch, then we did online work, then we helped bro P go to his Chiropractor appointment. Stopped by some LA members and then we had a meal with J and X and tried to teach her a lesson.

Thursday we took Bro P to the hospital, then we went with the sisters and gave a less active member a blessing. Then we met brother D at the Forks and taught the restoration to B's friend C. That didn't quite go as planned but fortunately it turned out okay in the end. Then we had lunch and did online. Then we tried to contact our lost investigators but have not had any success. Then we went and taught a very powerful lesson to D on the plan of salvation where he expressed that many of his questions were answered and it was really good because Brother G came out with us. Then we came home, had dinner, and went over some more less-active stuff.

Friday we weekly planned and had lunch, did online work, looked for some service opportunities in the city, and then we had 3 member appointments the rest of the night.

Saturday we helped Brother P go to the hospital again and as far as I know he is still there. Then we went and helped Brother H all day with some more tree cutting down and clean-up then we finished assembling our LA list and had FHE with B and watched the Saratov Approach. Good movie.

Sunday we had missionary correlation. Went to wake up and help B get ready for church but he was gone... had church and it was the primary presentation which was good and D came again. After Church we gave a youth fireside on service to all the Youth and that went well. Then we went over to sister G and she fed us a really good dinner and then we went and helped B move some things from across town to his place. Then we visited with J and X except it was just X because J had to leave.

Today was p-day.

I love you mom I hope you have a great week! Take care!

-Love Elder Shane Dola