First Week as a Trainer

So it was the first week back in Perm with Elder A and we are totally excited to show our faith to the Lord and give it our all here to achieve our mission goal of 97 baptisms and specifically 2 in our area, where Elder A and I are serving currently. Once we came back it was tough, because now I am the senior companion and the example for Elder A. 

Everyday this past week we tried seeking meetings with members, less actives, and investigators, but we only ended up having three meetings with less actives and members total. I knew that this was not going to cut it for meetings. I want to give Elder A and I the opportunity to have as many opportunities to teach together and practice the language. Now, I have a different perspective on things being the senior companion. I knew in my mind that it was going to take some down to the bone missionary work and the goal was to go to bed tired from our efforts and wake up tired as well. I know that sounds crazy but that is exactly what happened this past week as we did stop bys and contacting on the streets along the way.

Elder A and I have been praying for the guidance of the Holy Ghost in our effort to find new investigators and restart the area's investigator pool for teaching. We decided that we don't need to spend so much time on investigators who were not progressing and we made plans this past week to conquer the language and the area! ha-ha Weekly Planning is crucial for success. We made the goal to make 18 contacts a day, 4 BoM a week, 10 new numbers a week, 3 New Investigators per month, and 100 push-ups in a minute! ha-ha (Gotta look good!) Our reward of course if we reach a certain percentage in the week is to go to KFC and chow down on delicious food on P-Day! ha-ha 

This past week we have been walking in the rain going up and down stairwells in apartment buildings, and talking with everyone!! Doing so led us to have a new investigator, six other meetings, 6 phone numbers, 1 meeting set for next week, 3 BoM handed out and two happy
missionaries. We put forth our faith this week and pressed forward through the crowds of people stopping as many as we could and we even went tracting in one apartment building. It was a fun experience and we traveled up 18 stories to knock on doors. We felt safe to do so and we did it legally. It was fun getting a couple of slammed doors and confused faces. hahaha However, we managed to talk to a few people who were interested. It was funny to get a few opportunities to ring the bell or the buzzer in most cases and end up talking through the door to the person. We would state who we were and most times they responded and said that they didn’t understand. HOW!! WE ARE MISSIONARIES!! (understandable) ha-ha

I am convinced that we will see the Lord's hand in the work here as we show our faith in our works daily! Training is legit and Elder A is tight! We are going to Smash it! (as Elder F from England would say) 

Thanks for the love and support and the packages.
Love YOU!
Elder LeFevre