Week 62

Greetings all....

October 20

Today was pretty good. We hung out with all the elders one last time. We had a lesson with Jane Miller which went well had to cancel on Alice and then we went to Brother Butlers house to give him a blessing as he had asked for and he texted us while were arriving saying he didn't need a blessing so we went over to Shawbutte for the night. 

October 21 

Today was really good! We had a good transfer meeting which didn't go as we expected but good outcomes. We went shopping with Elder Cross and Green. We took a bike to Elder Weeks and Chidester. We went out to Chicago Gyros for dinner. We had a good coordination then had two lessons with Alice and with Chance which went really well! Six of the nine zones now have stand alone zone leaders!

October 22 

Today was a really good day! We met with both of the new district leaders to talk with them about our zone. We had a good weekly planning. Eddies the killer headache I got. We had dinner with the Bryson's before making some visits then teaching Leah again! Lesson went well then we saw on Facebook that the Archers needed help giving their kid a blessing so we went and helped out before heading in.  

 

October 23

Today we went to both district meetings which were good. We had dinner with the Squires. We picked up Elder Young's iPad from North mountain and taught Meylia then proceeded to get lost trying to find someone and finding our way back home to end the night. 

October 24

Today was a really early morning because we had to be in Avondale at 6:30 for the painting service project out mission was doing. The project went till noon and it was a good time. We got back and had Alice's Baptismal interview but we will most likely have to push back her date. We picked up dinner from the Canova's. We taught Desiree and Leah which both went well! 

October 25

Today was pretty good. We had Desiree, Ty, Athena, Ashli, and Leah at church. We taught Shay Barraza. We had dinner with the Donner's. We shared #worthofsouls with Amanda and her friend José. We made some visits to end the night. 

Hope you all have a great week...

Love,
Elder Ashby

Week 61

Greetings all!!!

October 12

Today was a pretty lame Pday. We hung out with the district and played some volleyball. We had our lesson with Chance cancel. We went to FHE then shared #prayinvite with the Canova's. 

October 13

Today was really rough. We didn't have much going on in the afternoon and both of us were going a little crazy. We picked up dinner from Sister Barrier then attended a stupid just serve meeting which really didn't seem to accomplish anything. Then we picked up some lists from Brother Rivera. 

October 14

Today was pretty good! We had Zone Conference which was awesome! After Zone Conference we exchanged with the Assistants so Elder Parkinson came to my area with me. Our dinner had to cancel so our dinner coordinator had made some calls and Sister Archer gave us a pick up meal. We dropped that off at the apartment because Elder Parkinson wanted to go out to eat so we went to chipotle. We had a good coordination. We taught Meylia which went well and then we exchanged back. 

October 15

Happy birthday dad! Today was a pretty good day! We had a good weekly planning. Our lesson with Ashli rescheduled. We had dinner with the Crapo's who are awesome! We had lessons with both Desiree and Alice which both went well! 

October 16

Today was pretty good. Elder Stott held District Meeting which was good. We had our lesson with Jacque fall through. We had dinner with the Roatches. We finally got to talk to Tony Corrio. We had a lesson with Jane Miller and then our lesson with Ashli fell through. We then exchange with Elder Wells and Miller! I am with Elder Miller in the Spanish area!

October 17

Today was a really fun day! I really love Elder Miller and he is a great kid with a lot of potential! We helped move one of our former investigators. We had dinner at Los Reys De La Torta which was really good and we had some lessons cancel but we did have a lesson with Jesus Ledezma before exchanging back!

October 18

Today was really good! We had Desiree, Alice, Ty, Shea, Ashli, and Laura at church! Brother Lish took me to home teach Nathan and Shea Barraza which resulted in her wanting to take the missionary lessons! We had dinner at the Woods. We shared #prayinvite with Brother Murray! We visited President Demeester to end the night! Also I forgot to include this in last weeks letter but thank the Heitellas for sending me a package!

October 19

Today was really good! We had two investigator lessons fall through. We had housing inspections and also worked on some solutions for transfers for President Griffin. We picked up dinner from Sister Barrier. We taught Desiree and went to FHE before teaching Laura. Laura's lesson went really well the spirit was super strong!

Love you all!

Elder Ashby

North Phoenix Zone

Week 60

Hello all!!

October 5
Today was a pretty lame P-day an ingrown toenail was acting up today so I didn't get to ball like I wanted to so we just hung out at sister Simon's. We went to FHE and made visits all night. 

October 6

Today was really interesting. MLC was terrible and really just got on Elder Young and my nerves. We got back and Aaron Gidwani had to cancel dinner. We had three member presents cancel because of health problems. We taught Jane Miller. And then we helped out Elder Nicholson and Cross. I went with Cross to give a blessing while Nicholson stayed in because he is sick. 

October 7

Today we counseled with the District Leaders how Zone Meeting should go which was good. We had dinner with the Huff's. We had a good coordination and then made visits the rest of the evening. 

October 8

Today was a pretty good day. We worked on our Zone Meeting skits with Elder Nicholson and Stott. We had dinner with the Twiggs and then picked up the cord for iPad to TV from brother Morris. We had our lesson with Judie fall through but had a really good lesson with Alice before heading in. 

October 9

Today was really good. We had Zone Meeting which went really well! Multiple people said it was their favorite Zone Meeting! What made it a lot of fun was the skits we put together! We picked up dinner from Sister Bahr. We made visits the rest of the night. 

October 10

Today was a different day but good! We along with the Elders in our district helped the Archers move which went well besides Sister Archer saying Trent probably about 70 times that being Brother Archers first name haha! We retrieved our phone which we had left at North mountain. We met Jason Willet at Chino Banditos for dinner he brought Sarah and Juan, as well as Sister Simon taking the other elders there so we had a big Mormon party! We then went to the end of Desiree's birthday party at the Wood's house and shared a message.

October 11

Today was pretty good! Desiree, Alice, Chance, and Ashli came to church. We had early morning Stake Coordination which makes Fast Sunday rough haha! The YSA break the fast was good and then we had dinner with the Donner's which was also good! We taught Alice then visited Brother Canova before picking up Nicholson and Cross.

This was a video advertisement that we made for Conference...

Week 59

September 28
Today was a pretty brutal day. Pday was fun playing volleyball and basketball with the other Elders. We had the Callahan's lesson cancel. We went to FHE then had Derik's lesson cancel so we went and grabbed my ipad charger from Sister Simons house and I talked with Elder Nicholson for a long time and he really helped me out.

September 29

Today was alright. We had a zone leader Webex meeting which was ridiculously stupid. Then we talked to Elder Stott about his concerns in his district. We had dinner with the Newells. We dedicated A part members home then had splits where I taught Desiree and Elder Young taught Jane Miller. We went and picked up my stuff for exchanges and went over to Sister Simons. I will be with Elder Nicholson in his area tomorrow which should be fun!

September 30

Today was really strange. Elder Nicholson and I spent all afternoon working on our essay questions for BYU and I was able to finish and feel confident in the answers. We had dinner with the Darnell's. We then went on two different splits for their wards which went well. When we got to the apartment to exchange back Elder Young told me that we had to go take Elder Stott to the emergency room because he crashed on his bike pretty bad. He's ok just gonna be really sore. That ordeal made it a really late night because now it's quarter to midnight so probably gonna be tired tomorrow! 

October 1

Today was really good. We had a good weekly planning session and made some good progress on our presentation on social media for the stake presidency. We had dinner with the Marcotte's which was good. Our lesson with Zack Johnson fell through. We shared #WorthOfSouls with Juan! Then we taught Jeremy and Kali! 

October 2

Today was really good! We had a good district meeting then we worked on our funny advertisement for conference which I will send! We had dinner with the Aflects. We had a lesson with Desiree which went well and then another good lesson with Judie. 

October 3
Today was really good! Conference is always a blast! We had dinner with the Gage's! We had sandwiches with our ward after priesthood session. We taught Alice afterwards which went really really well!

October 4

Today was really good! Conference was good but these General conference sessions have been my least favorite on my mission but it's still good! Don't know if the members we lined up to take our investigators to conference just brought them to their home or what but no one was at the stake center with us. We had dinner with the Gardner's which was really good. We made some visits all the night. 

Week 58

This week in review...

September 21

Today was a good Pday! We played volleyball and speed ball for zone activity which was a lot of fun! We made visits all night until we had a lesson with Derik and it was a really good lesson because he had unfortunately been involved in a rough breakup with his girlfriend that morning so we completely changed our lesson plan and it was a really good lesson!

September 22

Today was a really weird day. We moved the Bethany Home sisters which went well. We took lunch with Elder Nicholson and Cross. We worked on our #PrayInvite cutouts for a bit. We had dinner with the Thomas family which was really good! Had some delicious Crepes! We taught a returning inactive guy named Eric which was a super good lesson! We exchanged for tomorrow Elder Stott is in our area with me again! Should be a good day tomorrow!

September 23

Today was a pretty good day. Elder Stott and I had a really good time together and were able to vent to each other about a lot of different things. We worked on and completed our #prayinvite signs which turned out really awesome! We had dinner with Brother Davis. We had a good coordination meeting then a good lesson with Desiree before exchanging back!

September 24

Today was a really good day! We had a good weekly planning session. We taught Ashli finally! We had dinner with Charly Vega which was interesting! We then attended the Stake Priesthood Leadership meeting which was legit! President Griffin was the main speaker and he really motivated the wards to be a part of the work!

September 25

Happy birthday Aaron! Today was pretty good we attended both District Meetings, which went well. I enjoyed leading a discussion on the Book of Mormon. We picked up dinner from the Roatch's. We had a lesson fall through and then taught Desiree which went well then we made some visits. Got a call from Elder Stott during planning regarding the Bethany Home Sisters so hopefully everything goes ok with that situation. 

September 26

Today was a really good day! We helped Elder Nicholson and Cross with a move. We taught Alice and then attended a baptism for Sarah Stein who I interviewed a while back and Desiree came and it seemed like she really enjoyed the baptism it was really cool to be there. Sarah actually asked me to be one of the witnesses which was neat! We picked up dinner from Sister Barrier then we made visits the rest of the night we visited the Jacksons, Bishop Hughes, and the Demeester's! 

September 27

Today was a pretty good day. Desiree and Alice came to church. We had dinner with the Donner's which was really good! We made some visits and retrieved President Griffin's projector. We got some good pictures of the blood moon eclipse! Looking forward to Pday! 

Hope all is well with everyone this week. 

Love,
Elder Ashby

Week 57

Hello everyone!

September 14
Today was really good! P-day was a lot of fun playing volleyball and basketball with some of the other Elders. We had FHE, which was good and then we had a really good lesson with Derik. It was a long and tiring day and I'm nice and sore!

September 15

Bishop Hughes called us to give a blessing to his grandson, so we did that before studies. We didn't have much going on. In the afternoon, after making some visits, we ended up picking up Hermana Zemora's bike. We had dinner with the Vestbinder's, which was good! We had a lesson with Jane Miller because Sister Dutey's friend rescheduled. We made visits to end the night.

September 16

Today was a pretty good day! The afternoon was a little slower. We had a lesson with Desiree which went well! We had a really good dinner with the Adamson's! We had a really good coordination and then shared #WorthOfSouls with Jack, who leaves on his mission in about a month! Then we visited President Demeester and ended up sharing a message with them which was cool! Then we visited the Gardner's before heading in!

September 17

Today we had mission tour with Elder Montoya and Foster of the Seventy which was really good. We got back and had some weekly planning before having dinner with Cook's. We then had to coordinate rides for the companionships who didn't have cars to get to a meeting. Then we took the Elders from North Mountain home and picked up Nicholson and Cross to help us with our move tomorrow.

September 18

We woke up early and went to help the North Mountain Elders with some service. Then brought them back to help us with our move. We were getting ready and realized that the office doesn't open until ten so we went to breakfast and at ten we went to get the keys to our new apartment but apparently our housing coordinator still hadn't signed the lease. We called him and he was at mission tour for the other half of the mission so he wouldn't be able to come over till after 2. So we got everyone back home and then went to our District Meeting.

Afterwards we picked up the key and started to move which took the rest of our day running back and forth loading and unloading our truck.

September 19

This morning we had to finish bringing all the little stuff from our apartment to the new one. It's been rough not having normal studies pretty much all week. We had lunch and a lesson with Jeremy and Kali.

We had two lessons fall through in the afternoon. We had dinner with the Matthews which was very interesting but we had some good Philippino food! We met with Bishop Hughes to get him on board for Facebook which went great and we also finally got Brother Canova on board so we will present it to the Ward Council tomorrow!

September 20

Today was a pretty good day. Church was good except for the fact that both Priesthood lessons were on chastity, haha! The YSA chastity lesson was really weird because of some weird people participating. Desiree, Alice, and Ashli came to church. We had dinner with the Huffs and President Huff from Sahuaro Ranch was there again! We made visits the rest of the night before picking up Nicholson and Cross.

I hope everyone has had a great week.

Love,
Elder Ashby

Week 56

Hello everyone...

September 8

Today was a good P-day! We basically just hung out and waited for the transfer news which took forever to come! Elder Anderson is being transferred! We had a good time playing truth tie and just messing around with everyone! We had dinner with one of Elder Stott's families. We then had splits where Elder Stott and I went to teach Jacque and Katie who didn't answer and Elder Anderson taught Jane Miller. We then went to Brother Gage's so Elder Stott could get his sternum adjusted because he's a chiropractor and then Elder Anderson started to pack!

September 9

Today was awesome! I got Elder Young as my companion who goes home in December so he's the Senior Zone Leader. It is his first time being a Zone Leader, so I'm kinda helping him know what to do, but it's good! We got back and had dinner with the Murray's! We had a really good Coordination then shared #WorthOfSouls message with Meyleah! Should be a really good transfer!

September 10

Today was great! We had a good weekly planning session and got prepared for Stake Coordination! We had dinner with the Kinghorn's who are really really cool! Our splits fell through  so we taught Jeremy and Kaylee then we shared #WorthOfSouls with Cameron and he was awesome enough to come to our lesson with Sister Dutey, her friend Judie and an ex. The lesson went well! We then introduced Elder Young to Brother Canova.

September 11

Today was really good! We went to both District Meetings and it was great to get to know all the missionaries new to the Zone, especially the trainees. It was really cool to have the experience to encourage the new missionaries with their struggles and made me grateful for the opportunity I have to be such a big influence on others as a leader! We had dinner dropped of by the Demarco's we had a lesson with Desiree which went well! Then we made some visits to end the night.

September 12

Today was pretty good! We ended up being triple booked for service this morning but it worked out and we went with Elder Nicholson, Cross, Wells and Miller to move someone which was a lot of fun! We then went to lunch at Chino Banditos, which is a weird cross between Mexican and Chinese food but it was really good! We taught Alice which went well. We had dinner with the Taylor's who are really cool! We made some visits to end the night. Something that really made me happy was when we stopped by to see how one of the members that had some struggles was doing. We found that he was doing well.  After planning he called us and told us he left something on our patio and we found some Burger King! It was cool to know how much we help those in our areas at times and to see how appreciative some people are!

September 13

Today was pretty good Desiree and Derek came to church. We had early morning Stake Coordination. We had dinner with the Rivera's. We went to Stake Priesthood Meeting, then made some visits before picking up Nicholson and Cross.

Hope you all have had a wonderful week.

Love you all,
Elder Ashby