6 August 2012

Hey Family,

So this week was pretty slow. We didn't have many lessons. We had some lessons that were scheduled, but they all cancelled. It has been a very long week. We are struggling to find new investigators. We are doing all we can, but for some reason, it is still a very slow process.

This week should be fun though. We have zone conference on Friday, which I will have to bear my departing testimonty at because it will be my last zone conference. Elder Christoffel Golden Jr. is going to be there, from the 70. He will be going around to random missionaries apartments and inspecting them. We don't know if he will do ours, but since we are close to the mission home, we may get a visit. We are going to have to make sure our apartment stays clean all week long.

So that is pretty much what is going on out here. We have some teaching appointments this week, so hopefully they won't cancel this time. I had a fun exchange with our zone leaders this week though. His name is Elder Lyman and he was super funny. He is a spanish missionary, so he was telling me how first contacts with mexicans go. Usually they will agree with everything you say, they will say that Joseph Smith is totally a prophet, and then when you commit them to be baptized, they say, "I can't, I'm catholic." It was pretty funny because they all say the same thing!

So that was my week.

Love,
Elder Robertson





Hey Mom,

I'm doing alright. We are just having a lack of success here in Brownsburg. We are doing our best to turn it around, but it is just hard. I'm not really that discouraged, but what is getting me down is the fact that Elder Madsen is getting discouraged. I just want him to see success as a missionary and I want to set the standard for him. It has been on my mind this whole transfer because he is a new missionary. I just want to be a good example to him.

The weather has been really freakin hot the past few days. Luckily we got a little bit of rain Saturday and early Sunday morning. I just hope we get some more rain soon to help it cool down here. This summer has been flying by though, despite the ridiculous heat.

Yeah, it is a little frightening to think about bearing my testimony in front of a general authority, but I won't be looking at him, I'll be looking at 3 zones worth of missionaries. I can't believe the time is already here for me to do this. The last time I was up at the pulpit at a zone conference was when I gave my testimony at my first zone conference. It's crazy!

I am proud of you for standing up for what we all know to be true. Way to go!

Love.
Elder Robertson
So that was my week,

Love,
Elder Robertson