Service is Playing Games

AFton, Have fun with learning that song. I can't remember it, but i'm sure it's a good one!

Cora, guess what, we're having a baptism on your Birthday! Our investigator wanted to move her baptism to this Saturday just in case either me or my companion gets transferred. I'll see if I can find something cool, although i'm not sure how soon it'll get to you. It'll get there eventually.

Kirkham, Work can be tough, and when nothing is changing, I can definitely understand how tough it can be. Do what you want to do, and  stick to it! Before you sell the iPod, make sure that you have all the music on the computer. If not all of it is there, then I think Dad knows how to move it from iPod to computer, or just find the steps on YouTube. And you don't have to sell it if you don't want to. Work hard!

mom, It's been fairly muggy here, but i'm enjoying it because I can breathe in it! Transfer letters are next week, so i'll let you know then where i'll be going, or if i'm staying. Leonida is the investigator we had on date and she wanted to move her baptism to this Saturday! She wanted to move it just in case either my companion or I got transferred. The service we did this week was helping out the permanent care facility this week at Victoria Park, and pushing people around in wheelchairs, and playing games. We also loaded up a large trailer with wood and other debris from our investigators yard. She's prepping to try to sell her house, and wants to make sure it's ready to move into with little work. Other than that, not a lot has been happening here. Just good 'ol mission work. It's great to hear how you all are doing, and I love you all!

Filipino Investigator

I don't really feel like writing today, but i will anyways, so I might not make much sense. Everything here is going pretty well, the weather is constantly switching around from rain and sun, but it's nice. Most of the service we've been doing recently has been painting and yardwork. It's got to be done while the weather is nice. The colder weather is supposed to be coming back soon unfortunately, but I suppose nice weather doesn't last forever in some areas of the world. We've had very few lessons, and most of the lessons we've been having are with less actives. We had a less active at church yesterday who apparently hasn't been coming for years. It was great to see them come out for what they could, now we just need the Less actives we've been working on to come out. Leonida, our Filipino investigator is still working towards her baptismal date on September 5th which is right after transfers. She seems pretty solid, and has received her answer that this is the church for her. Hopefully she stays around. That's about all I have for this week. I love hearing from you, and wish you the best on this stromy week! Love you!
Elder Dooley

Hit a Deer

I watched the videos like you said, and the only advice I have for being a seminary teacher is to totally immerse the students in the doctrine. Especially if your covering the Pearl of Great Price or any of the deeper stuff. Don't get too deep though, just enough though to make them think. Also have fun with it, and do games every now and then, as well as stuff for passing off scriptures. Seminary is constantly growing more and more important. Overall, as long as it is a spiritual experience that can be looked upon throughout the day, it should be good. Just keep the students interested, try to stop them from sleeping, ( maybe take away chairs), just keep them interested.
Nothing much really happened this week, other than yesterday I hit a deer, ( oh deer), There was no damage done, and the deer ran away, presumably unharmed, without showing any signs of what had happened. My companion spotted it just before it ran into the road, so I was almost stopped when we hit it. It looked more like it lost it's balance when the car hit it because it stumbled a few steps, then slid, then it rolled around on someones lawn on it's own, Popped up, then ran of in the other direction. It was an interesting experience. Other than that, I think i'm going to try to make some jam today and i'll let you know how that goes. That's all for this week, Stay safe, and have fun,
Love, Elder Dooley

First Time on Bikes

(A note from Elder Dooley's mom: Usually I do not include the little notes Heath sends his brother and sisters because they are personal or trivial. I included them this time.)

Bad news mom, I can't see the videos because they're on youtube. You'll have to try dropbox again, and hopefully it'll work.

Afton, it's great to hear that you're surfing more. keep it up, and you'll do even better. On e of the things that we've been working on hear is keeping the commandments. Our investigatorI just learning the commandments such as the word of wisdom, and is pretty much immediately changing her ways so that she can be baptized.

Kirkham, It's your senior year, so don't be stressing out to much, just make sure to work at what you have, and never give up. also, what is stronk? if used in context is it used like this:" I is Mahkrik, I is STRONK!!"?

Well, it is unfortunate that I can't watch the videos you sent, but i'll just tell you how my week went. This past week we had zone training, and the zone focus for this next transfer is love, as well as loving everyone, and all that we do. We took our car in earlier this week which is a Chevy Trax, and found out that it has some driveshaft problems, and it has had them for a while. We were told that it's probably a good thing we haven't really been driving around a lot, or the drive shaft could've literally exploded and come through the floor. We only drove to Halifax and back the day before taking it in, so it's no big deal. only a few hours of driving. So we ended up riding our bikes for the first day the car was in the shop, and then we got a rental, which is a Buick Verano. Turns out there were also a few recalls on the Trax, so we have no idea when we'll get the car back. Good thing it's all covered under Warranty. Have I ever said I don't really like GM vehicles? They are always have problems it seems.  We've gone over to our investigator's house a few times this week, and have been helping with painting different parts of the house. She feeds us and we give her service and teach her a lesson. It's a pretty good deal. Nothing else has really happened this week, other than lots of rain.
 hope you all have a good week. Love you!

Elder Dooley

Video Letter

Mission Pic

There's Elder Dooley on the right hand side.

Service

For Canada day, all we did was service all day, and that's how most of this week went. Service has been good though, I think it's one of the ways that my companion and I are going to get into better shape. Thanks for the recipes. We have a crock-pot that my companion has been experimenting with. He just kind of throws stuff in and lets it sit for a while, and it usually turns out pretty good. I did not get my package unfortunately, but I know i'll get it probably around transfers which is around 10 days away. I'm looking forward to it though. and the mission office is actually recommending that we get stuff sent to the apartment now, so here's our address:
102 Kaulbackst. Apt. 4 Truro, NS B2N 3M6. 
I think I already found out that I have a new cousin. I don't remember how I found out though. That's pretty exciting though. Another cousin to meet!
Thank you for the recipes, they will be put to good use, and i'll keep you updated on how they turn out. Not a lot has been happening again. The only thing that we got key indicator wise this week was several Recent Convert and Less active visits. I'll keep trying all that I can to do my best though! Thank you for the support!

Love you, Elder Dooley