PA=Boneless Beaumont

Just another week living the life out here in Port Arthur!  It's a ton of fun out here and we had a good week!

Wedesday we were asked to do 4 hours of service so me and my companion found this soup kitchen down in Port Arthur that gives out free meals every day. It was a lot of fun and the people there were super funny. It was a Catholic institiution so pretty much everyone except me and Elder Baker had ash on their forheads for ash Wednesday. Then we were pretty much walking the streets begging to serve people but we got a new investigator out of doing that haha! Guess thats a pretty good way to spend Valentines day! 

Elder Baker and Elder Larson volunteering at the Soup Kitchen

Thursday was a good day because we finally got in with one of the recent converts in the ward. He was baptized right before I got here but hasn't really been to church since. We have been working really hard to get back in with him and we did! The reason they haven't really been coming back is because their house was flooded and he works weekdays and then weekends he puts together his house. So hopefully he will let us come over and do some service for him! 

Friday I had President Ross at my District Meeting which was pretty sweet. Then we got to go out and visit some less active members in our ward with him. We had a pretty slow day since we were tracting most of it. Then we went to go to dinner and we had like 10 minutes before we were actually supposed to be there so we decided to knock a few more doors around the members house. Well at one of them this Lady came to the door and she seemed like super nervous to talk to us. Then she told us she didn't believe in God. So it seemed like it wasn't going so well but she said, "It’s funny you guys come here right now since I just got off the phone talking to my friend about this kind of stuff" So we left her with a Book of Mormon and told her she could come to know who God and Jesus Christ were by reading the Book of Mormon. She actually came to church with us and we are going back to see her tomorrow so we are stoked about that!

We got bashed pretty hard by this guy when we knocked on his door. His wife answered and said let me go get my husband and then he came out and told us how he has studied the bible in 33 different languages and how mormons were not christian. It was pretty sad but made me grateful for the Book of Mormon and having a prophet!

But it was a pretty solid week and I am having a lot of fun here in Port Arthur! Next week is transfers so I will email everyone on Tuesday instead of Monday. All of the pictures we are out by the water on this island in our area called Pleasure Island. It was kind of a ghost town when we went out there but made for some good pictures! Love you all and have a great week!

Elder Cameron Larson

What is the update on the bed bugs?

So, the bed bugs are gone I think haha. Elder Baker has been getting some bites but I have been fine since they sprayed the place. I think they are coming later today to check again.

Did you get your valentine package?

Yes, thank you so much for the package! I didn't expect one and then we went to go check the mail and the apartment lady said we had packages! So that was lucky or else I probably wouldn't have even checked! So, we got it on Valentine’s day.

How do you and your companion spend your P-Days?

We usually spend our P-days at the church just playing around. We have spanish Elders here and we will play spikeball, basketball, football, frisbee, or ping pong. And sometimes the sisters will come too.

What was something funny that made you laugh this week?

Well pretty much every time I go to Port Arthur I am just laughing haha.  I love the people. I'm pretty much laughing all the time here!

When did you feel the spirit the most this week?

 We had a really good lesson about the Savior that we had to teach in gospel principles so that was really good!

What is your average daily routine?

 Average day we usually plan some people to go visit and teach and if it doesn't work out then we walk around and knock doors and talk to people and stuff like that!

Are you over only 1 ward?  What ward members do you know the best?

Yeah, we are just over 1 ward. I probably know Brother Duggar the best since we workout with him 2 times a week.