It was a good week.
Tuesday was pretty exciting. We got a call on Monday night we were asked to go back to the refugee camp again this week and help out there again because the government gave them permission to have one more day to clean stuff out. We went and helped this time with all of the missionaries in Athens it was cool. With everyone there we moved stuff very quick.
After our service we went back had district meeting and then we had a mid-point training for all the trainees and their trainers here in Athena. It was cool and we also got to do it all in our p-day clothes which was cool.
Wednesday, was pretty uneventful outside the fact that we tried some soccer finding for the first time and it actually went really well. We made 9 friends and also got invited to come and play with them every week so it was awesome for us.
Thursday, we got to go back and help out at the Salvation Army again which was really cool. But again difficult because the refugees don't want what they don't want and are very picky but it was fun.
Friday, nothing super eventful happened just a normal day of stuff.
Saturday, went pretty well we went and did some finding at night and we ending up talking to this guy for 40 minutes. It was just a normal conversation but we talked about the church a little bit and we texted a little afterwards. He said he wants to come by church sometime so that was really cool. He spoke perfect English and Greek which was cool.
Sunday, was another good day. To start in the Greek branch we got a new branch presidency so it was a good meeting. Then after we had the oppurtunity to put on a sacrament meeting for students who were visiting from BYU Jerusalem and it was a very good meeting.
Well that is really it for this week. To end you guys with a good thought I want to share the new finding plan we have in our mission. It is called "Be the Message" and the main point of the finding is to do it how the Savior would in our shoes and also to make true friends not just people to teach. It is really cool but it is also tough to find people to teach that way. The point I want to make is that it is really important just to be friends with everyone because that is what Jesus would do. If we do that we will be so much happier in everything we do. I have seen it here in my mission already it is awesome.
Well I love you all,
Elder Halverson
Here are some more pictures from the refugee camp:
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