I'm glad you had a good week! And a fun thanksgiving! There is no snow here, so I haven't bought any
boots but man it is SO cold here. The wind pierces your face when you walk, it's brutal but it's just
more motivation to get lessons with people!! So we try way way way hard when we street contact and
tract! Haha we always do, but the people see the extra want in our eyes I swear. The people here are
pretty nice, they don't want to hear the message but they feel bad for us so they will bring us inside to
warm up haha I wish they would listen but at least they let us warm up!
We had another interesting week with everyone that we are teaching. Well not everyone, but most.
The lessons just fell through and they couldn't find any time to meet and it was pretty frustrating. Even
our recent converts J-- and A-- struggled to keep their appointments but they are still doing
great. We met with A-- only once this week, but he is still strong as ever and just got his work
permit! So he's pretty happy about that. And he passed the Sacrament this week at church too and
he loved it!
But with other people we are teaching......there is a new girl named Fi--. She's from
Tanzania and she was Muslim there, but she met with Christian missionaries and converted to
Christianity and her family did not like it. They actually tried to kill her. With Muslims we have to be
really careful about teaching any of them because of that, even here in America. They have to be
interviewed to make sure they are ok to teach. But anyways, yeah so she fled her country, hasn't talked
to her family
since she left (3 years ago) and ran into us! So we just started teaching her and she's the nicest girl ever.
Also, our investigator J-- that read half the Book of Mormon in like 2 days, he is being baptized in
January! I don't know if I already told you that last week, but yeah we are excited! He really is ready!
Haha and we just picked up another named M-- and she is very interested, as well. Our teaching
pool is really big but other than the ones I just talked about they have all fallen through this week. It's
been a cold week but it's been really good. We met with a less active named Brother P-- and we had
a great lesson with him. It still blows my mind that he is less active because he's so amazingly nice and
has such a burning testimony but yeah we are just trying to help him find that desire to come to church
It's an interesting situation.
J--, I talked about him a while ago, we really have high hopes for him still, it's been a month
since we have met with him last but keep him in your prayers that he will find time to meet with us.
He needs the gospel so bad, it would help him so much.
It's been a good week, even when it gets tough we joke around and have a good time. But I'm enjoying
this work, I truly love it. And I love being in tune with the Spirit. You never have to worry if you are in tune
with the Spirit and it's a great feeling. I love you all! Oh, and our Thanksgiving was great! It was the usual
food too:) no seafood! I wish! But it was great. I felt right at home! I love you all, and I hope you have a
good week!!
We are terrible at taking pictures. It's too cold to pull the camera out during the day and we just don't
think about it but I took this one because I got a new hat and I'm pumped. My ears get sooo cold so
this hat will be awesome.
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