Hello everyone! I hope everything is going well. The work is progressing here in P. We've seen the Lord's hand in the work and some cool miracles this week. The weather has been quite rude, though. This past week was in the 80s but today it's high 30s. People joke about Utah weather being changeable! Doesn't compare to Ohio! Here are the highlights of the week (in no particular order -- no worries Dad!)
Sister K. had her 1-year-since-baptism mark and we called and sang her a congratulatory song. She was thrilled!
We tracted into a new investigator, J., and set up a return appointment. She seemed so solid and we had a member come back with us and everything. Stood up! Lame. Well, we felt prompted to tract down around that area later and as we passed by her apartment, we saw that her window was open and she was watching us. I waved and, of course, we knocked on her door! Taught her the first lesson and she was asking all the right questions! She committed to find out by April 28 if the Book of Mormon is true and, if she knows it is, she says she'll be baptized. Pray for her! She's hard to teach because she's working two jobs.
We also tracted into a guy named L. People were out doing yard work last week, so contacting them was fairly easy. Plus, people are so much happier when it's sunny and warm! Anyways, L. was edging his lawn. He is Baptist and happy to be Baptist! We talked with him about who we are and why we're here, which easily transitions into gospel principles.:) He was super nice! Every now and then he would throw in a controversial comment about not needing to work to be saved, or baptizing dead people . . . but we just let them roll off our shoulder and ended up having a really great conversation. As we left he asked if he could get us a soda. I asked if he had water and he came back with huge cups full of ice water. I'm talking 10" tall, with the top of the cup about 5" in diameter! He told us to keep the cups -- they were cool souvenirs! Awesome! We talked for a while longer, he filled our cups again and we headed out. Exposed L. to restored truths! Yeah!
Receiving a hilarious post card from Kelsey made me happy for days. I keep it visible in the apartment and it makes me laugh! Thanks Kelsey! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa, too, for their frequent correspondence and the Wingfield newsletter, and everyone else who has written to me. I love it!
Sharing embarrassing stories with other missionaries should make them think less of you -- and Sister B. is eight billion embarrassing stories all rolled into one person's life. It's interesting how it creates friendships instead! Which embarrassing story, you ask? I suppose a better question would be . . . which door? :)
Mamma K. made black bottom cupcakes last night, which made me think of James Hilton. Yes . . . and Black Tooth! Good times! I was very careful as I ate the cupcakes so that I wouldn't create yet another embarrassing story for myself!
We knocked a lot of doors yesterday and one in particular stands out in my mind. R. is an older guy who reminds me of Dick Van Dyke. For some reason he found me hilarious. He was laughing so hard I thought he might die! Mother, I believe I inherited that ability of yours to charm old men . . . I hope it comes in handy again in the future!
We got a text from one of the ward youth, thanking us for helping him build his testimony. It had been a long, hard day and that was a tender mercy for me. The whole "bringing one soul to Christ" from D&C 18:15-16 really hit home. If that is the only thing I do here, my mission will be a success!
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