August 8, 2011

Hello Family!

So this week we tried some new finding techniques. One of which (my personal favorite) we drew the plan of salvation in chalk on the sidewalk!! It was amazing... and then the downpour came. Seriously it rains like non other here and everyone says, "What a gentle rain" Gentle?! You try walking in it, it is out to get us. It is cool because it is like in the movies when you can see a wall of water coming towards you... so we try to outrun it. Fail. Anyway so plan of salvation in chalk will have to be recreated sometime.

Funny story for the week: So we were walking around before we had to be in our apartment by 9 when this kid about our age walks up with a beer in his hand. "Hey are you Mormons!?" My thought was "this is going to be interesting". But he said that he had no idea what we were about... yes he was slightly drunk. But we offered to teach him more and he got really excited so we planned to meet him at the library the next day. We went home laughing because we didn't really think that he would even remember our conversation. The next day at 1:30 on the dot, he walks in the library! He apologized for being drunk but said that he remembered our conversation. He has seen us walk around town for a month and it took a few (try 6) beers to give him the courage to speak to us. God works in mysterious ways? Satan? Whatever so he is awesome with a lot of questions. He has zero concept of religion and reading the scriptures is extremely painful BUT we get through it and explain what it means.

We have had a lot of success this transfer with less actives. We are working with 5 families in particular and 3 are on their way to re-activity! Sister Duncan really has a gift for them, glad she is here.

Our ward had a "Corn Roast" this past Saturday and it was great, lots of people came! None of them were our investigators but that is ok life goes on. Next week is transfers so we will see what happens to us. This area hasn't had consistency with sisters for a very long time so I could see not much changing. Anyway you will all find out next week, bye!