October 27, 2010

Hello Alberta!

How are you guys? I am good and it's nice to hear from you. I love being a missionary. It sounds so korny but I really do. I am starting to realize how short two years really is! This time is precious and there is so much to do! So much to change! To improve on! To become! It's a little scary sometimes, I can't let my game down. So thank you to the Low's, Grandma and Nana! All of your cards/presents have been perfect. I have a great family. As far as the winner goes for birthday presents... I feel bad picking one because they were all so different and so great. But I would have to say one of the most simple presents I got and that would have to be the Heavenors! The steak sauce!? Genious. I love them all though.

So mom you have been stressing out because I haven't got a jacket or new glasses yet. Well it shouldn't be that hard anymore since I have a CAR! No more stressful Pday's that are full of organizing rides and feeling guilty for having someone drive us around all day. This morning we were in the grocery store and the phone rang. The mission office! I love the senior couples in the mission office! Well it was Elder Hamilton the mission vehicle coordinator and he let me know the assistants and President Miller want me to have a vehicle! So we buzzed down to Hariman to take it away from the Elders who had it. Felt bad acutally, 2008 Toyota Corola! It's a beauty.

So it's not that cold here, just really slushy. No more riding in the snow though, it was pretty fun. Being all bundled up. Mitties. Scarf. Just riding through the darkness with our lights on, ice/snow peppering our faces. We will most likely park the car for the main part of the day and just use it at night to get from appointment to appointment, for those key hours.

So in this past week we picked up four new investigators, right now we have seven people working towards a baptismal date. Actually we have two baptisms tonight! (BTW Happy Birthday Dave! Love you man) Justin (15) and Trevor (11) Jones. We have been teaching them and their mother for the past six weeks, I love them. Truly do. Within the past six months their parents went through a divorce. Their parents were married in the temple almost 20 years ago but after going through their father told their mom we are never going to church again. He obviously didn't understand the gospel and have a testimony. But Sis. Jones is the coolest. She has been going to church ever since the divorce and same with the boys. We went over Sunday for one of our last appointments and guess what we had to finish it off?? Scones! And they tasted just like yours mom! We got some good pictures of the blissful moment. It will be fun to visit the many families I get close to while I'm here. So yes! Their baptism is today, first baptism ever on a Pday!

I am so curious whats going to happen this next transfer. If I leave, which I think I will, it's going to be a little sad. We have so many people we are teaching and I just love it here. Landlords are way cool aswell. But I know that whatever happens will be for a reason. Elder Lundwall is hilarious, really a funny guy. Very sarcastic. Once again, I'm excited to introduce him to you guys. We are becoming best friends. It just keeps getting better, I've been blessed.

Well I don't have to many stories this week, or I do but they are all in my journal. This week's email is a little more general than normal but I'm sure thats fine with all of you. I would like to share a story that happened last night at our corelation meeting (High Councilmen over missionary work and all WML's of Stake) with the Prairie Stake. But I will have to save that story until I get home. I would rather not share it over the interent and it will be 10x better in person. Remind me when I get home.

We started to teach a 6'8" Jamican! Donavin, he's so cool, so spiritual. He is getting baptised November 27th and he's solid. An amazing chef, like one of the top around here in the valley. So those lessons are are always so spiritual and exciting. We have one investigator struggling, Jennafer. And another going through a really hard time in her life, Nicolle. I hope things work out for them, I pray hard for them. That lesson with John Chacon was kind of funny, really laid back (PS that wasn't Elder Lundwall, exchange with Elder Conrad). (Blake sent a jump drive home of a discussion his companion recorded with John Chacon) But John is doing OK. He knows the gospel is true and wants to act on it but things aren't working out for him right now. It's hard but we are trying to meet with him once a week, I love him though. I will get a picture and send it home for all of you.

Great week. OK Love all of you! and I must run! Actually drive now! Haha.

Elder Pizzey!