Hey
there everybody!
Well
it's probably weird that I am emailing on Tuesday, but yesterday the Library
was closed, not because of President's day, but because it snowed like 4 or 5
inches. It's kinda funny, people freaked out and everything shut down except
Wal-mart. Oh well.
Monday:
Last Monday we went to Jeff’s with Clifton Forge missionaries and played Axis
and Allies, which is super fun. British Empire for the win. Elder Norman was
America, of course. He loves America, probably more than anything. We tried
visiting some other people near Sister Carter’s home, but people gave us funny
looks because it was supposed to snow half an inch and they assumed we would be
inside. Silly people.
Tuesday:
We visited Philippe and the Thompsons. The Thompsons were especially grateful
for having a working bathroom floor, and they are doing really well. We came
back and set up an appointment with Mitzi for Friday and Brother and Sister
Becktel would be coming with us! We also talked with Fernando at his door about
the Book of Mormon very shortly, he said he was still thinking and praying
about it.
Wednesday:
We didn't get out to do much, Elder Norman was feeling bad so we stayed in.
Lately he has been getting really bad headaches, so we were pretty mellow the
whole day.
Thursday:
We had our Zone Conference!!! This is where President and Sister Salisbury,
along with the Assistant missionaries, come and teach and give instruction for
a big portion of the day. It was really dang awesome! President Salisbury
taught us lots of really helpful things and is just awesome overall. He is also
really good at magic tricks, so he showed us a couple of the tricks he could
do. Plus, since he went on his mission to Paris, France (not sure if I have
mentioned that before) he talked to me in French very briefly and it went right
past me. Sorry Mom :)
Friday:
Friday we were supposed to have our lesson with Mitzi, but sadly her work went
late and so we had to cancel. We work a lot trying to find people, but it's
quite hard in this area. We did talk to a lady, another lady named Jackie
actually, who asked us to come by Sunday, so that was pretty nice! We talked
with Tonya, a referral from quite a few months ago, and she is really nice and
very open to what we do, she just has lots of kids she watches for her friends
and family, so she's hard to catch. It was actually quite a blessing to see her
and hopefully we will be able to teach her soon! She was also very concerned
for us being out in the cold!
Saturday:
Elder Norman unfortunately had another bad headache so we had to rest inside.
In the mean time, I'll tell you a little bit more about him. He is from
Greenriver, Utah, he played football in High School as well as trap. He loves
guns, football and America more than anything. He isn't super talkative, but we
get along great! He is pretty good with cooking too, which is nice. He actually
worked building houses and closing off old Uranium mines before he left on his
mission. He loves to work hard and he is awesome to be companions with!
Sunday:
Really great day at church! I'll focus mostly on Brother Southall's lesson. He taught
about adversity and challenges in our life, and read how President Hunter
related our challenges to a boat in water. Just like the boat cannot move
forward without the water for the oars or propeller, we cannot improve or move
forward in this life with out things that are challenging! Those things are
placed in our life so that, if we push forward with faith, we can become more
like the Savior and strengthen our own testimonies. In D&C 121:7-8 there is
a phrase that sticks out to me.. "then, if thou endure it well, God
shall exalt thee on high" We are expected and we should use these events
as ways to grow, not setbacks. I really liked his lesson, if you can't tell!
It
was a really good week, despite some obstacles, and we are hoping to find a new
investigator this week! We also just grew slightly since Brother and Sister
Arritt just returned from their mission in Kansas! Brother Arritt absolutely
loves missionary work, so we are totally pumped to have him in the mission!
Keep up the good work and I would challenge you to all learn from those things
that come your way! They are definitely there for a reason :) I know for a fact
that Heavenly Father watches over every single one of us and He gives us
exactly what we need, when we need it!
Take
Luck,
Elder
Goold
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