Hello, friends!
There was a ton of snow that dumped
on us last week, and by the beginning of this week, it was melted all gone. So
that's been really nice.
The week has been really really
slow, but it was good nonetheless.
We went to check in our friend
Darell last Tuesday, but he was with family so we didn't get to visit with him.
He said he hadn't had time to read the Book of Mormon yet, but he's going to
try.
I knew we were out in Dewberry for
a reason, and we later found that reason when we knocked on a less active
members house, and he actually was home for once! We left a message with him,
and I think we're able to leave a good feeling with him.
Wednesday was our Zone
Training Meeting, so we got to go back into the city! It was amazing, and we learned
a lot from the Zone Leaders about how we can make exchanges and planning
better.
When we got home, we had signed up
to help with a potluck for one of the old folks homes, but we ran into a
problem, we couldn't remember which of the 5 old folks homes it was that was
doing it. We ended up showing up to one and they paid for us to eat and then we
sat and talked to some of the older people. It was pretty fun. Afterwards they
used our infamous skills as Mormons to put away the tables and chairs.
I felt that we needed to tract this
one street just a little ways down from our house, and so we prayed about it,
and we did. We got some of most cold replies ever. So that was no fun. But I
think it was a test of my patience to see if I'd lose motivation. I didn't! I
kept pushing forward, even though nobody wanted to let us in.
Thursday we got a call from
some older lady who needed us to take things to the thrift store for her. We
had no idea who she was, but apparently missionaries had given her a Book of
Mormon and their number, because she called us. Then while we were trying to
share a message she kept going off about robots and how they're taking over the
world. It was kinda funny.
We got to help out with the hot
lunch program at the elementary school, handing kids their lunches, then we had
a lesson with our neighbour, Kimberly. She's really really nice, and really
wants to know truth, I think. She has a basis of beliefs very similar to ours,
so all we have to do is build on it. I'm excited to see if she read the Book of
Mormon, we shall find out tomorrow!
We visited Peggy again and she made
the decision and was determined to come to church, and she made it! She really
wants to come to church every Sunday from now on, and shes taking
baby steps to quit smoking and coffee, so huge improvements.
A less active lady in our ward had
a tote full of cassette tapes that she needed us to sort out and organize so
she could give them away. So that we did. She had a ton of country music, and
we found some interesting ones... (Japanese Accordion music)....
Friday we got to go in
exchanges with the zone leaders, elder Robinson and elder Bailie. Elder a
Robinson and I went out to Mannville to tract. He is from Twin Falls, so it was
great to talk to another idahoan. He served in Vermilion about a year ago, so
we visited some people he remembered. I learned a lot about how to teach by the
spirit, and how important the first few minutes are that you have of someone's
time.
Elder Leigh and I had a chat with
Bryce about our beliefs and we wanted to talk about the Book of Mormon, but
he's always in a hurry. We only ever get to meet with him for about ten minutes
outside his house.
We had a service project out at a
less active members house the other day, and all we did was clean out his
garage/workshop. We got the job done, but I didn't get to take pictures.
We went out to Lloydminister to get
an oil change yesterday morning, and we took some pictures on the way.
I have been studying Mosiah lately.
One of my absolute favourite verses is chapter 4 verse 30. Basically the
message to get out of it is "watch yourself." Watch everything you
say, everything you do, and everything you think. Center your life on the
spirit and on Christ, and life will move forward as it should. If any of you
have uplifting and awesome scriptures with stories that come with them, send
them my way! I'd love to hear them!
I hope everything is well with
y'all!
Love you! So does Heavenly Father!
Elder Trevor J. Wells
Canada Edmonton Mission
Pictures:
1. Canadian buildings have a thing
with big steeples.
2. Our Zone in all its
spectacularity
3. The two elders in the top left
corner are Elder Robinson and Elder Bailie
4. Right near the Alberta
Saskatchewan border
5. The huge Alberta sign
6. Sister Austins Cassette tapes..
the big stack is country
7. One of Peggy's beagles,
Pipsqueak
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