January 22, 2013

Sorry I didn't e-mail you guys yesterday. We went to the temple today so our p-day was changed to today. It was really good and went really well. This week has been really good. Marc the bike guy is getting baptized this Sunday and we are super excited about that. His story is that he married a less active member. They are both in their mid twenties. They have been married for about 6 months now. He got one of the lessons before they were married but then we started to teach him. It was super easy and me and him get along really well. We are both kinda nerdy so we can talk about computers and stuff like that. We helped him install a projector in his house this week which was super fun. We are going over to watch a church movie, either the Testaments or Prophet Joseph Smith this week. He is reading really well though and feels the spirit when he reads. He really is like a golden investigator. The Lord has been preparing his heart for a long time. He didn't have any problem with any of the commandments which is really cool. I have found it very valuable to be able to connect with people in the mission field. Sometimes people can't feel the spirit when you teach unless they trust you. People only trust people that they respect, or connect with. So being able to be friends with my investigators and teach them at the same time has been really really valuable and just a neat experience.

I am happy to hear that Jaylen is doing well with everything going on in her life. I do pray for the girls all the time. I hope that Kate will get better too. I haven't been sick yet but with the change of seasons my allergies are getting worse. I am experimenting to see what brand works best and I think that Allegra works the best for me.

 Dad you might find this fun, I am running a D&D campaign now on P-day for 9 missionaries in the zone. It is two groups of 4 and 5 and they alternate P-days that they play. I am DMing. Ha ha we really don't have an athletic zone, so basketball really isn't a viable p-day option. Partly because all of the Asian Languages (Chinese, Vietnamese,  Korean)  are in our zone ha ha.

Our other investigator Lisa Clark is being a party pooper. It is one of those where she knows it is true, knows what she needs to do, tells us she wants to be baptized, then doesn't read and come to church. It is frustrating to have to watch people make their own decisions and then make the wrong ones. But I am learning patience and unconditional love. I am doing great. Thank you for everything that you do. I love you both. Tell the girls hi and good luck.