As I was JUST emailing my twin cousin who is serving in Chile about going to BYU Provo with me instead of BYU Hawaii, I remembered that I am living in the opposite of tropical paradise. BUT. I love it.
(and really Tay...BYU can be fun toooooooooooo)
There are miracles happening in the PDC!
SEVEN BAPTISM DATES!
<3
The Lafave family has had a date since December, and so those 3 have carried over, but we got 4 more this week. The Steiber family is so prepared for the gospel and is working toward a baptism date of March 29! God is providing families for us to teach!
Tuesday we had District Meeting in Richland Center as usual and it was great. The district meeting right after transfers is always weird cause your friends leave and then the meeting is full of strangers and there is a shift in the dynamic of the district. So, that happened. I think it was even weirder because it was the first transfer than any changed happened since I got here. But it was a great meeting. Elder Rudarmel was sick, so it was pretty chill and there were no throw downs. We talked about prayer and we set goals for the district. Sister Lybbert and I accounted for like...half of all the numbers we set. So we have our work cut out for us. haha. Each of the numbers we set had a name behind them, so it was good.
We had a really great lesson with Robert that evening! We taught the Plan of Salvation with the Parkinsons and it was so good! The Spirit was strong and Robert understood everything. We tried to set a baptism date, but he wouldn't go for it. We threw down with the Spirit and read from Mosiah 18. He said that he knows its true but he wants to make the decision on his own and on his own time. Which, I can understand...so we are being patient.
On Wednesday we had the bright idea to go out and walk and tract and contact people ALL day. So we did. We walked to the thrift store that we volunteer at. And then we walked some more. And then we started getting really cold. And so we walked some more. And then when we couldnt feel our knees or fingers anymore, we started frantically knocking on doors, praying that someone would please have a female at home and would love to hear about the Restoration or Plan of Salvation or how the Book of Mormon can bless their lives. We got a new investigator, but he was home alone and so we said ciao and braced the cold again. We texted the Parkinsons to ask how cold it was to find out it was -3. That explained a lot. For some reason I was dumb that morning and thought that I'd be fine with only one pair of thinner tights, no sweater, and no handwarmers. HA. Funny, Ciarra. Nice try. So we went to the Parkinsons and they made us hot chocolate and drove us home, where we had dinner and then went out again. (We drove that time).
We did have a lot of fun though. We bought Matt Antione buttons from the City Hall. We wish we could watch the Olympics and support Prairie Du Chien while supporting America., but we will support the Lord instead. But you can do both! Feb 13-15. Skeleton race. Cheer for Matt Antione. It's my goal to teach his family.
Thursday we weekly planned and it was great. hhaha. We also had a really awesome lesson with the Stiebers and talked about the gospel of Jesus Christ (faith, repentance, baptism, gift of holy ghost, and enduring to the end). They are solid. Sister Lybbert and I are so excited and cannot wait for them to be baptized and then sealed and it'll be the happiest day of rejoicing! But I'm jumping the gun a little bit...(: Their little boy Tyler, loves the Book of Mormon and thought that it was the greatest day ever when we told him we could keep the copy we gave him. We used the "Elder Q" approach and explained to him that the Book of Mormon is literally buried treasure using the picture of Moroni and he thought it was the best thing ever! So cute(:
Oh. We also got a text from the zone leaders of the zone goals for this month and we laughed our faces off because they are the same as the DISTRICT goals we had set on tuesday. hahahaha. We also realized that missions ruin your sense of humor because thats probably not funny to any of you at all. But we laughed till we cried. #weAREthezone
Friday we volunteered at the nursing home and had Happy Hour with all our friends. I love those people<3
We had a lesson with the Lafaves and Sister Oates and it was really good! They had started smoking again and they have to quit for 2 weeks before their baptism, so we set ways to help them quit. We wrote out a calendar of how many cigarettes they could have each day, cutting out 3 or 4 a day. We talked about what else could help them. Sister Lybbert and I decorated their porch where they smoke with crepe paper and scriptures and quotes and gave them DumDum suckers and cinnamon gum and a CD of hymns to play in their kitchen and an addiction recovery book and info about call in meetings and a list of 10 things to do before they smoke. So far they are right back on track! PRAY for them, friends! They really want to be baptized and they know Satan is doing all he can to stop them. Pray. pray. pray.
We spent Saturday in Fennimore and Boscobel and had some great adventures there. We had a great lesson on faith with Derald and Anita and had dinner with the Johnston family and found a new investigator and a less active sister. It was great.
OH!
And Sister Lybbert taught me how to play the best game ever. It's called, "Hello Cow!". Heres how to play. 1) You look out the window while you are driving until you spot a cow. 2) you slow down. 3) roll down the window. 4) stick your head as far out as you can. 5) yell HELLLLLOOOO COW! as loud as you can. 6) watch as all the cows look at you in acknowledgement because cows are very polite animals and will always use their manners and look at you when you are speaking to them.
True story.
She's really good at Hello Cow. I'm really terrible because I laugh too hard. But I'm practicing. There are a lot of cows to greet here, so I should get good soon.
Oh. We also are pro at catching snowflakes in our mouths. oh. And running down a street we are tracting with full force and then throwing yourself into a nice slide. Thats my favorite game. If there is ice, then i WILL find it and I WILL slide on it. (usually on purpose).
Sunday was great because PDC branch rocks! We visited Kevin and told him to read his scriptures because he recently broke his ankle and is sad. Then we had a lesson at the Oates home with the Steiber family! We watched the CES Devotional by Tad Callister.http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/
Anyway. It was a great lesson and the Steibers loved the video and I was afraid that they'd think it was too bold, but they didnt because its the truth and they know it.
Tonight we have Family Home Evening with the Lafaves and the Branch President and his awesome family and we are stoked!
I love this work and I love my friends here and I love Wisconsin and I love Jesus. The end.
I love this work and I love my friends here and I love Wisconsin and I love Jesus. The end.
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