Day 48

So I have one assignment for you, and it's more important than any questions that you want me to answer ;) so you put it on the blog. Your assignment is to prayerfully select a family who is either less active, or non-member, you tell them you want to share just a little bit of what you believe in and you invite them and the missionaries over for dinner. I expect that as my family who values missionary work enough to send their firstborn on a mission that something like this would be cake. I also challenge my extended family to do this as well. since you'll be blogging this I expect that it will keep you accountable, but I will follow up as well.


(Notice the implied guilt, must have come from his father...)

What is the best thing about your companion?  Tell us more about him.

The best thing about my companion is that he is selfless, I have to be on top of my game if I want any service opportunities for my companion. He is also very obedient, so a great example.

Best thing that happened this week?

The best thing that happened this week is on Saturday we had a branch BBQ, one of our investigators who has been investigating for something like six years, who if we try to get her to do anything it's like herding cats. So the bbq started at four o'clock and we got to her house at 2:30, we spent the next hour and a half bothering her with going to the bbq, she never said she wouldn't go but every time we asked her to she would change the subject, she's about eighty years old, she smokes and she's a widow, since she's a single lady we meet with her on her porch. finally our conversation went something like this "Elaine, are you ready to go to the BBQ?" and she'd say something like "oh I couldn't go in my pajamas! did you hear what happened on the news today?" and my companion would say "no I didn't, but did you hear about the BBQ today?" finally I stood up, opened her front door, and said "Elaine, go change your clothes, do you need help standing up?" she said "I can get up by myself!" and then we said "perfect, now go inside and change your clothes and we'll meet you around back" (most people's garage is in the back.) so we got her to the barbecue and the branch did an excellent job of fellowshiping her. now the branch president's wife wants both of us and Elaine to come to dinner next sunday, because she liked Elaine a lot, and even offered to come pick her up from her house. so we meet with her tomorrow and we'll make her come. She's a super sweet old lady; she cut my hair and we do service for her a lot. I really hope it works out well.

Do you run into Americans much?

I don't run into many Americans, but a few, This town is a lot like Emmett, it's predominately white, but there are some black people, one of our members is from south Africa but he's white.. We have Mennonite and hutterite colonies around here, so that's a little different.

What is Canada known for?

Canada is known for syrup, hockey and being scared when the lights turn off (not sure about that one but I've heard jokes about it.)

 

Do you ever eat out?

I rarely eat out, I mostly just eat bulk food from a store in town.

Is school going? When do they start?

School starts about the same time.

Are there lots of kids in your branch or is it older people?

the branch has a lot of kids, but a ton of them want to move away. about half the branch has plans to move within the next year or so.

We are trying so hard to get the branch to like us more, missionaries have a bad reputation out here in Swift and the gains we've had have been small but we are grateful for them.

Other than that, I don't do very much, I've been having fun and I enjoy missionary work. I hope everyone back home is doing well and I'm glad I've had a couple.. decades to get to know y'all. I love and miss you and I hope you're having a good one.