This week has been a pretty decent week. We weren't able to teach a lot, but we were able to talk to a lot of new people that we hadn't met before. We helped our neighbor guy move to a new house and we were able to associate with a bunch of his friends, and he and his wife said they would come to church on Sunday, on their own accord. So I look forward to seeing them. And the Ward better fellowship the poop out of them or I'm going to be upset because it's rare that you get a married couple, with a car, to church. so if they don't just feel so wonderful and loved than I'll be angry. We met a few other people. I met an Albino from Nigeria, it was really interesting to talk to him. He said that there is quite a lot of discrimination over there for people like him. He wants to continue meeting with us, but I'm not sure how serious he is about our message. He has a long way to go. We got to celebrate forth of july, we went over for a BBQ. It was pretty good. I haven't been that hungry lately so it takes me forever to eat food because I take as much as I normally would, and then have the hardest time eating fast. We were able to go into Winnipeg this week and meet the new mission president. He seems like a good guy. Very spiritual and knows how to convey understanding to people. It seems like when I go to church fasting, I get so much more inspiration out of it. I take church more seriously. It feels really good. Now I know why Grandpa and Grandma fast every Sunday, because the worth of the spiritual food that they get in church, is much more valuable to them then the physical food that they could be eating. Plus Sunday is the most convenient day because you're not even home for lunch anyway!
Well I'm jealous of you, I've been wanting to get in the water since march. I've tried everything. Sister Christensen in Kenora suggested that I come over and use her hot tub in the morning in place of my shower. I couldn't swing it. But I did want to. So be happy to float the river because I still won't be able to do anything like that for a year.
I'm not too worried about after my mission, although I have thought about it. The only thing that I've allowed myself to think about is some of the Goals that I have for the next year. I was able to pretty well achieve the goals that I had set for the first year of my mission, and I look forward to accomplishing the next set of goals. They revolve around what kind of condition I want to be in when I get home so that I am assured the best success. I've also thought about what I should be doing when I get home, and I think the only things that matter that much to me are that as long as I continue reading my scriptures daily, Pray sincerely, and go to church to learn, I'll be alright and I will consider that a successful continuation of the skills that I have learned on my mission.
Other than that, it has been a pretty good week. The people that we are working with I feel that I am specifically sent here to work with them. For their benefit and for my own. It's good to be able to see that. I find that I really do care about these people that we talk to each day, and I want to help them let Christ change their life. Jeffery R Holland said that "If the missionaries Understand and use the Atonement, it will carry them." That's my goal.
Love Elder Peterson
(from earlier) Do you ever encounter missionaries from other missions?
Nope
Is there only one set of missionaries in Brandon?
There are two sets of Elders, and one set of sisters
Is there anything significant about the town? I know they have Spanish people but why? (like Steinbach had Mennonites, Kenora was resort-ish, etc)
It's the second biggest town in Manitoba with 50,000 people, next to winnipeg with 800,000 people. They have lots of spanish because there is a factory here Called Maple leaf that a ton of them work at. Neepawa is about an hour away, and they have a ton of fillipinos, because they have another factory. People go where the work is.
Was there a reason for the pacman cake? Did you make it? Who ate his mouth?
I didn't make it, it was given to us by the sisters, who it was given to by someone else.
Is Sister Wray they nutrition sister?
Yes
Are you eating more fruits and veggies?
Oh I don't know, I eat them at members homes..
Do people up there have gardens, or is the season too short?
Yes people plant Gardens, I don't see a lot though.. Everyone should have a garden! how else would people torture their kids?
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