Week of Meetings

Hey all!  This has been a great week!  We did have a bunch of meetings, but they were awesome.  We were able to receive training as a world wide missionary force, something that hasn't happened in over a decade.  It was so great!  The title of it was "Teach Repentance and Baptize Converts"  jam packed with awesome knowledge and reminders. I super loved it.  We also were able to meet with President Manion yesterday to discuss our specific needs as foreign language speaking Elders serving in Edmonton.  It is great to work so close with President Manion and to see the care he has for all that we work with.

This week we were able to have some great discussions.  Thursday we met with a lady named Angela, and had bible study with her.  It was great.  We also had a lesson with the Lu family here, who are also great.  They have two little boys, one who was running around during our lesson who is three years old.  His parents told us at one point he was born in the year of the Dragon, and then he roared like a dragon.  So cute.

Well, its been a good week.  Love you all!  Bye!

Sorry I'm Going to Email You All Again

Hey!  Sorry, I haven't emailed for a bit!  Its been a great time here in Edmonton with my new companion Elder Decker.  We have been having some great work, great referrals from other missionaries still, and super enjoying it.

We are also gearing up for the coming Chinese New Year Fireside.  We have the fireside at the end of January, but the New Year is in the middle of February.  This year is going to be the year of the Monkey!  So get ready for all the Monkey jokes.  I don't have any, but I know lots of Chinese people will teach them to us.

This week I got a box from my family. They told me before that the theme came from two things: an Elmo book, and a Michael Jackson song.  I was very surprised, but also it was a lot of fun!

I hope you all are having a great week, and that you continue to do so!  Love you all!

A Late Letter...

Hey!  It's been a great week!  Sorry about not writing last week!

Elder Decker and I got super busy doing all the things we needed to do for our P day.  Sorry about that!

These last two weeks have been awesome!  Elder Decker and I have been doing great work, and we have had great results!  We have had several solid referrals come from other missionaries we serve around, and it has been great.  I love to see the awesome work that can be done when we work together well with those around us.

We are still having a great time here, especially with getting members out to lessons.  There are so many soon to be missionaries or fresh returned missionaries that are so willing to help.  As well as the others!  That is one of the greatest blessings in a missionaries life, is members being solid and dependable supports in the work.  We may teach and cry repentance, but the members with whom our investigators become friends, those are some of the most important people to these new converts.

I hope you have had a great holiday season!  Love you all and miss you!