Hey Mom! January
22, 2017
This week:
Going sub-zero, teaching my
pre-mission self, pizza 'n more pizza, chocolate babka, and more!
Wow, just reading about your
experience at the interior store was starting to mentally exhaust my mind! But
it sounds like the house is coming along like clock work! I hope at least.
To answer your health
question, I didn't get sick. And I don't think it was the flu. I am really
grateful that we live with the Jones family where they allow us to read their
books when we're stuck inside for sickness. I guess you could say I broke
during that and read a few pages of the Complete Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
and a compilation of Medal of Honor recipients.
There's weren't too many
spiritual highlights of the week, although the spirit was super strong
nonetheless for what did happen! We got to read with Kristen 1 Nephi chapter 1,
and she also accepted a baptismal date! But we agreed to keep it loose to
accommodate her schedule because we can't get any contact information from her.
While we were closing the lesson, her friend Bree walked in and started to
listen with her. And in the end, they both committed to coming to church! Find
when you teach moment! Unfortunately they didn't actually come, but we're still
going to work with them! We also got to teach with the 10th ward sisters to a
referral given to us, for a fellow attending their ward named Sky. That was a
great lesson! Spirit was felt really well.
I guess you could contribute
part of the slow in work to the weather and our lack of wheels. The record of
coldest temperature worked in was broken on Thursday night when the sky cleared
up and it dropped down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. We walked to the Garza', a
friendly family who met with missionaries before, and after a very lovely visit
with them, walked back. Both ways, I could start to see icicle drops form on my
eyelashes, and when I looked in the mirror back at home, my balaclava was iced
over where I normally breathe. I actually have to give deep thanks for sending
me the new boots, they work as well as the galoshes, and a third of the weight!
Last week we also got to go
with Bishop Allred to meet with a couple named Sage and Kaylee Utter. They're
less-active, and Bishop asked us to see if we can start teaching them. Sage has
Asperger, and so when I explained my brief case to Bishop, he immediately knew
I was at the right place and right time to meet with Sage. So on Tuesday we
went over to see them again to get to know them. I decided to take Bishop's
advice to see if our personalities line up. And you know, he wasn't off too
much! We sat down with him, and so we just got talking to him about the things
he loves to do, which basically curtailed my pre-mission life. Youtube, video
games, and good graphics. Elder Mayes was also a gamer before too, so the three
of us really hit it off!
...
And now's the part where I
confess that in an effort to ultimately gain his trust, we also allowed him to
showcase some newer games to us. I know, not the best action ever. But in the
end we got to make a new friend! And he's perfectly cool with us coming by to
teach lessons.
We also had one of those
episodes where we got fed pizza for three days straight. Not as bad at pasta
for a week, but still, when Sis. Pack dropped off dominos on the third day she
said that she had hoped that we hadn't been getting fed pizza for everyday the
past week. She, along with Bro. Jones found it hilarious when I told them the
truth. To wrap it all up, Elder Mayes came down with the plague again on
Saturday, so we stayed inside after going around with Bishop Allred again
trying by more LA members. This time, I made some chocolate babka, which
is a fluffy sweet bread with chocolate swirls baked into it. You know, it came
out pretty good! I would suggest the cookbook Bread Illustrated if you ever see
it.
And...you know that's about
it. I hope you guys stay safe with all the snow that's being blown around and
all that! Moses Lake has been getting some pretty heavy snow as well. But we
march on! I can't blame people for saying we're crazy. I prefer peculiar, and
you know, Hoorah for Israel!
Love you all!
Michael
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