Wonderful in a Different Way

Hello World!

 

Thanksgiving was wonderful, but the rest of the week was...less wonderful. Or maybe just wonderful in a different way.

 

Nobody wanted to meet with us, so we went into the week with only one set appointment that fell through. So that was a little depressing.. Not to mention we didn't have a car, and we were wandering around on days were it didn't get above 32º. But life goes on, and so do missionaries.

 

For Thanksgiving, we visited one of our ward members who's been struggling a little bit. So we made a dessert to share with her. Then we went to the A's house. We played Ping-Pong, and feasted. It was fantastic, and just the mental break we needed.

 

On Saturday, we spent the day wandering around the far side of town from where we live, and were able to reconnect with some former and some sort-of investigators, who we were able to set appointments with this week. So that was awesome.

 

We visited J too. He's being a little ridiculous. He didn't read what he said he'd read, and asked us to tell Brother M (the member who offered him the challenge, and is doing it with him) that he wouldn't be able to keep his promise to read the Book of Mormon by Christmas. We're thinkin' he should probably tell him, himself. But things will be good. He'll come around again, sometime. In the meantime, we've got a good handful of other people to teach. I'll probably talk more about them some other time. :)

 

We'd been worried about P for a while. He was still meeting with us, but had only been to church once in the past seven weeks. He doesn't really process much of what we say, we really need to rely on the spirit for him to "get" things. We'd tried telling him plainly. We tried teaching about Sabbath Day observance and taking the sacrament. But this time we talked about baptism and renewing those promises we make through baptism. And then he got it. He said he never knew he was supposed to go every week, but he now understood that he needed to for taking the sacrament. So that was good. He came to church yesterday. :D

 

Also, I come home exactly a year from today, I believe. So to celebrate, I'm wearing a skirt as a dress. Is that weird? I meant to send a picture, but I didn't take one...but I look good.

 

That's all for today, but I hope everybody had a lovely Thanksgiving, and happiest of holidays to all :)

 

Love,

 

Sister Bowen

 

PS. In honor of Thanksgiving, y'all should show your gratitude for our Savior, by allowing him to Atone for more of Heavenly Father's children, that they too may return to live with Him and engage more actively in the work of salvation within their lifetime. Share the gospel, eh?