YEAH! SEATTLE AT THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!!!!!!! GOING TO WIN IT THIS TIME AROUND!!!!!!
Sorry about that, lost my cool. Anyways, I really think we have a chance this year. IF Wilson doesn't it turn it over so much, and our defense stays on top of things, I really think we'll win it this year. I hope so.
Dad: Even if Seattle doesn't win, I want you to buy Madden 14 for me, because I'm going to need something to play if Seattle loses.
Now the stuff from home:
Sorry Sunday was dry council, and that the week was boring. I'll tell you how my first week went in a bit, but for now, we'll keep it on you guys.
MOM! YOU CANNOT GET SICK! I leave you people for ten months, and you all get sick! What are you doing without me there to keep you all healthy? I swear that none of you can stay healthy unless I'm there.
Sorry about the tub. Hopefully you get the wish of getting it replaced with a shower sometime soon, but knowing the luck of our family, it'll happen really soon. Glad that everything else is working fine.
I honestly didn't get to see too much of Etna. Only the photo I sent. I wanted to see more, believe me, but Etna's too far away from Ragusa to go and see it on P-Day. Maybe at another point in my life.
Well, my first week in Ragusa is now done, and here are my personal impressions thus far.
Firstly, the Lord is blessing the work here, that is definitely for sure. I have sen huge doors open since I've gotten here and I know the Lord is answering the prayers of the members and Anziano Calchera and I. We have potential investigators who are now showing interest in the message, when before they would not.
Our members, who have always been willing to work with the missionaries, are now wanting to do more. Our ward mission leader, who was called about two months ago, has told us that he really wants to get members more involved with the work, and we are going to ask our Bishop if we can hold a fireside on the 2nd of Feburary about missionary/member work and how we can all do our part.
Secondly, this city is amazing. The people are super nice, and are very willing to open themselves to the Gospel. The investigators we have, and the new converts are strong, they have great testimonies, or are gaining them, and are truly working on bringing themselves closer to Christ. How beautiful is that!
I'm really getting to know our investigators pretty well. They've actually made me feel quite welcome, although they do miss the Anziano before me (he was here for five transfers, nearly 7 months), but that's not too big of a problem for me. Most of the people we're working with are really solid, and they are making progress, it's just taking some time for some of them.
I really like Anziano Calchera. He's actually from New Jersey, but lived in Brigham City before he came out to the field. He's a pretty chill guy, thinks a bit like me in regards to the work (member-missionary work is the best way to do things), and we got along really well, so things are good on that end of the field.
Well, this week was probably one of the best weeks I've had for teaching, and it shows. With our appointments, we taught the message simply, and the Spirit has been strong in every teaching setting we have been in, thanks to our Heavenly Father for giving us that support.
We have a new investigator, a friend of one of our new converts, and he truly feels the Spirit when we meet with him. He has accepted the challenge to read and pray about the Book of Mormon, and he has now come to Church twice (he came last week, and that's when we got an appointment with him).
We met with a friend of one of our members and talked about the Book of Mormon and prayer. We're going to finish up with the rest of the Restoration this week. He seems pretty receptive, and I have hope for him.
Well, there we go. There's really nothing else I can say, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the other miracles that the Lord is going to put before us this week, and this transfer.
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