Im glad to hear that you are all
warming up a bit. here it is getting a bit chilly. So chilly that I
actually have to sleep with sweats on so that i dont freeze! In the
morning when we wake up, we have our sweats on, we go make breakfast,
then we go shower. After we are done showering, we go get our white
shirts and ties on, then throw the sweats on on top of them. then we go
upstairs to where we study, and we end up making a hot cave with all of
our heaters. its really fun :) You open up the door to our study room
and you get hit with a huge wall of hot air. It feels like you are
walking into a sauna.... but its just dry. Its really fun nonetheless!
:)
This week has gone by really quickly. We have had a
lot of success this week with working with the members. We had a lot of
member lessons this week. We are supposed to have 20 lessons a week. We
usually get 4 lessons with members, and 16 without members.... but this
week, we got 12 with members and 8 without!! IT was a great week for us
this week :) We found Mathias again!!! He has already read all of the
book of mormon! he a chosen for sure. We have an appointment set up with
him this week and we will see when he will get baptized!
This week I have been studying a lot about the plan
that God has for each and every one of us. Its amazing to think how much
God really loves us and how much he puts in our paths. Just this last
week, Elder Holtby and I really started to realize how much God really
does watch out for us missionaries. I have been praying a lot lately so
that i can see the work of God in my life and how I am using that work
to improve the lives of others.
We had a lesson with an inactive family this week
and whenever we go and visit them, there is always this lady who is
there with the family who hates us missionaries. We always try to be
nice with her, and be respectful, but really, I get so angry when i try
to talk to her about anything. We started talking one day and we got
into a discussion.... a mildly heated one.... and during the whole thing
I was just quiet thinking about how I was going to turn this discussion
around. Then Marta, the wife of the inactive member, started to defend
our religion. It was really cool! Marta is not a member and usually
doesnt like to talk about the church. But today, somehow, the spirit
touched her, and she started to defend us missionaries against her
friend. She testified that she knew that we were representatives of
Christ and that we were always so nice to her and her family. I of
course, started to tear up a bit. It was really another answer to my
prayer.
I know that we should always preach the gospel, and if it is necessary, we should use words.
It was fun to see the pictures of your trips! Im excited to see how big Lily and Logan are when I am home! :) Logan is huge!
I sent you a bit of pictures. Ill try to put what they are.
I love you guys and pray that you are well.
Ill be talking to you all soon!! :)
Con amor,
Elder Gray
PS. Somehow, make sure that Steve gets to the JAZZ. We will never lose a game. :)
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