And I seal up these Emails, after I have spoken a few words by way of exhortation unto you.

Dear Family,

This week has been something. We have been pushing member missionary work, because we have almost met (not really even close) everyone in our area! So lots of meetings with ward council members, and lots of meetings with regular members too!  


We are getting the people going, because we can't do this on our own!

Anyway, after Emailing last week we went sledding while the snow lasted. It was all gone by Wednesday. 

Then we got to teach Kash (9 turning 10) the Plan of salvation, and we challenged him to Baptism! He accepted and that's happening on the 7th of April!

Then on Tuesday we went to the first district meeting of the UCON District. There were 4 Elders... And the Senior Missionaries assigned to the area. And that was it. We are the smallest district in the whole mission.

Any way, in the meeting we talked about how during lessons, we should be Teaching, Testifying, Extending Commitments, Promising Specific Blessings, and Then Following Up. And so Elder Anderson and I have been working that process in to all of our lessons and also our regular contacting! I can really see it already helping us meet and talk to new people!

Also, I made bread and brought it to district meeting for lunch after.  Glutenous bread is the easiest thing ever wow.

Then after we got to enjoy how awesome that was, it was Wednesday!
We finally met a family that we had been trying to meet for almost a month! They had never been home once! But we caught them home and got to meet the mother and two kids! apparently both she and her husband are always working, and they take the kids with them in the evening. But, neither of the kids have been baptized and they both seem like they would want to! so we will be working with them soon!

Then Thursday, we did some interviews with president, and then we had housing inspections, and then we met some other people who seemed super nice and receptive... but go to a church that teaches anti-mormon doctrine... so it was a real flip-flop kinda day!

Friday and Saturday, went quick! lots of walking and meeting new people! We were almost caught in a bible bash with some Jehovah Witnesses! We were just talking like normal people, and then they grabbed their bible, and started reading verses and asking us if we agreed with them! The one-sided conversation didn't go anywhere because we had dinner in 10 minutes and had to (thankfully) leave pretty quick! But we kinda want to go back... we will see.

Then Sunday we went to several ward councils and a meeting with all the Ward Mission Leaders in the Stake. The meeting went great, and we think that they are really starting to get the vision of mission work in their area.

Slowly but surely we will get the members here going and inviting and helping and teaching.

Anyway, I am loving it up here! Every day is an adventure, and an experience!

I am so glad that I finally made the decision to come on my mission!

-Elder Darcey