Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

This week thankfully wasn't as slow as last week. And a lot of really great things happened! Last Friday we had a zone conference. Being the farthest north it was a bit of a drive getting there. But we had a member of the first quorum of the seventy speak to us. His name is Elder Arnold and he is truly an amazing man. A lot of what he told us has stuck with me and has really made an influence on the work. One of those things was beginning with the end in mind. Whether we're just knocking on doors or meeting with an investigator, always have in mind their potential of who they can become. Picture them in the baptismal font, or even in their temple clothes. It's given me a whole new perspective of the people we teach and I've developed a very deep love for them. Granted, this much more difficult to do when someone slams the door in your face. But I'm very grateful for Elder Arnold and his inspired message that he gave to us.

Another really amazing thing happened that day. Coming back from the Zone Conference it started to snow... hard. A two hour drive turned into a three hour drive. The roads were slick and we could barely see. We could see an oncoming car in the distance, as it got closer, our car slowly started to slide towards it until we were completely in the other lane. Thankfully Elder Pullman was driving and I just had to hold on and brace for impact. But in the nick of time our car was able to stop sliding and get back into the other lane. It was scary. After that we were pretty startled. So we pulled over to the side of the road and said a prayer. I could immediately feel the comfort that everything will be okay. When we finally made it back to Omak we did some tracting. The first door we knocked on this middle-aged woman named Dina immediately invited us in. She gave us hot chocolate and we talked with her and her husband, Steve. She already knew a lot about the church, she even brought up questions about garments and what goes on in the temple. They were sooo kind to us. We had a discussion about the plan of salvation and the purpose of the temple. We gave them a Book of Mormon and we have a scheduled appointment to meet with them again. Two new investigators! I know that our Heavenly Father protects His missionaries, and we were meant to make it home safely so we could see them that night. 

We had Tom and Rosemary come to church yesterday! It was really good to have to them there finally. Rosemary is an elementary school teacher and it was the primary program, so she recognized a lot of the kids there and so that was really good for her. They are still having a lot problems with their marriage. A few very close calls when one of them wants a divorce. We're doing all that we can for them, and hopefully they will come around. Keep them in your prayers!

We are having Thanksgiving at a the Thompsons (they are the one's whose mother just passed away). They always give us a lot of food anyway! So don't worry Mom I'll be fend plenty. We were also invited to go to another Thanksgiving dinner later in the day with one of our investigators, Jessica and her less-active husband. But we found out that we have a 6 o'clock curfew on Thanksgiving. Which is a huge bummer. We were really looking forward to that because she's making a lot of progress. But if it's what the Lord wants, we'll do it! 

We were finally able to get some members out with us to some lessons. Which we've been struggling with a lot. Not a whole lot of people in the ward who are willing to do that. But we had some great lessons with the members, so hopefully we can keep that up! 

Omak is finally a winter wonderland! Everything is covered with snow! And I love it! 

Being a missionary is the greatest! It's also the hardest, but it's also the greatest! My testimony of this gospel and of the Book of Mormon continues to grow and develop each day. 

Oh how I love to be a missionary! 

Elder Scott