Have a great week. Man, this week has been a pretty slow one. Which is pretty odd because so far being in the field time has flown by! But this week has definitely been very slow. Most of our set appointments fell through. Which is very frustrating! But we're really hoping this next week is going to be much better.
Last Tuesday we had specialized training and interviews from out mission president. President Ware is an incredible man, and he is very inspired. He seemed to know the answers to my questions before I even asked them. Everything he told me has gotten me through this week, and it will for the rest of my mission! I've been so blessed to have him as my mission president.
We tracked into a guy named Joel. He lives in California but he's visiting his brother for a few weeks. He invited us in and we talked for a bit. He use to go to school in Syracuse and he had talked to missionaries there before. We talked about the restoration and gave him a Book of Mormon. Even though he's leaving back to California pretty soon we're still very hopeful for him and his brother.
We were also able to see Tom and Rosemary. There was a point when they were making a lot of progress and coming to church, but they're slowly starting to come to a halt. There's quite a few things they're having trouble with grasping--Joseph Smith and modern prophets mostly. But we're going to work our hardest to make sure they progress!
There is a less active/recent convert we've been seeing, the Thompsons. Their mother just passed away a few weeks ago. They had a funeral service yesterday. They invited us to come, and the service was really nice. But man, I've never felt so many stares in my entire life. It was held in a baptist church, and the second we walked in, everyone turned their heads toward us and it seemed like it didn't stop until we left haha. But the service was a great opportunity to talk to a lot of people. And to let them know that we're there to support the Thompsons. So that was nice!
It's getting sooooooooooo cold. And it's really odd because each day is a sunny, bright, clear day. But it's freezing! It definitely brings it's blessings though. We can already see a difference in the way people react to us knocking on their door haha. People are much more likely to let us in when it's 20 degrees outside. So I'm willing to put up with it!
We got transfer calls last Saturday. And... Elder Pullman and I are both staying!! Fewww! It's was kind of expected, but it was still a relief.
Even though this week has been pretty tough with appointments falling through and it being REALLY slow. It's during these times when my testimony grows the most. I can see Heavenly Father helping me and guiding me. I'm so grateful for His hand in my life. My testimony continues to grow each day! The church is true!
Thank you for all of your prayers, love and support. I love you guys!
Elder Scott
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