Monday, February 14, 2011

HELLOOOOO E'ERYBODY!
Another day in paradise.. or Burien, maybe one day I'll get
transferred to paradise... haha It's raining today, and it's raining
yesterday, and it's raining forever here.. haven't seen the Sun in
like a week.. BUT! I have longjohns so it can rain ALL it wants. I'm a
man. haha, The other day, I was at a family's house, the mom just got
baptized her name is Ipha, she is a Chuke, her kids love scriptures
and stuff it's one of my favorite things to sit and talk to the 5-6
year old about Nephi and answer his questions about the scriptures..
such a pure testimony. Awesome.. but anyways, I was a their house and
they fed us 'bowl O' noodle' which is like a spicy Ramen basically,
haha and Tarson came up and asked me "Is that too spicy?" and I said
"no, I'm a man.. I can take it" and he said.. "well, I'm not a man, so
I'm gonna eat a cup of noodles" hahaha... oh great kids.. I love all
the little kids.. so fun.

SO! this week started off really slow, everyday everyone was canceling
on us and John Fitzgerald (the first guy I commited to Baptism Date)
canceled lessons with us because he was gettin pressure from his old
church.. so That was super depressing... We were getting pretty down
about how everyone was ditching us, but we soldiered on! We tracted
and Contacted whenever we could, and found some new people to teach!
and we fasted of course.. cause that's the greatest thing ever. .
anyhow.. We met a guy named Michael who is from Iritria or something..
it's by Etheopia. He was a Christian there and there's lots of
persecution for Christians in that area, So he moved here for
religious freedom and to have a better life. He's got such a strong
testimony of Christ it's amazing.. Anyhow we met him and he was really
excited and we invited him to a church tour. He showed up the second
time we invited him and told us all about his testimony and how he
felt really good when he talked to us and he feels like it must be
true! AWESOME! So we commit him to baptism.. next month! He's ready,
just needs to come to church. however, yesterday he didn't come, and
when we went to his apartment he wasn't home.. (although there was
another michael living there so we asked for michael, and they asked
if he was white or.. black michael..- he's black michael.) haha that
probably doesn't make sense.. I dunno I'm rambling now. ANYHOW! Things
are so good.. I wrote a bunch of letters with stories.. and I'm
excited to do this work. I feel good. I feel so blessed by the Lord.

I know that there is a great work for me as an individual. There are
people out there that need me to sacrifice to bring them unto Christ..
Yesterday we tracted into a guy who told us that we were muslims.. and
that he didn't see the light of Christ in us... His heart was so
hardenned, and even though he was pretty brutal to us. I can't help
but plead for his heart to be softened at one point and for him to
realize Christ's way.

Well, I haven't much else to say, If I think of anything I'll snail
mail it to you. OH! Please get info about all my buddies and their
mission calls, they should be coming soon.. I'm excited for them. It's
an amazing adventure. Burien is a great place, I meet crazy people
every single day and I LOVE THEM! I wouldn't survive if everyone was
just a normal person. haha ..

OK I GOTTA MAIL MY MISH PREZ SO I LOVE YOU GUYS! PEACE!

p.s. thanks again for package.. longjohns are GOLD! and I don't think
I need any more socks.. I'm good with longjohns.. thanks!

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