Week #78

Hi Mom!

So we haven't met with Elder Gay at all yet. Our conference with him is tomorrow for most of the day. Then on Friday, all the Zone Leaders are going to meet with him. I'm so excited to be spiritually uplifted by this conference! I feel like I'm working hard but just need a little kick to help me work more effectively. 

Sad story about the fireside... We were all ready to go, super stoked to listen to President Brown and the Kirtland sites director speak, when we got a text from Anthony. He told us he wasn't going to be able to make it. He had a friend come into town from Chile unexpectedly and couldn't leave. It was sad... Earlier that day at church, the heater in the building was broken! The whole building was freezing cold! I think the primary room was mid 40's! The whole meeting I was shaking in my shoes because it was so cold! Towards the end of the meeting, the first counselor got up and said that the rest of church would be canceled. Never before in my entire life have I had church canceled! As a missionary, when something falls through, you don't just go home and take a nap. You have to go and make something happen! We spent a lot of time Sunday finding because so many things fell through. 

Despite Anthony not being able to go to the fireside, he's been way less busy. He's doing super great! He's reading more and we get to see him more frequently. This past week, we got to help him oil some of the wood at his mansion home. We're going back over on Friday to help him some more. He's so awesome! Still struggling a little bit with church attendance but other wise he's crushing it!

We saw Lauren this week! She's so awesome! I forgot how prepared she is! She's loving and totally understanding the Book of Mormon. She is almost done with the New Testament to we're going to talk with her about that next time we see her. I am loving the New Testament! I started in 1 Peter and am going to revelations. There is so much good in there! I can't wait to come home and study more out of the bible. I don't have enough time in the mornings to read everything that I plan to. 

Frank is back and forth between wanting to be baptized and not wanting to. We're still meeting with him, he's just having a hard time. 

Terri and her family have been crazy busy so we haven't seen them recently. We're hoping to see them some time next week. We're staying in contact with them over the phone and they seem to be reading and loving the Book of Mormon! 

I got a couple of flat tires this week so that was fun! Good combination of biking and walking haha. We've been trying to bike more so that we can be out talking to more people. The only problem is, I need steel tires or something for the Cleveland roads! So much crap on the road! 

Also, I noticed that my pants are starting to look a little rough. I was wondering if you could send me just a 2 pairs of pants from Mr. Mac for my birthday. I really like their pants! I would love a light grey pair and a dark grey. That would be awesome! 

Love you so much Mom! I think I gave you permission to watch that video so hopefully that works. Love you!

Love,

Jack