Monday, December 7, 2009

So this week was a pretty exciting week! Hopefully I can remember everything to tell you. I guess I will start with the events that have transpired over the last day...IT SNOWED A TON!!! There is more than a foot of snow outside, I'm not exaggereating. We dropped a ruler in the snow and it dissappeared. Its not even done snowing yet, it is still supposed to snow for a few more hours. So we can't go anywhere for P-Day and we will proabably be stuck in the house tomorrow too. They are really tight about letting missionaries drive in the snow. In fact last night the other missionaries that share our apartment hit some ice and skidded into a curb, messed their front right tire pretty bad. Also since the libraries are closed for the snow, pres. actually gave us permission to email at a members house so we walked down the street to do this. Probably the most excitement we will have all day. I wish I had some warmer play clothes so I can play in the snow but all my warm stuff isn't stuff I can play in. Oh well.

The musical number went...alright. So there were about 80 missionaries and the entire mission presidency there so I was really nervous. I was actually doing really well but in the middle one of my sheets of music fell down. And no, it didn't just fall on the ground, it managed to fall on the strings. So not only did I not have the music and I just had to try and remember it, but there was a fussy noise from the strings vibrating on the paper. haha.

We actually got a christmas tree this week too! There was a member that was going to their property to cut down a tree and they cut down an extra one for us. So we have a tree and some lights. We are just working on getting some presents for each other and put it under the tree. Yeah it is a little weird getting ready for christmas without you guys. I am def looking forward to talking to you guys soon.

I'm about 99.9% sure i will not be transferred. Two of the four are already leaving our area, so there is really no way they would move me too.But I will find out on saturday for sure.

This week was actually our best week teaching so far. We had our first real investigator come to church yesterday named Savannah. It was so exciting! Also, i don't remember if I ever told you about Walt. He was the very first person that answered his door on my first day of tracting. He was nice that day and we talked for a good 30 minutes on his front porch and we gave him a BoM. We have stopped by every week since but we never got past the porch. Well this week he actually let us in and we talked for a while. unfortunately we didn't have much time cause we had another lesson to go to but we set a return appointment I think there is some potential there.

Well I think that is it for this week. On saturday is my first transfer call and on a week from today my companion leaves to go home. crazy. Have a good week and I hope all is well.

-Elder Irwin III

P.S.- "My Commission" by: Bruce R. McKonkie | link