What's good everybody?! Thanks for all the Christmas wishes from everyone!
It was Christmas week and we had one of the greatest weeks of the mission so far! We got sooooo much done. We got 9 new investigators here in lil old Rockland. It all started on Tuesday really. We had like 4 hours before we had a lesson, and so we decided to just walk around. It was all fun and games until it started raining and the ground froze. While we were slipping around we got a text from the vehicle coordinator telling our zone that we were grounded. So we had to head home.
We set a baptismal date with W this week too. It has been set for February 17th and it will be really cool to see her get baptized. She was the very first person I street contacted into. We lost contact with her for a while, but then we found her again like 3 weeks ago. She's already come to church twice! So we will be working with her closely for the next month and a half.
This week we had a really interesting district meeting. We were all sitting there doing our own thing when President Blair came in and crashed the party. It was pretty awesome. He brought all the presents and a new car for Machias. Then he proceeded to give a sermon about next year and how it's going to be the craziest year ever for our mission. So that was cool. During it though Sister Blair was kinda trying to rush everyone out and get us home. Our weather apps aren't good so none of us knew that we were going to have a bunch of snow dumped on us. So we began our journey home, and we got a call from a concerned member who wanted to know where we were and if we were ok. We told her where we were about an hour and a half from home and she freaked out! She told us to go get a room and wait out the storm😂 we didn't have time for that though so we decided to keep going. By the time we got to our car we contemplated if we should continue. Our car is a two wheel drive Carolla with regular tires. It struggles in like 3 inches of snow. We pressed forward though. When we got to the hill next to our house we were following someone going extremely slow. Like ridiculously slow. Like I could have gotten out and walked faster than this guy. But he had 4 wheel drive, so he didn't have a problem. All I have to say is by the grace of God we still have a car here in Rockland.
We visited C in the rehabilitation clinic on Sunday, and my guy has lost over 85 pounds. He's a monster! He dropped all of it in a week and a half. He almost looks like a new man. Our next goal with him is to get him in a condition where he can go to the temple. I'm hoping I can be there once he's able to.
Another cool thing happened this week too. Our Branch President illustrates for The Friend, that kids magazine the church puts out. We modeled to be some missionaries in it. So be on the lookout, I might be famous in the next few months😂
We also participated in the Christmas program, and I sang in the choir. That will probably be the only time you'll ever see me do that. That is until I'm an old man.
Anyways I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a happy new year. It's gonna be a good one. Cool thought that I will spend the entire year of 2018 in the service of my God.
Cool scenery of the week:
Making cookies:
Before district meeting:
After district meeting:
(no wonder Sister Blair and the Sister from their branch were so worried!)
Random pictures from the week:
Modeling for The Friend magazine:
Cool new investigator used to own a skate shop:
Selfie of the week:
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