Elder Wood said that they continue to have success with finding new people to teach and have appointments with. This was week number 7, and they extended their streak of at least 1 person per week. They were well over this week, with 7 new people; 5 of them a family with several kids. It sounds like they haven't had anyone decide to attend church with them yet, but they have had multiple appointments with some people and are enjoying their conversations.
He also enjoyed a good conversation with a local pastor who is interested in learning a little to help find common ground between the churches. It's a refreshing change from those who don't want to talk at all. Elder Wood has also discovered, during some of their phone contacting experience, a major dislike for generic mailbox full messages - not only did the person not create a message, they obviously aren't checking them, either!
They had some excitement today with snow falling from the sky! Not that it stuck anywhere, but actual snowflakes were seen! In general it's not exceedingly cold as far as temperature, but it's very windy, which can cut right through you and make it feel much colder than it is.
The exciting news for me is that Elder Wood bought a small tripod this week for his phone. He apparently has the best camera in their district, so he was nominated to take any group photos. That means I also get to see them; I'm enjoying seeing more pictures of people lately (although still plenty of birds, too!)
Spiritual thought: There is a reason we call the Book of Mormon the "keystone of our religion." The Book of Mormon's truthfulness tells us that Jesus Christ is truly our Savior and Redeemer. That Joseph Smith was truly His prophet. And that this church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is the kingdom of heaven established on the earth.
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| Elder Wood at Boom Chicken, in his opinion the best restaurant in the district |
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| Elder Grunig with some ducks |
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| The district after their P-Day district activity involving various games |
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| This boat in the middle of the desert is apparently a missionary landmark |
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| You can barely see the flecks of snowflake - this was on the inside of his car door, about the only place it stuck for even a few seconds |
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| Bird photo of the week |
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