(every time any of the missionaries in this area see a truck, they ask Elder Jones if it's his)
Hola mis amigos!
Hello
from warm, sunny Middleton! The weather here is feeling more like April
everyday, and I apologize to any of you East Coasters who I hear are
suffering through an especially cold winter.
This
week has been really awesome! i ate pizza at least 4 times (I lost
count), which gave me the opportunity to hone my pizza-devouring skills.
Thursday
afternoon I was able to put down 11 slices at the Italian restaurant
down the street from our apartment! Elder Jones just watched in horror
as I returned to the buffet line again and again. We were also able to
meet a lot of new people this week, and set dates for 5 new people to be
baptized! I can't explain the amount of joy I feel when people decide
to change something in their lives in order to come closer to Jesus
Christ! It beats pizza by a long shot!
Cool story: I was with Elder Bruce for the day on Wednesday,
and we had about 20 minutes until we had to be at the Methodist church
to help with the community dinner. We were driving down main street, and
I suddenly had the address 211 Jasper pop into my head. I thought that
was a little strange, but we had some time to spare, so Elder Bruce and I
decided to stop by. We found the address, and ended up talking to an
older lady there for about 15 minutes. She was super nice, and said
she'd love it if we could come visit and pray with her another day. It
was a great visit and we left feeling pretty content. We went to the
community dinner, and at the end, the lady in charge came up to us and
asked a favor: "One of the older ladies that usually comes to these
dinners wasn't able to make it, so we were wondering if you two would be
able to go drop some food off with her and see how she's doing. I
believe her address is... 211 Jasper." Elder Bruce and I just about
fainted at that point! But we were able to go visit her again and bring
her a meal, and it was such a special experience! I have a strong
testimony that 'coincidence' is not in God's vocabulary.
Weekly
Challenge: This week, make a new friend! Go out of your way to talk to
someone you haven't met before, or doing some service for a stranger.
And let God lead you!
Love you all,
Elder Doyle
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