GREEN DINNER! It was interesting to eat. And obviously the girl in the picture with me is my companion. I really like her. She's from Perry, UT, a place no one has ever heard of. She always gets a blank stare after she tells that to people. She is a hard worker and inspires me to work hard. She has been out for 8 almost 9 months. I'm the second missionary she's trained. She was going to school to be a photographer and will finish that when she gets back.
Nothing much to report from our area this week. Work is still slow. We've had quite a few appointments cancel. EVERYONE apparently has been getting sick. Bobby was sick. Ilene's daughter was sick so she couldn't meet with us. We keep having appointments with all these potenitial investigators, but the appointments always fall through. I think it's safe to say I like teaching less actives the best, since those are the only teaching experiences I have had so far. I get so confused visiting some of them. They have a testimony. They know the church is true. They get emotional talking about how the gospel has blessed them. But they won't go to church. I just don't get it. We've been trying to figure out the real reason they don't go so that we can help them come back.
Last week was HOT! It is NOT fun to go tracting when it is that hot. We usually use that time to try and contact potential investigators and less actives. We were able to get ahold of lots of the less active members last week and have small visits with them. We've been working with one family a lot, where the mom is the only member and she's less active. She went to church before she moved, but once she moved to this area she stopped going, possibly because she didn't have as good of friends in this ward as she did in the last one. So we're trying to find some people to fellowship the family. Her daughter Cassidy has in the past expressed interest in getting baptized, but doesn't at the last minute. I think she wants to, but she's scared of the change and she doesn't want to feel pushed into it. So we'll be patient.
Hopefully I'll have more to update next week. At least you got some pictures! We'll keep working hard and I'll tell you more about some of the awesome people I've met in the ward. They love to take care of us. Our dinner calendar is usually filled up a month before, apparently.
Love you all!
-Sister Stacey
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