Yo yo yo!
Things are going pretty well. It was a weird week because we were constantly trying to compensate for Elder G.'s illness but he's getting better and things should be back to normal soon. He got the flu pretty early in the week and was just totally out of it for a while. He was pretty dang sick. We hope none of the rest of us gets sick. That resulted in Elder S. and I running around all the time trying to cover the appointments from both companionships. Actually one day was just sprinting back and forth between home and our branch mission leaders house and the church. We got everything covered but it was a wild few days. The funniest thing is that we came home one day and Elder O. had all of a sudden learned a bunch of random words and he proceeded in 100 percent perfect korean to ask if it was ok to put his umbrella in the fridge. I couldn't deny him it was such good korean. Also we practiced the first lesson a lot this week and Elder O. told me a few things that may not be strictly correct... Such as "the jews are special and the indians killed Jesus" also " It's possible for Joseph Smith to have lived in the 1820's" and every time he didn't know what to say he would look at Elder South and say "Elder South, do you think about ____?" It was pretty good, but he really is coming along.
We also had a three hour appointment with Brother K and the Branch President this week. We cleared up a lot of his questions and set the stage for the next teaching appointments but he really isn't very open. We continue to invite but again he is functioning intellectually and isn't super in tune spiritually. We may have to stop teaching him for a little while. He is such a rad guy though.
Study is going well. I'm finishing the New Testament and also re-reading PMG. There are always little insights to be had and things to learn and I love that I have that time to study. Constant small revalation, daily bread, really is the key to a healthy spiritual life.
We are working on getting investigators and helping people to really keep commitments. Lots of people like us and will come talk and listen, but there aren't tons who are just itching to go with the gospel. It is a struggle everywhere though. We are trying to move some of the ward activities on to the shoulders of the ward now and that is going well. We will continue to work and stretch. Missionary work is way fun but totally demanding to the point that if you aren't willing to devote yourself all the way then its just hard. Like if you dropped a 100 foot cliff and only committed 90 feet then you wouldn't have a pleasant experience but if you did the whole 100 you would just land in soft pillowy snow and it would be way awesome. Commit!
Things are good, life is happy and crazy just the way I like it. I passed a year as a missionary this week and its been a good one for sure. I'm so stoked to have another one to keep going. We went to the temple this week and I got a new haircut! Also this awesome lady in my last ward gave me a sweet scarf so I am staying toasty.
Well stay happy and stoked! I hope the skiing is good and that the living is better. Have a good week!
