Sorry about the short email last week, I had some other matters to attend to, and no Mom, it wasn't facebook. we have the privilege of using that tool from Tuesday to Saturday, but it is mandatory to use it 1 hour each day in that time frame. So facebook doesn't interfere with Pday at all. But dang, I've been working really hard to get my facebook cleaned up for Zone conference this Friday and dang. I have a lot of photos! I think I'm only half way through! It's going to take a lot more work, but it's worth it. we've already seen some benefits from using it already. The ward is getting kinda pumped about it too :)
Wow, I don't even know where to start. Last week was nuts. With
the facebook stuff it takes out a lot of time that I would normally get
to spend doing other things which can make our schedule rather packed.
We could really use a second set of missionaries in this ward. There's
sooooo much work to be done and simply not enough time in a week to get
it all done. That doesn't mean that miracles aren't happening though!
Canby
1st ward is doing pretty good. We seem to ebb and flow between our less
active work and the investigator work. After we had fasted and prayed
for new investigators, we found a few! It was awesome! but then we found
out yesterday that the most progressing one of them might just be
excommunicated. That was a little discouraging, but it doesn't mean that
he still can't come back! it just means that we can't count him as an
investigator at church and etc. The funny part is he doesn't ever
remember joining the church! ha ha. The less active work is really where
it's all going at this point. C. is having her interview with the
stake pres tomorrow for re-baptism, and there was another miracle! The
heart of her husband (who also took his names off the records) is being
softened. He told C. that he would like to join in on the lessons
just to understand more of what she's feeling, and also told her that if
she needs him to come with her, that he's willing to move forward with
her if needs be! It's the first time in my entire mission that a family
member has ever joined in on the lessons of someone that we were already
teaching. It was a miracle for sure to hear him say to us "I want to
thank you guys for coming over and meeting with my wife. You are making
her really happy. Would you mind if I sat in tonight?" It was heart
melting
We had our ward Christmas party on Saturday.
It was awesome! I found out when the kids acted out the nativity that
angels are like Fonzie and that one of the shepherds was actually the
Baby Jesus' body guard. OH! and the star that appeared in the east was
so noticeable because of it's blue coloring :) It was so funny. We
brought a guy who hadn't been to church in over 10 years and he said it
was the best church activity he had ever been to. His name is D. We've
been working on recording a version of "Come thou Fount" with him and a
couple of the YSA missionaries that cover our area as well. D. is
awesome. You should hear some of the stuff he can do with his recording
tech. He made a dubstep version of "I am a Child of God" and it's just
about one of the coolest things I've ever heard.
Well,
I love you guys. That much hasn't changed. ha ha. I hope that you all
are having a wonderful Christmas season. Christmas eve always was my
favorite holiday. I still remember when we played Jenga with all the
brothers and then Josh lost and had to jump into the snow with just
shorts and a t shirt on. It was awesome. Merry Christmas. I hope you can
all feel of Christ's love for you this season.
Love
Elder Lloyd
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