I'm glad you guys have had a good normal week. It was funny reading my cousin's comments on training--it's pretty true that the trainer has a really big influence on the new missionary's mission, for better or for worse, there'll be an influence.
Also, the picture of the backyard made me miss the rain, although we have been getting some here in Colorado lately, which is pretty unusual, I think. Spring seems to have finally come to Colorado, So I've actually been wearing some short sleeve shirts occasionally, feeling like I'm at Mission Control.
I thought of Sweet Tomatoes this week a little, actually--a member took us to a buffet, and it was basically the same experience, but with a lot less salad. The soft serve was the same!
This week had some really cool parts! So, as seems to happen every week, we were able to see some people who we hadn't seen in quite a while, including that family that came to church that one time, then kind of dropped off the face of the earth. But we met them this week, and that was cool!
Also, we were looking for an investigator, basically trying to catch him home--he wasn't home at that time, but a relative(?) was there, and he was super interested--he was like 17 years old, but he was really mature--he kind of said that he had a really good life, but that he was missing something, and that he thought that that was going to church. So we left him with the Book of Mormon, and came back the next day, and he'd read the introduction, and had tons of great questions, and said he felt like it was good, and what he needed! Then comes the disappointing-ish part: He actually lives in New Mexico! He was just here in Colorado for a few days, and we caught him at just the right time. But we got his NM address and Phone number, so we're going to call the mission office and send some Missionaries to meet him! So that was really cool.
Another super cool thing: So a couple of weeks ago, my former companion called me up (with permission) and told me that one of the investigators we were teaching back in the ward was getting baptized! So she actually did end up being baptized this Sunday, and I got permission to go down there! That was really awesome. Even from when we were teaching her, I could see such a difference. She really had a testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel, and it was just amazing. I got to see some familiar faces from the ward too. It was totally weird to be around an English-speaking ward again.
And then we're both staying here! This'll be our third transfer together, which is kind of rare. It's pretty awesome, we're going to really make this a good transfer. We're going to work really hard and do the best we can to remember and fulfill our purpose.
I know people have been asking for missionary tips. But basically, as with everything, it all comes down to: Have Faith. Change your will to meet God's will. Keep Covenants. Ask for, be worthy of, and listen to the Holy Ghost. Repeat. That's the Gospel, and it basically works for everything. Obviously there are a lot of other things that go into it, but that's basically it :).
I hope everything is going well with you guys. I love you, and miss you (2 weeks until Mothers' day, though!). Thank you for everything!
Love,
Peter
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