Family!
This week was pretty
crazy, though after seeing your pictures and reading about the weather there,
it really hasn't been too bad... We officially have snow in Ohio. On
Friday night we got a pretty big storm (Ohio-speaking). It was bad
enough that we got a message from the assistants saying that all cars in the
mission were GROUNDED! We couldn't drive! So we did what we could,
we made muffins and took them to people in our area in the snow! It was
quite the party... Ohio also doesn't have intricate snow-removal systems
like Utah, so when it snows here, they are much more likely to shut the schools
down. And that's what they did. Also, because they don't have tons
of snow-removal stuff, the roads get super icy. Last night we were late
to a few appointments because everyone was driving so slow...
Thanks for the
package! I got a notice for it on Thursday, but they didn't want to
leave it on the doorstep, so they took it back to the post office, and I didn't
have time to get there until Saturday. But I got it! That GPS
will definitely be helpful. Elder Graf had one, and we were given one to
use in this area by Elder Elbaba's trainer, but this one will certainly be put
to good use. If you want, you can go ahead and activate that warranty
that you were talking about. Thanks also for all of the cards and letters
and things. I haven't had time yet to read them all, but I'll let you
know when I have and thank you again!
As far as the work
goes here, it's still going. We filled in that giant trench that we dug
before the snow came, and hopefully that family will have power in the next
week or so. We talked with a local library that is near to a lot of
Hispanics, and we will be starting some English classes there after the first
of the year! I'm excited for that! We were also given a bunch of
holiday treats to take around to our investigators by one of the English
members. And those treats helped us get a new investigator. The
English member made those same mini-cheesecake things that you make Mom!
We taught D-----
(E-----) the word of wisdom this past week, and he committed to keep it
and give up a few things that would hold him back from living it. We also
taught a new investigator who came to church for the branch anniversary
party. We taught him with the branch president, and it went really
well. It's amazing to see how people have been prepared to receive the
gospel by the experiences that they have in their lives.
That's about all I've
got! Thanks for everything! Have a great week! We have Elder
Cristoffersen coming to our stake conference this weekend and Elder Perkins of
the 70 coming to our mission conference, so this should be a good week!
Love,
Elder Foote
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