Week 44!!

Hey Everybody!!

This week was good! I'm not going to lie, it wasn't the best thing in the world to have Thanksgiving without all the family.   But hey that's all good. if i really wanted to be home I could have went home :) It really wasn't all that bad. We were able to keep distracted by the 4 dinner appointments we had! If that doesn't fill you up I don't know what will... I haven't been that full my entire life except back in July when I did an exchange with an Elder in the Samoan Ward!  

So kind of a cool story. We have been doing a LOT of finding the past week. That is really all we have been doing. A lot of the time, It seemed really really fruitless. okay it didn't just seem, it was fruitless. Last Saturday we had a "blitz" in the sister's area in our zone. That means all the missionaries in our zone split up one area and knock it to death. We almost didn't go because we had one of our only lessons of the week scheduled but we really felt like we needed to go. So we exercised our faith and decide we need to go. We were going to see if we can reschedule the lesson, it really can be a risky move to do it but we were going to try. Then the lady actually called us and said something came up at work so we rescheduled it because of her. Or so she thinks. So, we went to the blitz. It was kind of annoying to be knocking in someone else's area when we don't have people to teach in our area but it is where we needed to be. So, we go through the rest of the day Saturday. Then Sunday we went to Church and a family walks in. Turns out they live in our area but Elder Gil didn't know that. She is a member but is less active and he isn't a member. So, because we exercised our faith and went where we needed to be, God provided for us a family we can teach. We haven't been by yet, but this week we will go and talk to them.

Alma 34:41 reads "But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions." I like it a lot. It has actually helped a lot. To me it says something to the effect of "hey Elder Lloyd, you may not be teaching right now as much as you'd like to be, but be patient. You will find." I also find it interesting how it says "have patience" as opposed to "wait patiently." Patience is key in our hard times. But, so is our efforts. We cant sit on the sidelines and wait for them to pass, we need to be actively engaged in bringing about the change we want.

Thanks a lot for all your love and support! Especially in this Holiday Season. May we all keep the true meaning of Christmas near our hearts as we celebrate this year.

Love,

Elder Lloyd