The week of Snow and blessings

Hi everyone!

So this week was pretty cool (haha mum, I made a pun just for you). Literally, cool. We got bunch of snow on Tuesday that actually stuck to the ground until Thursday, so I felt like I was back home! Anyway, on Monday it was P-day and Sister Andrus and I popped over to the Bakers (the senior couple in the area) for some help with my focusing issues. Quick background, my hands have to be busy when I'm studying and I felt like I was distracting Sister Andrus with my tape, cutting paper, and making a bit of noise during study. So, we went over to Sister Baker's and she taught me how to crochet. It's much quieter and my study has become 10Xs more effective. Monday night we had a big dinner with the Stake Presidency and the other missionaries in the area and, lo and behold, the mission president and his wife show up!! They were up in the area for interviews (which we had with them on Wednesday) and they just dropped by. It was by far, one of the coolest family home-evenings that I've ever been to. We ate dinner (posse stew) and then we sang a few songs while we waited for the other Sisters to arrive. Apparently there's a tradition up here that if you're new to the area, they have you solo a song. Thank heaven I wasn't the only newbie, so I had some company when they asked me to sing a Child's Prayer.

Tuesday we had exchanges and it was really fun! We had a tripanionship one of the Sister Training Leaders and so we got to go to her appointments as well as ours. Which was cool, because she's an Hermana (spanish speaking sister with spanish speaking appointments). It was really cool and they used the members a lot for rides and for member-present lessons. A lesson where a member is present is so much more effective than just a regular lesson! That, and the Spirit is just that much stronger. Hence, you should all volunteer to be at a lesson when you can :)

Wednesday was the snowy day. We did our studies and proselyted for a little bit before we had District Meeting at 1pm and our meetings with the mission president. Those meetings lasted clear until we had dinner so we didn't get a ton of proselyting done, but we had our appointments in the evening to make up for it. That, and our cars were inspected and Sister Andrus and I got to keep our "Gold Plates" (the license plate covers given to the cleanest car). Our evening appointments went really well and one of them actually came to church on Sunday! He'd brought his girlfriend last week, but she wasn't thereon Sunday, but he came all by himself!! Seriously, Sunday is like a missionaries pay-day. Especially when quite a few of the less-actives that you're working with come to church! Especially if they bring a friend who wants the lessons! Yep, that happened this Sunday!!

On Saturday, we actually had a lesson with a referral and she was so READY to learn about the Gospel. She has some LDS friends and she had gone into the LDS bookstore to buy a Book of Mormon because she wanted to read it! When we met her, she had so many questions and she was just drinking it all in! The Lord definitely prepares people. The seed may have been planted years ago, but when people are ready, they are ready.

Anyway, I hope everything at home is going well. I want you all to know that I pray for you constantly and that I know everything will turn our well!

Love,

Sister Lee

PS here are some sunrise pictures of what the snow looked like on Thursdaywhen we woke up!