Dear Family
Well this morning Elder West and I had our studies and also opened our first present for the 12 days of Christmas! It was really sweet. I liked it a lot and I think Elder West did too. We read the story and enjoyed that as well. It is weird to think that Christmas is so close! Time is flying by, I remember when Grandma and Grandpa sent me a letter and on the back they said before you know it, it will be Christmas and look at that it is! Weird! Anyways this week has been nice. Last P-day we played dodge ball which was pretty fun, we also did some shopping which was sweet. This Thursday we are having our Christmas Devotional which should be fun, we are doing a white elephant gift exchange. So last Monday I was looking for a gift and I found the perfect thing, I found an Edward Barbie doll! It was awesome but it was like $24 so instead I went with a poster of Edward! Hahaha It’s this totally lame picture with this ridiculous quote at the bottom! Haha Whoever gets that gift is going to be psyched!
Well this week was a cold one… I forgot which morning it was but it was -10 and that was without wind chill. I went outside in it and it didn’t seem that cold but then I noticed that my nostrils were freezing over. That morning we didn’t go out, we were told not to so we did service for the members we live with. Also for the past couple of days it has been in the 40’s and I never thought I would say this but it’s been pretty warm! I guess when you are coming from -10, anything about 10 is warm! Haha We have been riding around with no jackets and no gloves because we get too hot when riding! Haha
Also this week we had some Ox Tail soup for dinner. That was interesting. It tastes just like pot roast that is cooked in a crock-pot, so I didn’t mind it. It just tasted like regular soup. If they would of showed me the tail before they cooked it, it might have been a different story, but it didn’t taste too bad. Also this week we had interviews. Those were nice. I think Elder West and I will be staying together. Transfers are right before Christmas, on the 21st. President Ely doesn’t like to move people around too much during this time so I think we will be staying together but you never know. We also had our ward Christmas Party this Friday! That was awesome! We had some really good food and some really good pie! It was delicious. We had a good turnout of investigators, we had 5 come to the party so that was awesome! One of the coolest parts is that fact that the members were fellowshipping them, we talked to them but they all sat with other people and had a good time, Elder West & I got jacked and had to kinda sit by ourselves but I would rather have that then no one talking to our investigators.
Our investigators are doing well, we got a couple new ones this week so that was awesome, but one of them scheduled the return appointment for January. Lame. We have been working hard to teach them what they need to hear and to help them. Some of them are coming along nicely and others aren’t so we might have to stop going by there so we can best use our time elsewhere. Well that is about it for this week! I love you tons! I hope that you have a great week! Thanks for all you do for me! Thanks for the presents, I haven’t opened them yet but thanks! I love you so much! I’ll talk to you next week! Have a great week!
Love
Elder Lassen
Miracle of the week: This week I was able to be an instrument in the Lord’s hand and be led by the spirit to the things that I needed to do at that time to get a hold of some potential investigators! The spirit has also been there to help me teach some lessons this week to touch the hearts of the people!
Oxtail soup? Bring it on! That’s almost as good as roasted oxtails. Almost like drinking gravy. YUM! Obviously, the boy is in need of a culinary lesson when he gets home.