Week 73: :)

If one more person asks me about Trump I'm going to go crazy...I just tell them....I have no idea what's going on down there!!!!...I didn't even know he was sworn in LOL Literally every person we talked to somehow switched our convo from the gospel to

Trump....it was so weird!!! Anyway What happened this week..... Monday we went and continued working on our rings that we're making!! Today we are going to "cast them!" We are putting them in an oven that is SUPER HOT like 7000*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO cool!!!! Later that night on P-day we took a small road trip to this members house...they have the most beautiful view of the lake, the whole town of Kelowna. Oh my goodness! It was dark, but it was still so pretty!! While we were in the lesson they were asking about our lives like always and they said "how long have you been out?" Sister Limb says, "2 weeks" I say "just over a year". For those of you that don't know I'm keeping it a secret from Sister Limb that I only have 1 transfer left. It makes it easier for her because she's new and all that....anyway so after I say that the member says, "Oh that's just what everybody says when they don't want their companion to know how long they've been out or is it like your mission rule to just say that??? How long have you really been out..." I was like NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Somehow we got over that convo and Sister Limb still didn't know lol!!!!  The rest of the week was interesting.

None of our investigators could meet up or wanted to meet up! Bummer!!! We did a lot of finding!  Thursday the sisters came over and we did weekly planning together!! We decided to order a pizza!!! So Sister Nelson and I went downstairs to pay for it and the driver wasn't there...so we waited for like 10 min...we're just in our slippers and socks....then the driver calls and turns out she is WAY OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD AND WAS SEVERELY CONFUSED. So we had to run outside with no jackets! Sister Nelson in her socks and me in my little sock slipper things and get the pizza. HAHAHAHH We looked like crazy people!!! We got the pizza and ran back. We tried to hide it because there are 2 sets of Elders that live in our complex BUTTTTT they could totally see us hahhahahahaha Anyway we eventually made it back and our feet were SO COLD!!!! The pizza was good though :) Friday we had a good day. We had a lesson set up with our investigator 2N (Tune)...yeah interesting! He is friends of one of our members. We had it all set up the member had even made a little cute cracker and cheese tray and.....HE NO SHOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The member was so sad :(
She was so excited, and so we shared with her Alma 26! This is like a mission motto for me: 27: Now when our hearts were

depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success. 28: And now behold, we have come, and been forth amongst them; and we have been patient in our sufferings, and we have suffered every privation; yea, we have traveled from house to house, relying upon the mercies of the world - not upon the mercies of the world alone but upon the mercies of God. 29: And we have entered into their houses and taught them, and we have taught them in thier streets; yea, and we have taught them upon their hills; and we have also entered into their temples and their synagogues and taught them; and we have been cast out, and mocked, and spit upon,and smote upon our cheeks; and we have been stoned, and taken and bound with strong cords, and cast into prison; and through the power and wisdom of God we have been delivered again. 30: And we have suffered all manner of afflictions, and all this, that perhaps we might be the means of saving some soul; and we supposed that our joy would be full if perhaps we could be the means of saving some. 

31: Now behold, we can look forth and see the fruits of our labors; and are they few? 

I say unto you, Nay, they are many; yeah, and we can witness of their sincerity, because of their love towards their brethren and also towards us. She Felt much better after that!!!!!! Saturday was a very weird day....I learned a lot but it definitely wasn't the best day of my life. Sunday was really good! Leslie and her kids couldn't come to church :( but we had a great Sabbath! We were asked to teach Gospel Principles 2 min before class started!! So we just taught the Plan of Salvation!!! We did some great finding and we found a son and his mom that are actually looking for a church to join!!!! MIRACLES!!! For dinner that night we went to the Adams!!! They are the best!! One of their kids (he's 12) is giving a TED TALK!!!! HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!!! Anyway, so it was their youngest sons birthday dinner and he asked for scones!!! So for dinner we had yummy buttery syrupy goodness!!!!! YUM!!! Later, we stopped by a potential that we had been trying to get in contact with for a while!! The Elders happened to tract into her and gave

us her address! So we stopped by!!! I was praying so hard she would be interested!!! She let us in!!!!! Wasn't creeped out at all that we knew where she lived!!!!  We taught her about the restoration. She believes there are multiple stairways to heaven.. She wants to meet up again to figure out what we believe!!! SO WE GOT 1 NEW INVESTIGATOR!!!! Then we ended our night at another member families house! We taught their kids the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I made my own cut outs where there's a school and then a river and a home and the steps of the Gospel (faith, repentance, baptism, holy ghost, and enduring to the end) are the planks to the bridge to get across the water. Well their 8 yr old girl was SUPER SMART and she was saying, "there's not actually a river between earth and heaven or our school and our house." She then continued to tell us how she made a covenant at baptism and how when she was baptized she became an OFFICIAL member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints... HAHHAHAHAHAHAH She was just slamming us....telling us our lesson was not realistic hahah They are way too smart for our kid lessons. hahahhaha As

we were leaving they gave us a loaf of homemade bread!!! They won back brownie points with that lol  Overall the week was good! It always is in retrospect! It's tough in the moments and seems unbearable at times but at the end...it always ends up good!!! This week there is a Worldwide Missionary Broadcast!!! There are lots of changes happening in the mission and in all missions throughout the world!! Stay tuned!!!!

Love you,

Sister Peterson