So yet another week has gone by in the mission field! It’s so crazy how time flies!
This week has been pretty slow though. Numerous appointments have been canceled, we didn't have that many new investigators, and I woke up a couple days ago with a cough, headache, and chills :/. However, there are still so many miracles going on!
This past week, Elder Zieler and I went on splits with the Nanaimo elders. Super awesome time! Elder Camp and I stayed in Port Alberni while Elder Zieler went to Nanaimo with Elder Huni. Super awesome time with Elder Camp! We also met with Marilyn this week who is this super awesome investigator that we have! We have taught her everything but she just won’t commit to baptism quite yet sadly :(. We also met with our GOLDEN investigators parents, the McKean’s. Gracias mom is a less active, and the rest of the family is not members. I admire her so much more considering the lukewarm welcome that we received from her father. She is such a strong 9 year old and she is so awesome to teach, and she has plans to be baptized on December 21st! Super awesome eh?!?!?
Another one of our miracles this past week was when we tracted into this lady named Alesha. I would have to say that she is in her late 20's, and she is super awesome! We have an appointment set to meet with her tomorrow! It was such a super awesome contact though because we said a prayer with her right on her front porch! It was such a cool experience! I have to admit that I kind of opened my eyes during the prayer as Elder Zieler was saying it, and she just had the biggest grin on her face and she was nodding her head as the prayer was said! SUPER AWESOME MIRACLE!
We had a super awesome Sunday as well! Church was super awesome as always! Elder Zieler went and bore one of the most powerful testimonies I had ever heard. He talked about how, through his true desire to figure out if he should serve a mission, was answered, and that he would serve even if it meant that he would not get the football scholarship. It then turns out, that he had a meeting with the coach from the college that he was going to play for. The coach then asked him all of the sudden, if he was Mormon, and if he was going to serve a mission or not. He said yes and then the coach said that they would hold the scholarship for him until he got back! Such an awesome miracle!
We also went to a Christmas concert on Sunday which was super awesome! It was a string musical, and the director, as well as the drummer, the pianist, and a couple singers were members of the church. They were super awesome and while we were there, it gave us the opportunity to be able to talk about our church with other people! One of the men sitting right next to me was very curiously looking at my badge. Super cool conversation starter! The rest of the Sunday was super awesome as well! We went over to the Patterson’s for dinner, and by this time of the day, with it being fast Sunday and all, Elder Zieler and I were STARVING!!! They fed us so much! I didn't think that my stomach could take anymore! Of course, Sister Patterson then brings out pumpkin pie topped with ice cream. Super yummo! Super full though!
Things have been super great though! Elder Zieler and I get along super great! He is such a country boy though. I figured out really quickly that he likes Ford trucks. Super awesome missionary though! He is so awesome! Well I sure miss ya’ll! Seems like you have had a lot of fun the past couple of days though! Sedona is super awesome! So many good memories! Especially that one night where we could not stop laughing for our lives! I’ve had a few Sedona moments on my mission :). Well I sure miss you and love you all!
Love
Elder McCown
