11.26.12

Well, this was a really good week for us. We had a lot of fun and were able to get a lot done. We more than double the number of lessons we taught from last week. Much of that is due to the holiday. Because of Thanksgiving, many more people were home. We met some new people and some people that we havent seen in a very long time. 

Thanksgiving in particular was very productive. It was also very filling. Let me explain. So for Thanksgiving dinner we were invited over to the house of one of the service missionary families. We ate there with their family. We ate quite a bit and were completely stuffed. Then we had to leave because we had an appointment pretty far away to go see a member that moved a few months ago and we haven't been able to visit him at home since then. We got there, he showed us around the place and introduced us to a lot of his family that was there. We shared a message with him and got ready to go. As we put on our backpacks, he said 'alright, lets eat.' Uh oh. We didn't know that we were going to be eating there too. We were still stuffed. We did our best to eat what we could, but it wasn't much, just a few spring rolls and a little turkey. We were both about to explode. Fortunately, neither of us did and we made it back home.

Sunday was also a good day. We were able to see quite a few people. Included in that is a less-active family that we had never met before. As we came up to the house, tat father was coming out. He invited us right in and we proceeded to have a good talk and lesson. One of their sons is very interested in scouting (Elder Robison has that covered) and also needs help with his chem class (I got that one). We set up a time to help him out. The wife offered to fix any clothes of ours that need it as she runs an alterations shop. Things couldnt have gone more perfectly. 

Well, I'm glad to hear that the holidays went well for all of you!

Make it a great week!

Love

Elder Manhardt