Wow... It's been a crazy week. Well, it started out pretty well. Late p-day. I played basketball with my zone and blew the last of my MSF() on food for the rest of the month. Sadly all of the food I bought is gone and I am barley surviving on Mac and cheese and off my companion. So its a mess. Anyway, we are having a little of a rough patch. We are struggling to find people to teach. The new video the church has put out is really good. It's called a "Savior is born". Elder Troxell and I have been showing that video a ton he past week. We have just been on the ball when it comes to showing that video. We have been getting a ton of referrals from it. Sadly no one has yet to be interested in learning more about the gospel. We actually have been getting a lot of referrals for bibles. We had a miracle come from it. We received a referral for this guy named Bryant. We came to his house and let us in. We taught him the restoration. We talked a lot about why we need a prophet. We invited him to be baptized and he accepted! And pick his own date for January 25!
It's been fun so far in Frankford. I love it here. I love being a missionary. If you would have asked me if I would be living in the ghetto as a missionary last year. I would have told you no. I had no intention. I thought that I couldn't do it. I got told I wasn't "spiritual" enough. I was at my lowest. But I'm here :). I made it here. I have worked my hardest to serve with all my heart. I can honestly say I have lost myself in this work. I have a strong testimony of the restored gospel. I know that Joseph smith saw our Heavenly Father and his son, on the spring morning in 1820. I know that the Book of Mormon true. I can testify of the atonement that it bring us happiness and joy if we just use it. I hope everyone has a great week
Well... I got transferred. My new area is in north Philly. I got my wish of being in a walking area. It's been the best week so far. Well my new companion is elder troxell we have been getting some work done. We were doubled into Frankford North. Talk about strait hood.... It's bad up here. But we are safe don't worry. Had some pretty crazy stuff happen this week. My first impression of the Frankford house was a mouse running right out the door. Gross. Another thing is people here are super weird. You get some weird questions from some people. My thanksgiving consisted of playing football downtown Philly. It was great it was a blast. My team consisted of a 6,11 byu basketball player, a Utah state lacrosse player, both of the ap's .It was great we won every game we played. Then after that we went to a buffet a ate thanksgiving. So in the branch we don't have a lot of members that can feed us, so we don't get fed to often. We had a little bit of a rough week. We only had two lessons, I am used to teaching 25-30 a week, but the future is bright here in north Philadelphia. We have a lot of potential. I don't give up. I'm never out of a fight. I hope all of you have a great week. And please stay safe.
