Greetings from the Great OCM!!!
SUB-ZERO! It
has been a bitter, bitter cold week this week with the lowest being -7
and for two days it never got above 5 degrees! Yesterday morning when
temperatures were near zero we threw boiling water in the air and most
of it froze before hitting the ground! I am staying warm though. Right
before the cold weather hit President sent out a voicemail demanding
everyone who does not have a scarf to go and get one. In my area there
are no places to get one so we ran to the dollar store and bought a
cheap 5$ blanket, cut it in half, and wrapped it around ourselves. I
really have never wore a scarf before until just a few days ago but it
really makes all the difference. So we were out working in sub-zero
temperatures for a couple days but all is well, in fact when I walked
into the library it was 18 outside (pretty much short sleeve weather
compared to the last few days). Supposedly this is much colder than it
has been for the last decade so this is unusually cold. But I am staying
warm.
Quinn's story is awesome. I love the analogy and it
something that I will use to strengthen my faith. Sometimes the Lord
lets us take the controls for a little while. He knows we can do it; He
knows what we are capable of. We just have to trust him and fly!
I am also thrilled to hear that Connie got tickets to
the temple open house. I love her letters. I really wish that being here
on a mission we could work on family history work. In college that was
one of my hobbies that I enjoyed most. Especially since it brought me to
the temple, and man I sure do miss the temple.
Yes, transfers will be tomorrow and transfer calls will
be later today. I will write you a quick note and let you know what my
status is once I know. It is always a suspenseful p-day waiting for those
calls. I imagine I will be staying here, which I would like to because
of the great people we are working with right now.
We had interviews with President last Friday along with
a training and I took some valuable things away from it. He told us to
rise up and exercise our faith to find people to teach. Nothing happens
until we find! So that is a focus right now in the zone. I love
President Nilsen and when he speaks you can just feel the power and
authority of his calling. He has made miracles happen in this mission
and I will be sad to see him go here in the summertime.
We have a few progressing investigators right now who
are very, very close to being baptized they just have a few concerns
such as, getting married, working on Sunday, and getting off probation.
Working through concerns can be very tough sometimes! It all comes back
to faith again. Taking that leap over those concerns and being baptized.
Lots of people just have a hard time taking that leap of faith. Fan the
flames of faith!
I love you and hope you have a wonderful week. Just a
side note, get to the temple as much as you can with the names of your
ancestors; it is what prepared me most for my mission!
Love, Elder Beutler
