Yep, so it's another week here in Greenmount, WA, and it's turning to Spring! Our lawn needs a mow. (but someone else takes care of it, apparently.)
It's been a good week here, especially during the weekend!
Elder Swoboda and I were able to meet with Virginia and her family again on Thursday. We shared the Plan of Salvation with them, and they really enjoyed it. They asked a LOT of questions, and ended up asking us to teach them about the 10 commandments as well :D We also found out that there is another member family living there! They all came to church this Sunday, the whole household. It was amazing to see, they took up a whole row in the back. It was the first time they'd been to church in 15+ years, and they really felt the spirit as they attended. They're definitely solid, and very committed to coming back to activity.
Sunday night, we had a "Cottage Evening" at our ward mission leader's house. It was a wonderful night, mostly socialising and food, and we shared a short spiritual message as well. The purpose of them is to help investigators and less-active members make friends with the members, get to know one another better. Purpose accomplished. They really help the work along. We're hoping to have them about once a month.
Teresa is doing great as well! We weren't able to see her during the week, due to her busy schedule, but the sister missionaries ran into her, and had a good chat. She mentioned that she knows that the adversary has been working on her, and she's been having a lot of trials, but she feels that she just needs to go ahead and be baptised, sooner rather than later. We're going to set a new date with her this week :) She is so awesome.
Saturday was fun. So, in the US, the youth have a program known as Especially for Youth, aka EFY. It's fun! However, out here, due to bizarre legal complications, they just changed the name this year. For a while it was going to be known as SMYC (Special Multi-stake Youth Conference), but now it's called FSY (For the Strength of Youth). Needless to say, it's caused the ward a lot of confusion in remembering the letters. ("We're getting ready for the, uh, EFS...SYCM...QZX...")
Anyway. So in order to raise funds for the upcoming FSY, the ward had a quiz night/auction. It was fun! There were tons of nonmembers there as well, and everyone was trying to outbid each other on things such as a blender, labor hire, and tickets for the corporate box at the Perth Wildcats stadium. (Oooh.)
The YSA won a chocolate fountain table, and invited us over. Delicious. Everyone had a great time, and raised enough funds for all the youth to go.
I love this ward, everybody's so awesome, and they're friendly with Anyone!
This week I'm doing District meeting. President Lindsay called and asked if he could join in. Ah. Ok.
It'll be cool.
Hey, guess what? Today is the 26th of August.
I have 6 months left.
IT'S INSANE.
Goes by very fast indeed :)
I love you all! Have a wonderful, fun-filled week! and for those of you back in school, welcome back ;)
Love,
Elder Reeder
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