We were never able to get into contact with Sam this week unfortunately he was always gone. :( But yes that was the second time I got to go to Nauvoo in the field so far! :) This week was COLD but amazing!!
COLD COLD COLD COLD!!! Hahahahaha it got down to -15 degrees one day!! Thank heavens for thick coats and sweaters and gloves and beanies and thermals and all cold weather gear ever invented!!!! :D Hahahahaha so random story real fast: I love my zone they're so fun!! We were playing basketball on p-day and me, elder Clark, elder Peterson, and elder Hayden were all on a team but none of us are very good at basketball so we all just had a blast being goofballs! Hahahaha we called ourselves "the comedy quartet!" That evening, our cars got grounded so we stayed at the apartment the whole night because the heavens opened with snow on little Des Moines!!! There was like six inches on the ground within two hours!!! On Tuesday, we got a text from our APs saying that "President forbids tracting for the day because its 3 degrees outside with a wind chill of -15 degrees." COLD!!!! So all we were able to do was give some service to brother Vaughn and then we had double dinners that night. Ugh....my stomach. We had pizza at the Diaz's house and then we had taquitos at the Pymm's home that evening. We had a fantastic lesson with the Pymms about how we can all be better member missionaries and the Spirit was so strong!
Thursday was Elder Clark's last district meeting because he goes home on the 15th. :( It was amazing and elder Clark bore an amazing testimony of the things he has learned since being on a mission and the Spirit was insanely strong. He invited sister Whipple up to do the same (she leaves on the 15th as well) and she had an inspiring testimony too. :) It was probably my favorite district meeting I've ever had out here yet. On Friday we went with the APs and brother Spencer from our ward and we taught Victor and his cousins! Ok, so the APs have been meeting with Victor since June but he moved to our area with his cousins and their family. So they handed him off to us and we showed the Restoration and it was an awesome lesson! There was Victor, his cousins: Lucky, Beatrice, Greg, and Prince, and a friend of theirs whose name is Juice. Juice was really, really, really, really high off of weed so that was interesting............yea it was kinda different trying to teach him....but it was still good. :) On Saturday Janet and Amber were baptized! Amber is a lady that the sisters have been meeting with for quite some time and Janet is the awesome blind lady that we found for the sisters like two months ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was such an amazing moment to see her get baptized!!!!
Sunday, VICTOR CAME TO CHURCH!!! MAN THAT GUY IS SUCH A STINKIN' BOSS!!!!!! Janet and Amber were both confirmed and it was amazing to see their faces glowing when they got the gift of the Holy Ghost. :) After church, we had pot roast at the Cateruccis with apple cheesecake for dessert!! They are so awesome and man their boys are funny! Hahaha it was a hoot! We taught Victor and crew again that afternoon with brother Voss about the Book of Mormon and it was a really good lesson and I think they accepted it well. That night us, the sisters, and our ward mission leader brother Peterson (who is fantastic) were all able to finally meet with Bishop Dyer. We had a really good discussion about what we can all do to best serve the ward and each other in the upcoming year and the Spirit was so strong. It was especially good because the sisters and us have been feeling really disconnected from Bishop Dyer so this was an essential meeting and I feel that a lot of good trust was built with him that night. Bishop Dyer is amazing and so in tune with the Spirit! I really like him a lot. Freezin' my behind off and working hard and gaining the trust of members! :) I love Iowa so much!!! Oh and today is transfer calls. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHATS GONNA HAPPEN?????????!!!!
Love,
Elder Logan Flake
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