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David and Elder Malpartida having some fun!
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Hey there Fam!
Sounds like y'all had a good week and have
some fun plans in the near future, stuff is happening, and life is picking up
and rolling on in the right direction for you all! It is hard for me to picture
Tom eating real food. I guess missions really are magic! I will keep Em and
Mom in my prayers as they are traveling. So I was not able to email on Monday
due to icy roads. It rained ice on Sunday, so the roads were super slick on
Monday and the majority of the mission was forbidden to drive, even though all
the ice was melted here in McKinney by about 4 in the afternoon. I just don't
get this Texas weather. The majority of last week was nice; it even got up to
80 degrees on Saturday! And then Sunday out of nowhere it dropped down to 17,
with snow and ice. Right now we are in the 40's, and I think it is only
supposed to get warmer from here, but you just never know! I am looking forward
to rain and storm and tornado season that is just around the corner!
We had a decent and typical week here in McKinney. Transfer calls
were Saturday, and we didn't receive a phone call, so I am sticking around for
another one with Elder Malpartida. And that's what I was expecting, so I am
okay with it. I went on an exchange on Tuesday with my district leader, Elder
Belnap. He just got done with being a zone leader for 6 months, so he is very
wise and experienced and I learned a lot from him. He has also had Elder
Crockett and Elder Haskell as companions in the past, so it was fun to exchange
our stories and experiences with them.. hehe! We teach English classes every
Wednesday, and usually nobody shows up, but last week we had two teenaged
brothers from Honduras come. They came to Texas for their sister's wedding and
baptism. They know absolutely no English and it is hard to teach English! But
they are cool kids, they are getting involved with the youth of the branch, and
hopefully they will be baptized before they go back to Honduras! And if not,
Elder Hansgen will take care of them.
So we have had two lessons
with the Evangelicals since the first one that I told you about. The second one
was a week ago, and I really wasn't sure what to expect, and I wasn't expecting
too much, just because it took so much begging and convincing to get them to let
us come back. So we took a member with us, and all I wanted to do was get a
Book of Mormon into their hands. I started out by asking if they had any
questions, and they said "nope, you cleared up all my doubts and questions last
time". And I was like "WHAT?!" That definitely wasn't what I was expecting to
hear. So then we taught them about the Book of Mormon, we gave them one, and
they promised to read it without any problems or hesitations. I was stunned,
and I felt really good when we left. So then we went back on Monday, they had
their Books of Mormon in hand when we got there, and I was expecting a miracle.
I was ready for them to tell us that they read it, they loved it, they received
an answer, and they wanted to come to church on Sunday. Then they broke the
news to us, and politely told us that they liked it, but want to focus on the
Bible, and can't really see themselves changing religions. I was devastated.
We were there for two hours trying to convince and persuade them once again, and
we got a semi solid return appointment. I don't know why I am trying so hard
with this old couple; something just won't let me give up on them! I left there
feeling quite discouraged. The thought came to my head "WHAT IS IT GOING TO
TAKE?". I don't really know. But then a quote came to my head from President
Spencer W. Kimball: "The greatest reason for missionary work is to give the
world it's chance to hear and accept the gospel and open the doors to eternal
life." At least I am giving people their chance, and I will continue giving
people their chance to the best of my ability, whether they take advantage of it
or not!
-McKinney is becoming more familiar now. I only need the gps every now and
then, so that is a good feeling.
-I know I don't get enough exercise, but as far as I can tell, I'm not
getting fat yet. We have a fitness center at our apartment with a treadmill and
a few machines, and we go a few times a week, but we still need to do a better
job of taking advantage of that.
-I wouldn't mind more of those oatmeal balls. You can send them with the
next package, but I don't really need anything at the moment.
-My camera is working great!
I think that's all I've got to say for this week. Love and miss ya!
Elder Williams
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