Chapter 41: Why aye man, it's cold outside!

Hello everyone!

In the subject line, I thought saying "baby, it's cold outside" was a bit awkward, so I put a Geordie twist on it. (Geordie is the name of the accent here in Newcastle.) "Why aye man" basically means "Yeah" or something of the affirmative nature. :)

And it has been really super cold and rainy lately. But hey, it's still been a good week! This week we got to take a field trip to Billingham for a Zone Conference. It was really great and we learned lots of new things. The most important thing we learned was about how despite our trials or difficulties, we need to keep our chin up and smile. We have many things to be thankful for, and we should always keep those in mind. 

Pretty sunrise on the train to Billingham

This week we also had a few wonderful miracles! We met with Jerry, a recent convert, and he told us an awesome story about how one day when he lost his keys, he looked for them everywhere but couldn't find them. So after doing all he could, he remembered that he could pray for help. So he prayed, and then had a thought come to him that he should open the front door. He thought that was a bit strange, but he did it anyway. When he opened the door, an older woman stood there, holding his keys! He was so excited he told everyone about it, and he told us that his roommates were saying that they should learn how to pray too, so that they can always have someone help them.

Sister Chee, Sister Lu, and me

We also scheduled Izzie and Zhang Yi, some of our long-term investigators, for baptism on the 29th of November! They were both very willing to pray about that date and prepare for it, so we are happy for them. I'm grateful for the influence of the Holy Ghost and how it has helped these friends of mine feel the love that God has for them.

All the Chinese speakers in the north - front row is Sister Xie, Sister Lu, Sister Chee, me.
Back row is Elder Sorenson (he's in Newcastle) and then Elder Lee and Elder Adams,
 who is also here (he's my district leader.)

Well I hope that you all have an absolutely wonderful week! Enjoy the snow if you live in Idaho, or the sun if you live somewhere warm - I'll just enjoy the lovely gray weather here in England. :) Love you all!!

Sister Lu, Sister Chee, Sister Monroy, me