2/13/2017

Jacob was excited to see snow!

Snow and Rain this week!!!! Yes it snowed and it was super super cool hahahaha, but it did eventually turn into rain but It was so good while it lasted. It has been a lovely week here in Watford. It has been cold though!!! Straight to the bone is what all the English lads say hahaha and It's true. We are staying warm and just having the time of our lives out here. Elder Auras and I cannot believe that the transfer is over next week! It has gone so fast. Easily the fasted of my mission. For some reason it just seems like it didn't even start hahaha. But it has and its almost over. We are really happy and enjoying life though. Watford is such a cool place. We loved contacting in town. We always meet such cool people and we always have funny experiences hahaha. But overall life is good!!!! We had zone conference this week and it was super super uplifting and everyone was happy to see each other and especially President and sister Stevens!!! With the new changes, we will have interviews and zone conferences every transfer!! So it's going to be the best!!!!

We had a cool experience early this week! We met a way cool girl named M who is actually super interested in the Book of Mormon, we were walking to town and had just finished our prayer to open our finding block and I got a call from someone and answered it, as I answered it, Elder Auras kept walking and I saw this woman and I felt like we should talk to her and I so badly was praying that Elder Auras would stop her and he did! After the phone call I ran over and we talked to her for a while and she is super super coolllll!! So that was a sweet experience!

Zone conference was super super good! Ah President and Sister Stevens talked about how they had been up In Preston last week and that they visited all the places where the first missionaries had gone after the church was restored. They shared powerful stories about Heber C. kimball. It was such a great meeting. They said that Elder Holland had called them and given them an assignment to visit Preston and all the church sights hahaha. So it was so cool to hear them share how special it was up there. I feel so lucky to serve here in England, where the first missionaries were sent when the gospel was restored. It is a very special place.

Lords Hand

We saw the Lords Hand so much this week. So we were out doing a few stop by lessons and they all fell through. We decided to do some tracting before lunch. It was snowing and it was cold but we were super stoked and I was stoked that it was snowing haha, everyone outside thought we were crazy. We had gone for a while and said we were going to tract 3 more doors before we had to go. We knocked the first without luck, we knocked the second without luck, but on the third, a women opened the door and immediately let us in! Well we hesitated at first because we couldn't believe it!!!! Haha we looked at eachother first and said of course!!! We went in and simple talked about the Book of Mormon, the restored gospel, and the happiness it brings to us and to anyone who really wants to know. We gave her a Book of Mormon and invited her to read it with her husband. We left with joy in our souls. I cannot describe how it felt. The Lord was so mindful. The spirit was so strong as we testified of the plan of happiness and the prophet Jospeh Smith. The next morning we received a message from her telling us that she wasn't able to meet or learn more. We were sad but I really and truly felt so grateful that the Lord had placed her in our path. No matter what happens with her, she was able to feel the spirit as we simple testified. I have no doubt that she will accept the gospel one day as she feels the spirit again.

I love you all! Thank you for all you do! Life is good here in England across the pond. Sam dropped the cliff on milly. Haha our whole childhood was us sizing up that cliff haha. I'm happy it's been accomplished. I love you!!

No short cuts

Jake

Sam dropping the Milly Cliff