I am going on a special P-Day excursion
today. One that takes us out of our area boundaries. I will be going to
the iconic Peggy's Cove on the shoreline of Nova Scotia. It's famous for
its view and ocean. I will be sure to send some pictures. Peggy's Cove
is legendary in Nova Scotia for its unique view and scenery. Because of this I will have to write a quick letter this
week but I am all good to go for Skyping home at 11:30
mountain time next Sunday. So we will have a nice family conversation with the 5 of us for
45 minutes. Hopefully you can get the logistics figured out and it all works
and we can all see each-other.
It snowed twice
this week. It began snowing Tuesday mid-afternoon into the evening. It
snowed again Wednesday morning to the afternoon then stopped. I had to
wear my winter jacket both times. I guess winter's not going down
without a fight. For the weekend it was above 15. It was 20 yesterday.
The
Sister's in Sackville had a baptism on Saturday. She was a member referral from a young
family. The baptism was at 10 am
in the morning so that her father could come. All of her family was in
attendance. There was about 15 members that showed up. The spirit was
there in rich abundance. The talks were lengthy but they had a good
spirit with them. There was some technical difficulties but we overcame
them. There was a beautiful musical number by two young girls that
fellowshipped Katelyn. After the
baptism we had some refreshments and some fellowship. Yesterday she got
confirmed and as they were confirming her I was reminded of when I
confirmed a new member in December 2014. That is one of my favorite
experiences on my mission.
Last P-Day we spent
the day at the mission home playing in a ping-pong tournament with the
metro missionaries. President & Sister Pratt even squared off
against each other. It was President Pratt's birthday last Monday and
that's how we celebrated. We also had nice hot apple pie and cherry pie.
It was one of the most fun P-Day's I've had on my mission.
President
& Sister Pratt were at Church yesterday. They weren't able to come
to the baptism on Saturday so they wanted to make up for it by coming to
the confirmation. Throughout the meetings I was able to see the lighter
side of President Pratt. It took me a while to warm up to him but now I
love him and I have an emotional attachment to him. He was being very
light-hearted and humorous yesterday. He just got back from a mission
president's seminar in Washington, DC.
We went out to
Windsor this week and saw a couple of members one who we home teach. They don`t come because of the distance and work makes one too tired to come in the morning. We like to got out
there to reach out to those members who can get forgotten because of the
distance and the circumstances. It helps them feel remembered.
We
picked up a new investigator this week. He stopped investigating because his wife was
holding him back. He reads his scriptures constantly and tries to be as
active as he can in the gospel. They have a 7 month old baby. His wife
was very unsupportive before but her heart is softening and she actually
joined in on the last 10 minutes of the lesson.
We
had Games Night on Saturday and more people showed up this time. We
played volleyball again and a lot of the younger kids joined in. It was a
good family activity. I accidentally hit our ward mission leader in the
face though :P.
Next week is transfer week.
So next Wednesday will be
P-Day instead of Monday. This transfer is very significant and will
likely determine where I spend the rest of my mission. It is jump ball
if I stay or not. I would love to stay here to the end. This is a very
fun-loving ward but at the same time if I leave I will be ready and
willing.
See you on Sunday! I`m off to Peggy`s
Cove!
Have a good week! Last Skype home!
Love,
Elder O`Brien (the older)
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