Hello!
What a good week! As far as transfers go, I am still unsure whether or not I will be leaving this next week. I just learned from President Topham's email that from now on he will be keeping missionaries in the same areas for longer than in the past. That gives me a little more hope that I could stay, but then again I would hate to get my hopes up only to be disappointed. So...I have been a little on edge, but I am trying to make the most of the time I have left here. I say it again and again, but I love this area. I love the people. The ward is wonderful. What more could you ask for!
It has cooled off significantly this past week, and we are seeing more snow. The other day we were street contacting, and we were absolutely freezing!! Luckily we had on our heavy winter coats, but our hands and faces were completely numb. We decided to take a quick break and get some hot chocolate in a local coffee shop. At first we were the only ones inside, but a few minutes after we sat down a huge crowd of people came in. As people got settled we realized that we knew about half the people in the coffee shop. Charles, Jim, Renee...these were all people we had met on the street and since become friends with. (They had declined our invitations to meet with us but will still chat with us when we run into them) Hahaha, for a moment we felt like Bellevue locals!! We talked to each of them for a bit, and we actually ended up giving Jim a Book of Mormon. He was talking about all the terrible things he saw while he was in the army, and I told him of some comforting verses that could be found in it. That experience along with many others is why I love serving in this area. The community has really come to know us and trust us, and because of that we are seeing more people who are open-minded. Not to mention, knowing so many people is so much fun :) I don't think you could have quite the same experience in any other area!
We had a great lesson with Alexis this past week, and she came to church yesterday! We are a little worried because she told us in a text before church yesterday that she thinks a non-denominational Christian church will be more for her, but she says that she still wants to continue meeting with us. We hope that once we understand her reasons and reteach the Restoration that we will be able to get things resolved. She has made so much progress and I would hate to lose her now! We also picked up a new investigator named Damon this past week. He's in his mid-thirties, and he has been through a lot in his life. He feels stuck in his situation, and he is lacking some hope in his life. I was able to testify to him that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ people can change and we can rise above those things that hold us back. We will be meeting with him tomorrow so hopefully that goes well!
I think those were the highlights! We saw other little miracles as well. We were raking our leaves the other day and we had the impression that we should rake our neighbor's leaves as well. As we started raking them I hoped that he wouldn't come outside, but as we were just finishing up he did. Haha, he was super grateful and we ended up having a nice conversation with him about our missions. I know that service is a wonderful means of doing missionary work. That experience was something little, but I know that we were able to at least plant a seed. Hope all is well back home! I love you guys!
Love,
Sister Denney
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