March 3

What an awesome week we had. I am so happy with how this area is starting to progress. Our efforts in tracting have paid us back with two new investigators who have great potential, lots of questions, and a sincere interest in reading the Book of Mormon and watching the DVDs that we have to offer. What's even better is that we have set up another great week ahead of us. I'm looking forward to it. Elder Ferney isn't supper happy though. He has been here for 6 months and next week (March 12) is transfer day, so most likely he (Elder Ferney) will be getting transferred. He feels cheated that all the success that is happening right before he likely leaves. He isn't really disappointed, he's fine, and the Lord will have great success for him in other areas of this mission.

I'm so happy it’s finally March! I'm going to pretend that this means warm weather and radiant sunshine. I know I always talk about the weather but let’s be honest, when its 10 degrees, seemingly forever, how can you not mention the freezing cold. My watch tan from my high school track and field days has gone - not cool! Bring on spring, we welcome you with all the open arms we can muster in this cold. At least I sleep warm (thank you for the blessings of heaters and electric blankets).

As for the missionary work, we have spent a lot of time in the cold, knocking doors. This week I went on exchanges with the Beaver Dam Elders. While we were out visiting a few potential investigators and freezing because it was something like 0 degrees, we decided to go to the house of a man that we had tracted into a few weeks earlier. He had accepted a Restoration pamphlet, but closed the door before we ever could get his name. When we knocked on the door during our exchange this past week we were thrilled that he was willing to let us in. We ended up talking with him for 45 minutes answering all the questions he had from the pamphlet (he had read it cover to cover and had gone online to try and learn more). I was so happy to see that our previous efforts in tracting had brought forth good fruit. J Another happy story is that of an investigator who told us recently that he spent three hours on Sunday reading the Book of Mormon. That's kind of crazy; he is reading more that we do in a single day.

Scripture for the week: Mosiah 4:15

But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.

Thank you all for your prayers, your thoughts, and all your letters and packages. Have a wonderful week.

Elder Luymes

Sun Prairie Historical Museum - we volunteer twice a week.

Our fabulous Sun Prairie District!