Oh man it’s cold. Snow came down twice this week. The first snow came and melted before noon the same day. The second snow storm came and only dumped an inch on us at best, however it is so cold that the snow hasn't melted and it could be here to stay. The weather we are having right now is what we would normally expect in December. An early winter is not welcomed by anyone and now only begs the question: Spring comes early too, right? I'm hoping so, that would be a great way to end the mission with an early spring :)

Our week was one uncontrollable roller-coaster. Due to the lack of success we are seeing at the present moment the Zone Leaders decided to blitz our area. A blitz is like an exchange but where both companionship's stay in one proselyting area. So with four Elders in Oshkosh we set out to work hard and make miracles happen. They certainly did. We taught a lot of lessons, we met a lot of people and we set up 8 appointments. It was very exciting to see this much growth all in a time period of 24 hours. The Zone Leaders stayed the night at our place too so we cooked some brats and enjoyed a delicious meal and a buffet the next day for lunch. On Thursday Elder Stevenson and I worked hard to get as many members as possible to the lessons we had scheduled. By Thursday night we had 7 member present lessons planned. We were so excited, and thrilled that we would be able to conclude this amazing week with even more great stuff to happen. Friday came, then Saturday, then Sunday. All 7 of our member present lessons either were cancelled or dropped, and none of our backup plans worked either. Nobody was home. Tracting is always the backup’s back up, so we did a lot more tracting and after several hours of doing so and not being able to talk with anybody. I vocally asked the question: What! Is there a Badger game on or something and everybody is out watching it at the bars? Sure enough, at the very next house we approached I could see through the windows the Badger game playing. The gentleman answered the door and I asked him the score (with the full intention of trying to start a conversation that would lead into something related to Jesus Christ). He informed me that the Badgers were winning and that he was not interested in our religious message. It was a heartbreaking way to conclude a week.

We did service at the Humane Society on Thursday. This time we played with the kittens first. They are an energetic bunch who love to play and explore. They were a lot of fun. I have several great photos but I will have to save those for next week because I forgot my camera cord. Elder Stevenson is getting transferred to Neenah which is a small city just 15 minutes north of Oshkosh. It is also south of Appleton (If you want to know a little geography). I'm sad to see him go after only serving with him for one transfer. My new companion is someone I don't know anything about but I am certainly optimistic that he and I can change things around here in Oshkosh. Our ward is having a Turkey bowl on Thanksgiving morning, that's exciting!!!

Scripture for the week: Omni 1:26

And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.

Love,

Elder Luymes