Selfie in the car on the drive to Princeton to help a family move.
We saw a bald eagle eating breakfast - the eagle was beautiful.

It is so hot out here that the swim suits have already come out on the shelves at Walmart and Target, and the snow and the ice are melting! It isn't actually hot, but it was a very warm week. Elder Merrill and I went on a late night walk around a neighborhood to go visit some people just last night and I only had on a jacket, no gloves, and no beanie. It is so much more enjoyable having a normal winter as compared to last winter where we seemed to never be higher than 0. I'm grateful for the milder winter, and I am grateful that we have investigators to keep us busy with lessons. Sadly the Packers lost. We were told that the bars were packed until the game finished.

In other news, we accidentally called 911 twice this week. The supposed lock on our phone that is meant to prevent these kinds of things is so far proving otherwise. The first instance was while we were moving a family in the ward to a new home. The cops showed up and asked for the people with our number. Elder Merrill (who has the phone) had to talk with the officer about it being an accident. The second occasion was while we were saying our morning companionship prayer. Somehow in the few seconds that I had my elbow on the phone I called 911. When the prayer was finished they called us back asking if there was an emergency, I told them no. That pesky lock is really annoying for us humans to unlock, but the pockets and elbows don't seem to have any problems at all unlocking the phone and calling the same number. Nearly every time Elder Merrill pulls the phone out of his pocket we usually will find a 9 dialed.

It was a good week of missionary work. We met with our baptismal date twice this week. He is doing okay for a 10 year old. We have begun dropping off note cards with reading assignments for him and his parents to read together. Although this is only showing minimal success it is a whole lot better than him not reading anything. A few of our other investigators, we are working with a Latino man from Costa Rica. He speaks great English, and since the Spanish Elders don't have the miles to come and teach him we are working with him. This guy reads a lot, sadly he isn't reading the Book of Mormon though, instead he spends about an hour each day reading the Teachings of the Living Prophets books, or the Ensign, or the Gospel Principles book, or the pamphlets. He is so sincere and he really wants to know if the church is true, his only set back is his family and Catholic heritage. He refs soccer too, so he and I spend some time talking about FIFA World Cup. Another one of our investigators is Hmong...we are a culturally diverse companionship - didn't you know that? Elder Merrill loves to teach the Latino investigator because he spent one transfer in a Spanish area and he is learning Spanish. While I on the other hand have an Asian background thanks to my mom’s side of the family, I also served closely with the Hmong Elders while I was the District Leader in Appleton. This Hmong guy is sweet. He has 10 kids, he loves soccer, and he has really taken to the Plan of Salvation. Our African American investigators are doing super well now too. They are starting to read the Book of Mormon more consistently, and they should be coming to church next Sunday after they get the car fixed. I'm being serious, we are teaching all kinds here in Oshkosh.

Our new tracting buddy. He came up to us and begged for a tummy rub
then moseyed on home when he wanted to go inside. Sweet Doggie. 

Scripture for the week: 3 Nephi 17:6

And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.

Thank you all, enjoy the week, Love,

Elder Luymes