We'll, it is ridiculously cold!                                                           January 6, 2014

The wind temp is as low as -50F, and they just announced that due to the weather the library will be shutting down in 15 minutes. Darn! A missionary’s worst nightmare. Sorry but I will have to keep this email short.

Our New Years was like any other day of missionary work. It was no holiday, no easy day, and no brake. We tracted, we had lessons, and we did normal missionary stuff. The residents in Wisconsin don't really do anything for New Years; it’s just a random day off for them. So, no fun stories to share about that. Sorry.

As for the extreme cold weather, our Mission President has informed us that we are only allowed to do indoor activities; no tracting or outdoor service. But we can go to lessons or do indoor service. It’s at times like these where you feel like you’re not really accomplishing anything. Elder Ferney and I both really want to work hard, we want to find and teach. We want to give God our all. But with the Holidays and this extreme cold, we both feel like we haven't really been able to do much this transfer. We are three weeks into the transfer and we have only been able to go tracting twice and we have taught hardly any lessons. 

Scripture for the week: Jacob 1:19

 19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.

Thank you and much love.

Elder Luymes