So as the title implies, IT IS COLD!! I
never thought I would say that in Louisiana! I actually really enjoy
that it is cooling down but man, I have gotten used to hot, humid
Louisiana weather! I never remember being this cold in Lewiston at 60
degrees!
So this week we had Zone Conference. It was super long, it went from 10-4:30,
but super good! Many of the instructions focused on how we can be more
unified by not judging others, especially missionaries and on how we can
use Preach My Gospel more effectively to become better missionaries.
All in all it was a great time, I just wish it was a little shorter
haha!
This week we really focused on some of
our investigators that are close to getting baptized. One of them,
Donald, is sooo down to be baptized and he knows that the church is true
and that Joseph Smith was a Prophet, but he has a problem with smoking.
He really wants to quit and this week when he went shopping he wasn't
going to buy any cigarettes so that he could be done for good, but the
care taker that takes him shopping threatened to not let him have his
allotment if he didn't buy cigarettes!! WHAT THE WHAT? Who does that?!
This just proves to me that the devil really does work as hard as he can
to make sure the elect won't be baptized. So please keep Donald in
y'alls prayers so that there can be a solution found to this problem!
Other
than that there isn't much that is exciting to report. We are having a
good time here in Chalmette and the work is progressing even with Satan
doing all he can to stop it.
Elder Nathan Stoddard
10500 Hayne blvd. apt 205
New Orleans, LA
70127
