Alright this has been a pretty blessed
week! And no it isn't just because we got fed well for Thanksgiving, but
that is a pretty big part ;) So about three weeks ago our branch
started a two week fast for increased missionary work here in the
Chalmette branch. Well I can say that God has heard the fast of all
these members. On Wednesday we went to a part member families house that
we visit regularly. Well the mom, Daisy, is always super nice to us but
has never been interested in having the lessons. The missionaries have
been trying to teach her for about a year or so but she just was never
interested. Well we get there on Wednesday and Maximo tells us that she
is ready to take the lessons! She hadn't gotten off work yet that day so
we haven't officially started teaching her yet but we are going tonight
to start teaching!! She also came to church yesterday which is
awesome!!
So for Thanksgiving we had a busy
day! We started at the Downtown Convention Center where a group of us
missionaries volunteered to help at their annual Thanksgiving feast for
the homeless and less fortunate. We were assigned to work at the area
where they were giving out free clothes. It was an awesome thing to see!
There were so many volunteers that just walked in off the street to
sign up to help! It was an awesome thing to watch! After that we had a
lunch appointment with a member and her sister! It was really good! It
was the traditional stuff that you would have back home! It was a lot of
fun! Then that night we had dinner at our Branch Presidents house! They
can cook some good food! It was the traditional ham, turkey, stuffing,
greenbeans, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. It was sooo good! After we ate
with them we had a fire in their backyard and went around saying things
that we were thankful for! It was an awesome night!
The
rest of the week was pretty standard. We did a fair amount of tracting
out in Chalmette which was pretty good. We didn't meet too many people
that were interested in our message but hey, we had fun out doing it
haha!
I think that is about it for me this
week! Remember as we are coming into this Christmas Season that "The
best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!" Go
out and make someones Christmas season special! The best way to become
happy is to help others be happy as well!
Love y'all!
Elder Nathan Stoddard
