HOPE
Hello again everyone! It's been
a good week in terms of finding. Elder Lawter and I have found five new
investigators, all of which are very solid. I have the feeling that we'll
finally get the lessons we've been waiting for. It was great hearing from the
authorities during general conference this past weekend. Elder Holland's talk
about courage to stand up for your beliefs really touched me. John Wayne once
said that "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up
anyway." It's been odd thinking that there was a time when I thought
that I could not serve a mission. I'm sure glad that I haven't missed out now
that I'm here!
Elder Lawter and I taught a man name Steve a couple times
this past week. He seems interested to learn but we aren't really that sure
about his commitment level. He was baptized a Catholic and seems confused about
a lot of the things the Bible says, so it's been great using the Book of Mormon
to help him out! We are seeing him next week and it sure feels good to
teach an investigator for the first time in a while. Clara Jones' appointment
didn't work out this week. 
We gave
her a call a few hours later and she said we could come back another Tuesday
so we'll see how that goes.
We gave
her a call a few hours later and she said we could come back another Tuesday
so we'll see how that goes.
I haven't really talked about
our apartment life much in my posts so I will now. Elder Lawter is a culinary
student back home in Las Vegas so I've been learning a lot from him when it
comes to cooking! We've been buying the groceries to make plenty of salads. The
only trouble is they aren't very filling. I'm a little worried that I may be
losing weight (YIKES!) so I've been working out quite hard to insure I gain
muscle. The idea of losing weight has always been a bit scary for me as
I'm already scrawny enough. The trouble is gaining muscle for me is a bit like
trying to plant carrots on Mars and expecting them to grow. I can finally do
forty push ups at a time so maybe it's counting for something!
I'm also feeling tired all the
time which is to be expected. I'm pretty sure if you aren't tired on your
mission you're probably doing something wrong. I sleep well but it doesn't feel
like I get nearly enough of it once I wake up.
That's the week. I'm trying to
shorten my reports each week since I have other emails to send. I appreciate
your thoughts and prayers and I express my thanks.
Love you all!
Elder Maclean Samis
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