There seems to have been a lot more people then usual
being kind to us ever since we heard the bad news about Jignesh. Elder
Okamoto and I will be texting him sometime this week to see how he's doing and
determine what to do from there. Last night before we had dinner at a
members house we tracked a certain street where we found 3 people who said we
could come back and share more!
Transfers have passed and it has been confirmed
that I will finish my mission in Port Coquitlam. It's a great thing too
because my companion and I are really starting to click with the members
of the ward! I was honestly scared of having Christmas so close
to the time I go home, but I feel like things have been working out
really nicely lately. There hasn't really been a lot to be discouraged about.
We've been working with a very kind lady named Mel who was
passed to us by the Port Moody Sisters when they discovered she lived in our
area. We taught her for the first time on Tuesday with Our ward
mission leader's son, Jared, who has been a great help to us since
returning from the Canada, Montreal Mission. The lessons
he's helped us teach often involve him saying a lot. It is evident that he was
an excellent teacher on his mission!
On Wednesday night we saw Jessi and Victor with Brother S. Jessi and her son were sick and Victor has been
feeling pretty stressed about work lately so we gave them all priesthood
blessings. I marveled at how easily I forgot the words to the
annointing part. Guess it had been a while since I had last done
it. A few days later, Jessi expressed to us via text that all of them were
feeling a lot better!
Early Saturday morning we walked and
tracted this one street where a white house with bright yellow
trim caught my eye. The spirit told me to go there right away and sure enough,
we met a man named Simon! He's a great guy, born in Iran and has lived in North
America for 30 years. He apparently investigated the church some
years ago but stopped because he ended up moving to Washington for
a while.
Saturday was also the night of the ward Christmas activity.
Before it, we went caroling with the S family which was a lot of fun despite
the heavy December rain. I still can't tell you how odd it is seeing rain this
time of year. It's Just WRONG. At the party we saw Simon and he brought
his son Eli with him. We talked with them during most of the activity. Jessi,
Victor, and their kids also came to the party. It seems like almost everyone in
the ward knows them so we didn't have to worry about them as
they sat with the S and the W families having a great time.
So, after the conclusion of one of my longer emails in a
while, I wish you all the best at the start of this holiday season. Cheers and
thank you for your prayers and support!
Elder Maclean Samis
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