The week began with an exchange. Elder Maura and I went to
Chilliwack on Tuesday. In one part of the day we tracted on this hill that
overlooked the beautiful Fraser Valley below. You could see well into
Washington State from where we were and the fall colours were really something.
Indeed, it reminded me of all the extraordinary creations that God created for
us to behold. We ran into an old guy named Alfred who agreed to let us come
back that evening. We taught him and the lesson seemed to be all over the
place. Apperently, Alfred is Chilliwacks' first investigator in 8 weeks. We
also got to eat dinner with a member who fed us some gluten free lasagna since
Elder Maura has food allergies. Tasted no different to me. Elder Lamb and Elder
Walker saw Lori's family the same day but they didn't make it to church.
Wednesday evening we ate and ate and ate. We got double booked
for dinner by our members which may sound like a great thing but it sure hurt
the stomach. First we ate at the McCollums who are preparing to leave on a
couple mission for Hawaii (lucky them) and then the Sharmas. They are East
Indian and they love to feed their guests. We were fed various vegetables and
curry and they kept filling our plates when we got half way through them. I can't
recall when I last ate that much. It should be interesting to find out how much
I weigh the next time I step on a scale...
On Thurday, we finally recieved word from Briana that Devin
was set to meet with us once more! We taught him that afternoon
about tithing which he agreed to live! We may have to move his date back a week
since it would be tight on the ward to make it happen this Saturday, but we'll see what
happens. We're eating dinner at the Carlisle's place this Tuesday and we'll
probably do a practice interview with him the same night.
Friday we went to London Drugs to get our seasonally flu
shots up on high street mall. Elder Lamb got really sick for a couple of days.
It sucks when the flu shot GIVES YOU THE FLU! We did some service for a less
active member in Aldergrove named Anne. We did a bit of digging in the
front yard. She's planning on putting a rock bed and eventually planting
grass.
Saturday I went on an exchange with Elder Angelstad who has
a lot of love for everyone. Him and I taught the long lost Chris that day who
has apparently been trying really hard to contact us to set a time to meet. We
taught him the 10 commandments as he was doing a bit of fall cleaning in his
yard.
It was a pretty relaxing sabbath. Devin went to church in
Briana's ward for the week and we ate dinner with the Gordons that evening. We
also taught Curtis about the priesthood which went very well. He's
only had a couple of coffees in the past 3 weeks which is a great improvement
from where he began. I don't know when he'll be baptized but perhaps it will
happen while I'm still on my mission.
And now as the 11th comes, let us put on our poppies on and
wear them in remembrance of the brave men and women who laid down their lives
for us to preserve our freedom. It makes me think about the scripture found in
John 13:15 which reads: Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Lest we forget.
Elder Maclean Samis
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