Here we are at the beginning of another transfer! Elder
Okamoto arrived here Wednesday morning and Elder Nielsen was off to what was
I'm sure a long haul to Nanaimo.
After just 2 hours of being together, we went and
taught Emily and Lei. This lesson went a lot better then the last. We
were able to teach clearer and Sister L, our fellowshipper, had to do
less translating then the last visit. Once we had finished teaching the
restoration, I asked them if they get a good feeling when they read the Book of
Mormon. Emily replied that she had. Then we explained that's how the Holy Ghost
works. Emily and Lei now suspect that God is truly there. It's really
cool to see how much more they understand when they read the Book of Mormon
compared to before. They're such a sweet family! Pray they'll get
baptized!
We also met with Jignesh Friday morning. We'll probably have
to teach him about keeping the sabbath holy because he hasn't been going to
church lately. He knows the church is true though, we jsut need to start
commiting him to live the commandments.
Well, since I've only been here 5 weeks, I don't know
the area well. I have this bad habbit of just thinking I know where I'm
driving to and then realize I don't. Elder Okamoto is my 15th companion (including
the MTC) and according to what President Burt told him in an
interview, he will likely be my last... That would be nice because I feel like
I change companions really often. I was with Elder Nielsen for
only 5 short weeks after all! I guess the point I'm trying to make
is that I'm glad I'll likely not have any more companions because it puts a bit of
stress on you when you're the only one who knows about the area.
How's my new companion? He's great! As I mentioned he is
from Las Vegas and was assigned here from Korean work. There's quite a few
Koreans in Poco which makes his linguistic skills come in handy! His
Father was half Korean and half Japanese while his mother is Caucasian and was born
in the US. He didn't know any Korean before his mission. He says that since I'm
his first Canadian companion and he just got out of Korean and is in English
work, sometimes he hears me say things that make no sense to him. 😁 Non
the less he's a great guy. Amazingly faithful since he has only been a member
of the church for 2 and a half years. He's also the only church member in
his family.
I'll end this email by sending out a happy birthday to my
younger sister Samantha who turns 19 on Halloween and my Grandma who turns 75
on November 1st! Its been amazing having both of you as such great members
of the family. I love you so much and miss you both! Have great birthdays.
To the rest of you, have a great week!
Elder Maclean Samis
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