Hey mom,

Before I forget, Can you send me the April GC cd's?

This week we were immensely busy. we were able to teach more lessons this week than I ever have before. it was great! We were able to find and teach a lot of new investigators and a family that seems to have a lot of great potential. All of which we plan on setting baptismal dates with of course. Unfortunately, with Bruno, he said that he didn't find anything new about the book of mormon, but is still willing to meet with us. I bet he has received an answer and just doesn't know it yet. He is one of those guys who is just stuck in their traditions. We'll help him get there though.

We were able to find this one man, who said that he has been looking for a church and wants to start going again and raise his kids up religious. as we taught him and got to know him a bit the spirit was very present and we were able to invite him to be baptized within the first 10-15 minutes and he accepted of course. now, it's just the hard part with getting him to come to church and to do those other necessary things you know? ha Also we got a call from our bishop the other day who had just got a call from someone in Utah who has a friend that lives in East Toledo. This lady had invited her friend to meet with us and to learn of the church and she was very excited to do so. It seems great but she has a lot of negative pressure from home. more like anti pressure. but she is willing nonetheless. we were suppose to meet with her yesterday and all, but she called and was like, Is it still okay to meet if I have had a few beers? ha I called back and was just like no, we would prefer to meet you when you are sober so you can actually know what is going on and feel the spirit! of course that's going to be a no! ;P

As far as tornadoes, we have only been on Tornado watch, Last year, around this time there was actually a tornado that went through our area. but it was out by the farms and out of the city, more through the townships than anything. Where I am we are Right out of Tornado alley. So we have sirens and there was one that actually touched down in St. Mary's area not too long ago. In fact I think we almost had one last week when It rained for eight hours non-stop. not like a drizzle either. I mean a complete downpour. you were drenched if you were out for more that twenty seconds. When one comes we just go into a basement, but we don't have one in our apartment, so we just go sit in the bathtub. I'm not going to lie though. I really want to see one. It would be scary, but man I think it would be cool. Fun to clean up afterward too. Maybe that's bad to say. but hey, why not?

It's starting to get hot here. Yesterday and today it's upper 80's-90's, plus a lot of humidity. you walk out and you feel like you just got out of the pool or something. it's very different and makes the Heat a lot harder to stand. but, It's better than the rain and the cold. I don't think anyone is ever happy with the weather they are having though. I will get adjusted pretty quickly though. But, I really don't like the Idea of a crazy farmers tan and some really white legs... but I guess that's the life right? Maybe the Apostles will approve dress shorts?

So, I have been thinking about things that make a difference. Like I mean, within the areas of the mission. Just about everywhere I have served there has been a lot of potential but never been able to completely tap it. but here, it just came. where there is still a lot of potential, I mean it just was I guess you could say too easy to find all of these people to teach. I worked just as hard in other areas and I wasn't teaching this much. Maybe it's the Impact of the members here where the role they play is more present and people just don't know it or what. I mean we honestly haven't really gotten the member work truly started here yet so all of the people we are teaching are off of our own accord. It's just interesting to look at and think about the differences in spirit in certain places.

That's my weeks thinking... ha well
See ya!



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Elder Michael Stone.