Hello Fam!

So this has been a week of following up with lots of people we have met over the last couple weeks. It is interesting to see the difference between those who are really searching for knowledge and realize they need change, and those who are not ready quite yet. It is all shown by action and the time the make to see us. We have learned that it is important to really know peoples intentions- and how we can address  the way THEY learn. Once we know that we can help them and try to help them make commitments the best they can.
We found this family a couple weeks ago and we love spending time with them. The kids have a lot of questions- Evelyn and David and they have two little sisters (who are some of my favorite little girls ever- this past week they giggled super hard as they thought it was the funniest thing to hand feed me marshmallows....haha) we are trying to get more creative with the way that we teach them.
I have learned a lot about hope this week- it is the Christ like attribute I am trying to work on. I find that it is easy to focus on the problems that these people have- instead of the progress they are making- or the fact that they are trying the best they can to learn. But with hope, we can hope for the best in people, believe in them, an they will notice and use that positive support to do things they never thought possible. I am still working on it, but I know it will increase my effectiveness as a missionary if I can be better at it. This is all triggered because I was reading a talk (from General Conference I believe- President Monson's Priesthood session talk) where I think it was President Kimball and he was interviewing one of the missionaries who had the most success on his mission. He asked the missionary why he had had so much success- the missionary told him, " it was because every door I knocked on, I would picture that person dressed in white, ready to be baptized." So from the beginning he believed that the people the Lord was leading him to could be baptized. He had hope! Many things can be accomplished with faith and hope, I am grateful for the opportunity I have to try and grow and increase them each day. Some days it is harder than others, but that is why we are so lucky to learn and try again the next day.
We were able to have a family night with some English members at the mission home last night. We talked about the Holy ghost and also learned a lot from President Holzapfel. Have I mentioned before that I am so lucky to have a President who knows a lot about the scriptures?? Well I am, and he and his wife have a way of teaching and helping you understand the people better. They taught us a lot about Peter last night and helped us to visually picture some of the stories in the New Testament. I am learning a lot more about the life of Christ and his Atonement through the stories of his apostles. It is very neat.
We look forward to another good week- lots of rain today so it should be fun. Love you all!!