Week 27 - Mostly Biking

This was a long week. We biked a lot, and not much happened. We found some more people, but just about all our appointments fell through. One of the biggest things that happened this week was when we stopped by that small family on Thursday night. Elder Larsen and I knocked on the door, and the 12 year old daughter, Lily, answered the door. She said that she's been reading the Book of Mormon and that she's had her parents helping her read since she didn't understand everything. It was way cool to see them read the Book of Mormon and progress, where a lot of the people we teach are generally opposed to the Book of Mormon. And then we were able to invite them to a party that we were hosting at the church on Saturday night, and they said they would come.

The party on Saturday was a huge let down. We got everything ready, and we had invited everyone we knew and a lot of the ward members. Sooo many people said they would come, but that night when we waited for people to show up, only two member families showed up. The whole idea was that the members bring their nonmember friends to a casual activity where they would be able to meet more members and the missionaries. But it failed. No nonmembers showed up. However that night when we got home, the ward mission leader who had helped plan this out texted us and said that one of his friends came, so he gave him a quick church tour. So there was some success fortunately.

I think one of the other big things that happened this week was when we were trying to clean up some of the ward member records. We were visiting one "unknown" member, but the lady who answered the door said that the member didn't live there. However, this same woman said that she was really intrigued by the Book of Mormon, and that she wanted to read it. So that was really awesome.

I can't remember too much of this week for some reason; all the days have been blending together. I just remember being tired after biking so much. Love you all!
-Elder Smith

Doing a service project for a member

Us with Mt. Rainier