This week has been an amazing experience. Many things have begun to really make sense this week Especially for understanding the spirit and its promptings. It is really amazing to see how the lord has a way prepared for us and knows that we may need something to happen ahead of time for us to contact someone who really needs the gospel. One experience really hit me hard this week about this principle. Elder counts and I had just left one of our investigators homes Brother R. And instead of doing what we normaly do in taking the Green ave to get to our apartment Elder counts said lets take Howard, a street parallel to green. Previous to this we had been trying our best to contact everyone. The first person we saw on Howard was an A lady with a 3-4 year old girl. we decided to stop and try to contact her but found she had broken english. Elder counts asked where she was from and she responded, China. Previous about a week later we met a college student from china taking english classes, though we were unable to contact him because of his broken english. In high school I had taken chinese for 2 years, but could not get the courage to do it. So, as I heard the lady mention she was from china the thought of regretting not trying to say I spoke chinese to the college student earlyer came into my mind. Because of this experience earlier I was able to contact this lady to the best I could in chinese (which is really not all that good. Especially when this was my first time really trying to talk to someone in chinese XD) and was able to get her address as well as her name!
The next day Elder Counts and I were able to go by and better introduce ourselves. Luckily her son was there to help translate what I didn't understand. She expressed that she and her hunsband are here visiting their son and grand Daughter, the one she was walking with when we contacted her, as well as a desire to learn english. So, all in all we were able to give her a chinese book of mormon that was in our apartment as well as an english one to read/translate from chinese to english. We have sent the referral to the office so that chinese missionaries will be able to teach her english better then I can.
AND NOW FOR THIS WEEKS WEATHER REPORT: 100% chance of warm with a 0% chance of something to complain about.........Well that's all folks thank and good night" (random news music in background)
The Weather has been someone Cloudy this last week as well YAY! I love Cloudy weather, mostly when all there is is sun normally, it makes the temperature really cool.
Funny enough I heave been hearing quite the stories about Lake Michigan being frozen!!! I really want to see this! As well as the continuing -50 degree days. "I AM MISSIING BEING IN CHICAGOOOOO SOOOOOOOO MUCH" (Mostly just sarcastic. But I do miss the snow as well as something to "complain" about.) It is so funny to here "yea its supposed to get colder next week" or "warm up next week". What you mean warm up or get colder by like 3 degrees!
We still are struggling to help Bro C. our korean investigator come to church. Since his recent job loss.
Bro L. our korean investigator we are teaching english is really improving in english and we really hope to invite him to be baptized and come to church soon :)
That's really about it in that area.
And now for the pictures of the week. I MADE MORE COOOKIES ( out of yellow cake mix again :) )
Then we Found a snail. so a couple months ago my brother said that he and his companion had a snail race one day while it was raining. Well after a long hard trek From northern California IT FINALLY MADE IT TO SOUTHERN CALI!
And the last 2 IS 'PIE' the Bakers cat she is 18 years old!!!!! I didn't even know they could live that long!
And LAST BUT NOT LEAST today was our Pday because we got to got to the Newport Temple :)
AND AS ALWAYS
"Stay Frosty" :D
LOVE
ELDER Van Kammen
The next day Elder Counts and I were able to go by and better introduce ourselves. Luckily her son was there to help translate what I didn't understand. She expressed that she and her hunsband are here visiting their son and grand Daughter, the one she was walking with when we contacted her, as well as a desire to learn english. So, all in all we were able to give her a chinese book of mormon that was in our apartment as well as an english one to read/translate from chinese to english. We have sent the referral to the office so that chinese missionaries will be able to teach her english better then I can.
AND NOW FOR THIS WEEKS WEATHER REPORT: 100% chance of warm with a 0% chance of something to complain about.........Well that's all folks thank and good night" (random news music in background)
The Weather has been someone Cloudy this last week as well YAY! I love Cloudy weather, mostly when all there is is sun normally, it makes the temperature really cool.
Funny enough I heave been hearing quite the stories about Lake Michigan being frozen!!! I really want to see this! As well as the continuing -50 degree days. "I AM MISSIING BEING IN CHICAGOOOOO SOOOOOOOO MUCH" (Mostly just sarcastic. But I do miss the snow as well as something to "complain" about.) It is so funny to here "yea its supposed to get colder next week" or "warm up next week". What you mean warm up or get colder by like 3 degrees!
We still are struggling to help Bro C. our korean investigator come to church. Since his recent job loss.
Bro L. our korean investigator we are teaching english is really improving in english and we really hope to invite him to be baptized and come to church soon :)
That's really about it in that area.
And now for the pictures of the week. I MADE MORE COOOKIES ( out of yellow cake mix again :) )
Then we Found a snail. so a couple months ago my brother said that he and his companion had a snail race one day while it was raining. Well after a long hard trek From northern California IT FINALLY MADE IT TO SOUTHERN CALI!
And the last 2 IS 'PIE' the Bakers cat she is 18 years old!!!!! I didn't even know they could live that long!
And LAST BUT NOT LEAST today was our Pday because we got to got to the Newport Temple :)
AND AS ALWAYS
"Stay Frosty" :D
LOVE
ELDER Van Kammen