june 2, 2010

Hey! how is it going? good i hope.
We have a baptism coming up on the 12th of June. His name is Matt Alexander. he is way nice. We did some service for this lady in our ward, Dana, at her dog grooming shop and asked if we could meet with her and her boyfriend (matt) and said yes. They have been reading the book of mormon together and stuff and he told us when we very first taught him that he knew the book of mormon was true and that it is god's word. It was very cool. Then we asked him to be baptized on June 12th and he said "actually, i'd love to"! it was amazing. the spirit was very strong and he could tell.
P-day will be alot of fun today. Up here every little community has it's own lake. Laura Knight is having a little BBQ for all of us and we are going to the lake! (no swimming though :( hahaha) we are playing sand volleyball, basketball etc. it is going to be alot of fun. Matt & Dana are coming too. Oh and Ben Steward is also. He is going to the MTC on the 9th. I've become very good friends with him. He's a great kid. We have planned that me and him and his cousin Joseph are going to go to BYU together. It'll be alot of fun.
We had a Stake Conference broadcast from Vancouver, BC by Elder Uchtdorf & Elder Ballard. It was a different meeting because they pretty much babbled on sharing stories etc about how grandad's do. it was funny, but good.
Zone conference was yesterday! it was amazing! it was on the Atonement. i learned so much. We did a bunch of Roleplays on how to liken the atonement unto our investigators. i was able to find out alot of ways to help our investigators. President Archibald spoke to us and really helped me gain a stronger understanding about the Atonement.
Here is a poem i made up the other day when i wrote in the Gugyelka's book that missionaries write in that have lived there.
Its TItled:
Elder Norman the Mormon
Once there was a mormon named Elder Norman.
He was the most fairest missionary of them all.
Tall and slender with his good looks,
He taught alot out of his books.
He taught with power endowed from on high,
So the Spirit could touch all that walked by.
He helped them feel of there Saviour's love,
And they made a covenant with there Lord above.
He overcame all sorts of strife,
Because success was his way of life.
Love you!,
Elder Norman