June 9,2010

Hey! how's it going? good i hope.
This week has flown by.
Ok so P-day next week is on the 15th of June because of Transfers.

IMPORTANT: P-DAYS ARE NO LONGER ON WEDNESDAYS AFTER THE 20TH. THEY ARE NOW ON MONDAY'S. SO THE FIRST P-DAY THAT STARTS ON MONDAY IS JUNE 21ST.

We did alot of service this week. We decided to go and make lunch for the Stewards after they fed us the day before because Ben leaving on his mission. It is a blast going over to there house because Elder LaFond and I try talking with an English Accent like they have and it funny hahaha. good times. Well Ben Steward is gone! We took some of our nametags and printed a label on them one that said, Elder Steward, and Elder Classic B (his nickname i gave him long story) he wore them when he left. :( haha it was alot of fun to have him around. He came with us to alot of appointments which was alot of fun. It is really wierd to have him gone now. We talked to him almost every day. Yesterday i picked up the phone and called him and it went to his voicemail and i didn't realize that i was calling him so i decided to leave him a message. It was funny. I do it without even thinking of it now. Now i'm trying to break the habit.
On Sunday we had 7 Investigators to sacrament meeting. it was really neat. We ended up having to teach gospel principles because our WML wasn't able to. It was on honesty and it went very good. We had nothing prepared but the Stewards helped us out which helped a ton.
Laura Knight's basement is really nice. We finished drywalling it the other day. it looks great! i can't believe how quick it came together. She says when we come up to visit we can stay there!
On Sunday we visited a LA/PM family and her daughter Madaline isn't a member that we have been trying to teach the last 6 months and have been successful. We brought with us a YM named Joseph Brownlee (ben's cousin) and in the lesson he bore his testimony. We used object lessons and she easily understood what we were teaching. She told us she knows' the church is true. it was awesome! We asked her to be baptized and she said maybe but she told us she would pray for a date. We talked to her yesterday and she said she is thinking of July 5th. it was very neat to hear. I don't know what the lord has planned for me wither i will be here still or not, but i am very moved by the opportunity i got to see her decide that she wants to make a covenant with Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ. I just hope the Lord has more people prepared in this area that is ready to hear Elder Norman and the message i have to share. I love this area so much and wouldn't trade it for anything. The poeple care so much about us and are trying there very best to find those missionary opportunities. The people in this area have made a huge difference in my life and have a special place in my heart. Another testimony builder was when we dropped in Seminary for a minute Joseph was there and it was his turn for the devotional. In his devotional he share what happened in this appointment and use the object lesson that i did and applied it to all of there lives. It was really cool to see that i have made a difference in someone's life and how much of a blessing it is to be a missionary. Brother Cartier (seminary teacher) asked the question to everyone, "if i could give you one thing whatever it is, what would it be?" My answer was: to be a missionary all day and serve those i love, and be able to fly at home and see my loved ones there too.
Well i don't have much else. Things are as great as every!
Love you!
Elder Norman