Happy Birthday Cindy!!!!!!!!!





Our weather has been rather interesting. On Tuesday, it was pretty 


warm, but it ended up dropping at least 30º in 30 hours - tornado 


weather. Apparently most of the storms were south of us, though. But 


nobody was really out. After that it stayed pretty cold. On Thursday 


we had a snow storm - about 3 inches here. Everyone was freaking out 


about it. They even canceled school in anticipation of the storm. We 


had a district meeting here in Houston, with President Seal coming 


for interviews. Apparently a lot of the members were worried they 


wouldn't be able to get out of their driveways. But, we all made it, 


and we all returned safely. I ended up going back to Winona for 


exchanges. It was enjoyable to see the work that is now going on down 


there. It's really taking off!





We've had an interesting weekend. We watched President Hinkley's 


funeral in the library at the church on Saturday, and then went to 


another funeral for a member in the branch that passed away. Elder 


Gregory noticed a less-active that we've been trying to get to come 


to church there. Later, we tried a potential investigator, and were 


able to teach them about the Restoration. Scott was raised Catholic, 


and then went Baptist, but he doesn't believe that any church has all 


the truth. Wendy was less talkative, but they both seemed to be way 


open, and not necessarily affiliated with any church. Scott pointed 


out that, with Pentacostals, the "Spirit" always seems to be there 


from 9 AM to 9:50 AM, during church services, but it never comes at, 


say, 2:30 PM on Thursday at Wal-Mart. He thought it was rather 


interesting, to say the least. So, they agreed to read and pray. 


We're going back on Wednesday.





When we got home, there was a message on our machine from the 


less-active that attended the funeral. We called her back, and she 


asked us when we could come out and teach her a lesson. We were 


pretty dumb-founded! That just isn't likely to happen - someone 


calling you and asking for a lesson! So, we're seeing her tonight. 


Later, on Sunday, we stopped by another less-active that was active 


about 3 months ago. He was defensive right off the bat. He said that 


he found another church, and that he wasn't going back. When we asked 


him why, he said that it was "boring." We could tell this wasn't the 


real reason, though. He wanted his name off the list. It really hurts 


when people you know, even not for very long, apostatize from the 


church. But we must move on.





Well, Sunday it got really misty, and now all the snow is gone, and 


it's warm again. One thing they say about weather in the Midwest: if 


you don't like it, stick around for a bit, 'cause it'll change. Now 


the Taylors' drive way should be clear, so we'll give them a call 


later today.





President Seal said that he wants to send me back to Marshallese, but 


I need to step it up more. Apparently, they're trying to get a small 


Marshallese branch down in Springdale going. President Seal is hoping 


to send me back within 3 months from now. Which reminds me - transfer 


calls are this Saturday. I'll let you know where I'm going next week. 


Starting next week, send all mail to the mission office in Tulsa. If 


I'm leaving Houston, I'll be leaving Feb 15th.





Anyway, I can't think of anything more to add, so I guess I'll be 


going. 'Till next week! (I wonder what that fragment of a sentance 


means, anyway....)


Brady