Hey!
I don't know if the
emails will shorten. I am sure they will, but I love telling you all
of the things that happen here. Being a missionary you see miracles every
single day! It is incredible how much our Heavenly Father's hand is in
the work.
It is cold here now.
Amazingly enough we had the hottest day ever on Tuesday (90), and these last
few days have been ranging between 50-60. Definitely time to bring out
the raincoats and umbrellas too! We have had a bunch of rain, which makes
tracting even more interesting!
This week Elder Bowen from the 70
came and spoke to us. It was incredible experience! Sister Frampton
and I walked away feeling like we needed to do better about talking to everyone
and teaching pure doctrine, rather than finding common ground in Jesus
Christ. Everyone here is Catholic, Protestant, or Lutheran, and we all
have Him in common. Our difference lies in the Restoration and the unique
truths that have been restored because of it. So we have been having more
success.
Our mission wide goal is for every
companionship to have at least 3 new investigators weekly. Sister
Frampton and I were very inspired after Elder Bowen to achieve this goal.
We did it by Friday and were so proud of it! So Sunday rolled around, and
we had about an hour and half to work that night with no appointments. So
we went tracting! We had a lot of rejection all over that street.
We finally came to a home, right before we had to go in because of the dark,
with the lights on. Their door is glass, and inside a woman was sitting
at her kitchen table canning tomatoes and pumpkin butter. She just waved
us on in. We walked on in, and she thought we were her son's
friends. Ha! Surprise! You just let the Mormon missionaries
in! So funny! After talking for a bit, we found out her brother is
a convert to the church, but that her family is still Catholic. We talked
with Mary and her kids, Charles and Marcella, who are about 18. Her
brother was sealed in the SL Temple, and they had tons of questions. Some
of their questions were way weird, and we didn't know where they got those ideas,
or how to answer. We turned the conversation back to the Restoration and
taught very simply. Mary kept asking strange questions, and insisted that
there is no need for just one faith. Her kids were seemingly in awe
though. At the end of the lesson I felt prompted to bear testimony to
Marcella specifically. I just told her I knew it was true and that she
could too. They asked about the Book of Mormon for a bit, and I handed it
specifically to Marcella. She is excited to read it. We have an
appointment with all of them on Sunday again. So to total up our
investigators for the week: 6 new investigators! We doubled our
goal! Don't tell anyone, but sometimes I think tracting is fun! 
I know The Lord's hand is in
everything we do, especially when it comes to gathering the House of
Israel. We just have to have faith. Faith leads to
miracles. I love being a missionary! I love seeing the way
people's eyes light up when they recognize the truth we share. The
church is true! I love you all! Thank you for your
support!
Love,
Dani
P.S. the pictures is of Sister
Frampton and I in front of Handel's Ice Cream. My understanding is it
started here in Ohio, and it is still centered here. It is incredible ice
cream and everyone here is obsessed! Also the other picture is of me and
Sister Wygant, a Sister Training Leader, who I went on exchanges with about two
weeks ago.
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