September 25, 2017

Hey all,
This week was really interesting because it was another week of mostly service. We helped one of the senior missionaries, who's in charge of the housing of the mission, move all the furniture out of the apartment that I originally lived in that the mission is closing down. Then later in the week we helped one of our more elderly members, Kevan (And yes that is the actual spelling), finish his shed that he is residing after 50 years. 

We have also been going around and meeting with the Recent Converts that I've been meeting with since the beginning and they are so awesome to talk to. All three of them are pretty elderly, live alone, and can't get around very much so it's always so special to visit them because they love the missionaries so much! 

I also had a super cool experience happen! Kevan's girlfriend, Betty isn't a member but she's been coming to church as long as Kevan has been and she came up to our Ward Mission Leader and told him that it's time for her to get baptized!! So we're meeting with her this week to go over a few things then we'll have a baptism! 

Sorry my letter isn't as long today, a lot of time this week has been devoted to gathering referrals into general areas then finding the bus routes to get to those areas, then calling them to see when we can come by to drop off whatever they've requested. But it's still been an amazing week!

And I made pancakes successfully for the first time last night!! I was so happy!

2 Nephi 25:23
Elder Howell

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