Much snow!

So we got like a foot of snow in the last 48 hours. I'm not pleased, because it meant that we were grounded Sunday. But we're allowed out today (Monday), as the snowing has STOPPED, but now there are ridiculously sized piles of snow everywhere. It also doesn't help that it rained just before it snowed, so we have ice under the snow. It’s a wonderful day to have 4-wheel drive on our little Nissan truck. The poor elders don't have a garage (apparently my having had one in two of my areas thus far is incredibly rare and I need to shut up), so they spent 45 minutes digging it out this morning. Oh the joys of Iowa.

So we have two investigators from before, and they're doing okay, and we just got a new investigator who more or less fell out of the sky into our laps. She was originally being taught by the missionaries here months ago, but they thought she was a less active (she had been in a bunch of foster homes and joined a bunch of different churches and had a bunch of different last names, so they couldn't find any record on her, but hey.) She disappeared, and we prayed to find her (since my companion knew her briefly), and we found out where she was the very next day. She was in another area, so they started working with her (and figured out she wasn't a member)... She moved back into our area just after they set a date with her. She's golden. Oppa.

Sad thing though, it sounds like they will be losing either one set of missionaries, or both sets, and this ward doesn't understand how good they have it with two sets of missionaries. So I don't know how long I'll be in this area. Sad day.

Ugh, pasta sounds delicious. Think Nick will make me some when I get home? (Of course he will!  Nick received a pasta maker for Christmas and he made WONDERFUL things for us to eat!)

I've been studying the Atonement lately. Good study. I've learned a lot, though a lot of it I knew, but now I guess on a mission it's in more focus now? It's interesting how you don't understand stuff until you start realizing how much you need it in your life.

Snow sucks, its cold, I don't like it. Madly grateful for a garage and for jackets and for fleece lined leggings.

My companion's great; she's super loving and supportive and even-keeled. Total blessing!

I'm really sad to hear about Frito... I hope he is in a better place. If all things were created spiritually before they are temporally, his spirit has got to go someplace.  Sad day. I'm heartbroken, but not surprised. Down to two. (Frito, our cat passed recently and we have two cats left)

I love La Brea! I miss the museums down that way. (we took our Cub scouts to the La Brea Tar Pits recently) I had gone in the last year or so, but I don't remember why... Glad the scouts had a good time! And mom embraced the tour guide thing, huh? It’s nice to be able to share what you know.

I love you!

The church is true, despite the imperfect people in it.

Christine