Just so you all remember, we are going to be emailing on Tuesday instead of Wednesday because it is already time for transfers again. This last transfer has gone by so fast I can't even believe that I've already been here in Youngstown for over a month. I was thinking about that on Monday night and realized that a week from then we would be getting all the transfer calls and time is just going by too fast. Hard to believe that after this one, there are only five more transfers before I'm home. Craziness if you ask me. I don't think I'll be leaving Youngstown just because I've only been here for one transfer, and I also don't think that I will be getting a new companion because Elder Klinglesmith's next transfer is his last transfer, so we will probably be staying together another one.
It's been cold the last couple of days. Yesterday it was snowing a little bit, but nothing stuck, and it's just been cold. I wish it was 60 degrees out here for Thanksgiving, but instead it is half of that. On Sunday I just checked and it is supposed to be a high of 29. It's a very good thing I have an electric blanket or I might die at night. Quick update on last week besides the weather: We did some service raking some leaves for a member in the rain and the cold, but got it done super fast because I was trying to stay warm so the faster I moved that warmer I was. I ended up raking probably three-fourths of the yard because I didn't want to get cold and because we didn't have a ton of time, so we had to go pretty fast. The guy that we were raking leaves for has turned into one of my favorite people here, just super funny old guy that is always saying nice things to me, and he should be coming to church soon, so that's always a bonus.
We had zone conference last week and even though we weren't supposed to do anything it was still really good! Such a good meeting and always a wonderful opportunity to learn from President and Sister Brown and feel of their love for the missionaries and the people here. It's never a dull moment in a zone conference and it's amazing how much you can learn even if it is a repeat of what you've heard before. There's always ways to improve and grow as missionaries. Saturday flew by and we ended up being out in the rain tracting for a good while, but thankfully it wasn't raining all day here like it was in Cleveland. Just for when we were out tracting with umbrellas in the dark trying to stay warm and dry. Sunday we had a neat experience. We were sitting in our class for Priesthood and conveniently enough the lesson was on missionary work. About five minutes into the lesson, a member of the Bishopric walked in and said there was a non member that was in the family history center in the building and told us we should go talk to them. So it was great because we got out of a boring class and this lady had just walked into the church to do her family history. There is a small sign out by the road that she had seen a couple of times but everytime she tried coming no one was here, so she came on Sunday. We were able to help her a little bit with a member here that was in the family history center and got her an account and also started entering in some of her information on there. Super cool lady that has been wanting to do it for a long time now but didn't want to pay for it. So we are going to help her do that and also teach her more of why we do family history.
We were on exchanges on Tuesday and luckily weren't in our area, so there wasn't as much pressure on the day. We got to go to our district leader's area and work down there with them and both the elders down there are a ton of fun and good missionaries. Luckily it wasn't as cold that day, so it made it nicer to be out and about, but either way the work has to get done, and we did it. Saw a few people down there, got told we were going to get the cops called on us, always a fun time working in the dark.
Hopefully it snows there as much as it did last year and it only snows here as much as it did last year so we can be saved from it out here. That would be the best, but luckily I won't be on a bike again like last winter. Or on the lake. It's already looking good for this winter. Also, make sure you go to mormon.org and check out the LIGHTtheWORLD video the church put out and look for ways that you can serve other people and do good. It's a great video and a great initiative to participate in. Have a good week and be safe!
Love Elder Woodward
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