This week has been a lot of fun, we didn't do much teaching but it was still very enjoyable. We have had very few lessons out so far, but our investigators are staying strong. We have one investigator who said she wanted to come to church but just never showed. It was actually awesome because she just sent a random text to us saying that she was going to try and come to church, so that was a pretty awesome moment. Yes, we have had meals with lots of people in this area, and whenever we do, we get a small food hamper from each of the members (Except the Woodruffs cause they feed us a TON). It's nice to have these food hampers because then I don't have to buy food as often. My companion, Elder Gregson describes it as I live off of morning dew and universe juice, from Kung Fu Panda!! I'm the mantis and he is Po, haha! He eats a ton. I will have like one michalina's microwave meal (however you write that) and i'm good. I've been eating a lot of macaroni and hot dogs. I bought potatoes and onions and perogies and I left them in Estevan, that's the only thing that is tricky about having two apartments. I couldn't bake my potatoes because I didn't have any tinfoil, so I got some off brand eggo waffles which have been lasting a while. I also forgot my eggs so I haven't been able to make the eggs and toast (like the dipping kind) which kinda stinks, but ill manage. I will eat them all soon when we return to Estevan this week.
Enough about food, budgeting has been a lot easier than I thought, ill probably have like 80 dollars left over at the end of the month, so I might get some more ties or something (maybe some Lego hehe). My companion buys yu-gi-oh cards all the time, but whatever. This week has been alot better with studies and reading the scriptures. It's kind of funny to see how Jesus responded a lot to the Pharisees and it's also cool to see how perfect his responses were. We have also been listening to a talk called the true meaning of the atonement in the car as we drive and its an interesting talk, I would suggest you listen to it. It is pretty deep but really cool. We also got some coupons to 7-11 so we will be visiting it sometime (heck YAH). I have some Dr.Pepper in Weyburn but its just not the same as 7-11. All this food talk I'm starting to sound like Jim Gaffigan. We also have Zone conference every 6 weeks now which is awesome and we have been getting better at getting up at 6:30. When we get up we turn on all the lights and we are going to start working out, like push ups and such, that will be nice.
Last week or so we gave a lady a copy of the Lesson 1 & 2 and we finally got into contact with her husband Saturday night. He opens the door and we explain who we are and such and he says ,"do you believe in Zeus?" and we were like what the heck is this guy smoking? He goes on about how there has been 3000 gods in time and it was mans way of explaining the unexplainable and how through science we can explain all things. It irritated me that someone can be that ignorant, he said he doesn't believe in anything he cant see, so I pulled out a book of Mormon and was like BAM! What's this? It was quite interesting cause he said that science is unchanging? like science changes everyday!
Its been a nice week overall, we got to help Kevin move some furniture, and I got to wear that plaid coat mom so haha told yah I would use it! We taught a lesson to some nonmember kids that were being babysat by the Teifenbachs, and we showed them the pepper in a bowl with the dishsoap and how you can push trials away and be happy (We weren't supposed to proselyte) but they enjoyed it alot.
Happy Valentines day!(Tomorrow) love you guys so much, So far the mission has been good. Enjoy school, read the scrips, play games, have FUN!!!!!!
You guys are the best and I pray for you guys all the time!
Love
Elder Sheen
