Greatings from Canada!
The
temperatures droped back down to what should be expected for Canada in
January. this week has been from -3 C to -20 C yesterday morning. Don't
worry though, another elder forgot his ear-muffs at our place when he
was on exchanges, then he got transferred. Not much we can do, so I wear
them from time to time haha. I have got all I need to stay warm.
This
week has been a bit of a drag, but not totally wasted. My poor
companion was dealing with anxiety problems for a couple days but he's
come out of it for the most part. I've been doing all I can to help him,
and he has consulted the Mission heath specialist which really helped.
Barbra was deathly ill this week and had to cancel her appointment which
was a bummer. Our district has been downsized a couple of Elders so
there's only 6 of us left at district meeting, counting the Zone
Leaders. Yea, I think that's all the bad news, but nevertheless.
I had a solid exchange on Wednesday
with a Zone Leader from another Area. His name is Elder Wattups and
he's from Idaho Falls. He's got a great attitude and a love for the
work. It was sort of refreshing going tracting with him. We found a lady
and she agreed to meet with us in a week at 3:00.
Too bad I won't be there haha, but it was good experience. Last night
we went Ice skating with an awesome Catholic guy that the missionaries
have been working with for a long time. He and his wife are just salt of
the earth people, and they have a son in the National Hockey League.
Yea, So I couldn't really remember how to skate, but he taught me how.
By the end I had started to get in the flow. We also played a little
hockey, the non contact brutal kind haha and it was a ton of fun!
afterwards we went and got hot chocolate and talked to him and his son
in law about our missions and about the gospel. He brought up something
that bothered him about the the Catholic church concerning celibacy for
their Clergy and the problems that it created. We explained to him about
Temples and eternal marriage and the things we belive. A couple months
before I came, Elder Allen and his companion gave them a Family
Proclamation. They said that they believed everything on the
Proclamation and they reported that they had given one to each of their
children. They are the greatest people ever and they'd make the Greatest
Mormons ever!! We'll keep working with them. They are a fun lovin'
people and they get a kick out of my Scottish Accent and William Wallace
impersonation hahaha! Next time we skate with him we'll be bringing a
couple members of the ward.
Well, we'll keep
working here and hopefully find someone new to teach soon, and get our
current investigators keeping commitments and coming to church. I love
missionary work, It is transforming me. I am getting out of my comfort
zone and leaving the old, self centered parts of my nature behind. When
Jesus returned after the resurection and instructed Peter to feed his
sheep he spoke to him saying: "When thou wast young, thou girdesdst
thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt by old,
thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and
carry thee whither thou wouldest not." I know that in the strength of
the Lord, I can overcome obstacles and rise above the circumstances of
mortality. And I know that all who put their trust in God will overcome
their challenges.
Thank you for all of your love and support! I love you all dearly! I still can't believe you got a dog!
Love,
Elder Higginson.
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