Sharing the Gospel

What a cold week. But I feel like I progress every day as a missionary. I'm really trying to get more involved in planning and scheduling with sister E. and I find it's really fulfilling. I've discovered that I really like problem solving. Even though it's been cold- we've made the goal to tract for an hour a day and we've seen great results because of it. There's an entire street from Boldovia, Russia who are Baptist! They are the nicest people, even in the cold. I feel like I've gotten into the flow of being a missionary and have the potential to someday be good at tracting. Still working on it though. Probably won't get there till I'm about finished with my mission.
There have been two miracles this week: One is that P. is speaking to us again after blocking our calls and is having his first interview today! Yay! We'll see how he does, but it's a huge step. The other is that after four months of contact and trying to teach a lesson, our neighbor was finally open to hearing our message about the restoration of the gospel. We "happened" to have the perfect member of the ward with us, who related to her just right. I think this miracle was possible because of the service we did for her last week in cleaning her house. All in the Lord's timing.

Prayer Request: please pray for the Cambell family. There a new family we've been teaching and they're so fun and pretty quirky, but I can tell they know that what we're teaching them is true and that eventually they'll need to be baptized, but just like everything on a mission, it's a struggle. They are so great though- they give us cookies and stuff all the time :)

M. is scheduled to have her interview on the 21st and then to be baptized the next day! Yay!!! We have been focusing on daily member contact with her and P. It's all up to them now. We're still supporting and meeting with them as often as we can.

Sister E.'s mom sent us a mini Christmas tree we had fun decorating. Love it! We found a box of free decorations in an apartment complex, so I made a wreath and decorated the room. I am technically allowed to go to the temple every transfer, but it usually doesn't happen. Not enough hours in the day. Bloomington is what the missionaries call 'the city' and there is a big city nearby, and it's really just suburbs everywhere. I'm sleeping pretty well at night but sometimes wake up a lot because the neighbors watch TV really loud.

So I need to exhort everyone to do something- Missionary work . Seriously. GET ON IT FAMILY! Ha Ha Ha!- it is so true when they say that members are the real missionaries.! All the people who are being baptized were once member referrals. so invite people to dinner!! WITH the missionaries!!! Invite them to FHE!! Send people cookies with scriptures on it! Watch the Nativity with them! ANYTHING PLEASE!!!  I'm Begging You!! This is a war people!! We need to be fighting it all the time!

Sorry- I'll get off my rant now. OKAY CHRISTMAS! Only 9 more days! I'm so excited to talk with all of you again.

Today I'm looking forward to sleeping. God gave us P-days for a reason :)
Merry almost Christmas! Hurrah for Israel!!
Love,
Sister Roberts