the weather up here is crazy

Dear Family :)

So... this week.. hahahhaa... WELLLLLL monday and tuesday and wednesday we were sick.. monday and tuesday we did our best but tuesday i got a fever and sister warr was COUGHING so wednesday we just took the day to sleep and get feeling better.. it was strange just sleeping in and getting up whenever but sleep does wonders for the body!! so we are feeling much better now but it put a real dent in the number of lessons and people we wanted to contact that week so we were running a million miles an hour the rest of the week trying to get it all done but there were so many things happening that WEREN'T lessons that we still had to do like weekly planning and a womens broadcast and 2 different branch activities... soooo it wasnt the greatest week when you just LOOK at it.. but WE experienced it and i think it was pretty dang great :)

first off....

A!!!!!!!!!! you know how she came to church last week?? well we met with her THREE TIMES this week and turns out she knows a bunch of the members and she is eating everything up!!!! she came to the volleyball night and to the BBQ and both nights we had supper with members and brought her with us so we shared lessons with her in THEIR HOMES which is one of the goals of the whole mission.. so that was pretty neat. and each member we had supper at.. the first home they were converts of only 4 years so they had lots of really good advice for her.. and also because her husband isnt interested in the discussions its been eating away at her and really frustrating but at that first lesson with her we told her along with the members of that home that we would all pray that d's heart would be softened and prepared. and then the next night she came out to the BBQ and we had a brief little lesson with a at j's house. j's husband isnt a member, so she had wonderful words of wisdom for a. she couldnt come to church this week but she is totally coming next week and guess what... D SAID HE WOULD COME TO CHURCH!!!! he knows a bunch of the members also and is willing to come and see. thats all we need people.. just a step in the right direction :):):):)

so that was wonderful :)

ummmmmmmmmmmmm the weather up here is crazy one day it was like 27 degrees.. which is the hottest its been yet.. it was crazy hot.. imma fry when i come home... but then the very next day its back down to 15 degrees and pouring rain.. then that SAME day back up to 23 degrees and its HUMMMMID. so weird.

canada day is tomorrow!!! everyone blow a kiss to canada!!!! happy birthday canada!!!! (but my heart is still owned by my home... happy birthday america on friday :) ) (i love that day :) i love the 4th ;) hahahha)

tomorrow there is a parade and everything and since we cant proselyte we just go out and mingle with everyone the whole day :) hooray!!!

oh.. something sad that happened.... on wednesday in the middle of us reading/sleeping we got a call from mary lou one of the recent converts in the branch... she let us know that R (one of the other recent converts.. baptized in april) was in a head on semi collision and was killed..... we didnt even know what to say... so that was another thing that this week has been all over the place.. we visited with his family and they are all not members so we didnt share a message because that would be awful to cram info down their throats when they are trying to swallow the hardest pill already.... so we just sat and cried with them and hugged them... alot of the recent converts were all friends so alot of people are taking it pretty hard.. we have just visited lots of people :/

we got a new branch mission leader... brother g!!! the one from south africa.. holy smokes i love their family and he is helping us so much he calls and asks how we are doing multiple times a week and sees if he can come to any of the appointments.. were going to get this area even more on fire then it already is..
transfer calls are this morning and we were WAITING WAITING WAITING so anxiously cause neither sister w nor i want to leave each other forever!!!!! we waiting waiting waiting couldnt wait any longer so we just came to email... apparently the calls are still going cause we havent heard from the zone leaders yet.. im nervous.. but i think we could still have one more transfer together :) i hope so :)

well i dont know what else to tell you besides i love you so so much. thank you so much for the packages. like more than thank you. you all brighten my days :) and i looooove you!!!! give everyone hugs from me!!
love, sister douglas