ElderAdamMcArthursPhillymission

January 25, 2016

Hey Momma!

Wow! Well let it snow! So I'll tell you all about it for sure. Church was definitely cancelled.

So basically we shoveled for about 7 hours yesterday in the cold, and I need to get boots actually (which he did) because Nike shoes do not do it. But basically all we have done is walk around a little and help people get out. We also planned and rested a bit because we were told to basically stay inside and be smart. I will send a couple more pictures that I have of the snow. We spent an hour and a half digging our car out. This is by far the most snow that I have seen. Last year there was a lot in Hazleton for sure, but I did not watch it all come down like with this one. We are supposed to have a storm even worse than this one next month. So it has been a crazy week! We did not get a lot done because we also did an exchange with the Zone leaders. We both went to their area. I was with Elder Weisler (Jake), and Elder Beebe was with Elder Bierman. It was a really good exchange. We were just catching up with each other and so excited to be living so close again. He (Elder Weisler aka Jake) is an awesome missionary that is for sure. So we had a great time together. We did not do too much this week just because of those exchanges and the snow. We did have that missionary conference I think I told you about with all the missionaries in the world. It was some really great training. There were about 5 or 6 of the apostles there. I learned a lot and wrote a lot down. One of my favorite quotes was by Elder Andersen. I'm not quoting it exact, but he says that if we speak of Christ to everyone that Christ will speak of us to the Father. It was very powerful, and I really felt the spirit strong. Now on to some investigators. J! He is doing great. No one new this week. We are also working closely with a guy named R, and he should be out at church next week. Hopefully we can get another baptism here soon! I think one of the best things from this week too was the Rothey's house for dinner. They are some awesome members. He was the ward mission leader for like 8 years and they gave us both a whole box of Girl Scout cookies! Really great guy and family. We just haven't been able to get out and see anyone cause of this weekend so I don't have updates on everyone right now. But hopefully everything will get cleared up! We are supposed to get more snow this coming Thursday though! Goodness! So that is all that has been going on.

Yeah just continuing to keep it (the mission) interesting and to focus always with the end in mind of what I want to have accomplished. This last week went well. Just preparing now for this week.

Thank ya momma! I love ya and will send a couple more pictures! Talk to ya soon!

Love,

Elder McArthur