Week 41

This week has been loads of fun!

Ainar is moving forward but he won't stinking come to church! Last week it was his car, this week was his wisdom teeth... uhhhhg! Ron our Cambodian investigator was dropped this week until Cambodian New Year is over. (All of Southeast Asia is having a New Year celebration every week this month.) That was really sad, but hey, it is just a see you later not a good bye so we will take it!

Max, our Lao investigator is also stuck in the New Year thing but he at least finds time to meet with us. But he still won't come to church....

On a lighter note we started teaching Douglas. Douglas really likes meeting with us! He is going to start coming to church soon. We also started teaching James. He just immigrated to the USA from the Congo. He is supper cool and even though he is doing some serious job hunting he still finds time to meet with us!

Tomorrow we are planning to stop teaching Jennie and start doing service for her. A good trade off considering the teaching isn't really doing anything but she will still hear us out.

Michael was baptized in January is having some major health stuff going on with his heart and could really use the prayers. But he is still going strong. He is one of he most dedicated converts I know.

Joseph, the other man we baptized on January is getting back on the horse. He will be getting the Aaronic priesthood this Sunday and should be passing the sacrament the Sunday after. We are having Book of Mormon studies with him twice a week now. It is great!

On a fun note, we got fed up with all of the New Year business that is blocking out our Jesus time with people, so when we were invited to Burmese New Year this Saturday we jumped for it. We planned on looking for some of the Burmese investigators we were teaching and ask them to meet with us again but instead we got sprayed with a lot of water.... Just a heads up if you ever plan on going to Burmese New Year plan on getting soaked! I figured I would give you all the heads up I never had.

That was my week though. As I go on week to week, I find myself growing more and more through Christ.

I love you!

~ Elder Josh Alger