Elder Adam's November 16th email and THANKSGIVING!

Dear Family, As you know next week is Thanksgiving. As you may also know it is our 'off' year, meaning we share with the other sides of the families. BUT, just an FYI, if you find that you an empty spot in your Thanksgiving Day at around 11 am, we will welcome you with open arms.  Peter and Faunice will be coming because Faunice's family does their dinner at a different time. Let us know if you can make it to the Dixon house that day.

If you can't make it for lunch....there is always pie!! At 5 pm we will have anyone who would like to come, enjoy a slice (or two) of  pie with us.

We are so thankful for such wonderful children and grandchildren. We are so blessed!

Dear Family,

We kinda had another bumpy week with our investigators and no one
ended up getting baptized this week, BUT we've got three coming up
this Saturday, so everyone cross your fingers! :)

One thing I like about the jungles here is that everyone starts
celebrating Christmas when they should--at the beginning of November.
Now, whenever we contact a house, through the doorway or the front
window, I can see their Christmas tree all set up with ornaments and
singing lights! I'm already starting to feel the Christmas spirit!

Also, if it were at least 50 degrees colder, we'd see about a mountain
of snow! The rain is relentless (even as I type this) and it seems
that the atmosphere down here wants to celebrate the tradition as
well! (It celebrated Halloween, so why not Christmas?)

This week I've been thinking a lot about our investigators and their
progression, and one thing I've noticed is that each one of the four
people who want to be baptized have previously rejected the church.
Luis was once an alcoholic that wanted nothing to do with the church,
but now uses his free time studying the Book of Mormon and the
pamphlets we've given him.

What I've come to the conclusion is that we never know who might be
prepared to hear the gospel. When I ask for references from members, I
often hear "Oh, they would not be interested" or "They're part of a
different church". Sometimes it just takes a try. That's what I advise
to you all. If you feel like you want to share the gospel with
someone, just go for it. Don't think about what they'd think.

That's pretty much it. It's been kind of a boring week. This next
week, though, will be fantastic! I'm sure of it!

How have things been going on there? Has the snow started the descend?

Love,
Adam