Week 2 - January 28, 2013

Hey family,

So I have now almost completed my first two weeks here in Cape May.

To answer mom's questions we drove here. Ha, we did not go by boat or bus but we have a brand spankin new car. It is a chevy cruz and because my companion can't drive because she has been in a wreck since being out here, I have been given the priviledge to do so instead. Which has been pretty cool. We serve in what I like to think is a pretty large area but then again that is all that I am used to, and we travel around to about four or five different cities. It is really quiet now in the winter though because it is more of a tourist location. During the summer there will be over a million people though.

This week has been a blast. I have given my first baptismal invitations to two investigators. We were hoping for March 3, but this probably won't happen because they both have to be married first. It is interesting to see how so many of us that made religion a part of our lives know so much... these two individuals really know nothing of Christ. They have not heard of the ten commandments before nor why there was someone that had to suffer for our sins. It is kind of mind opening. Especially since we have to teach them in more detail and slower than someone who is in primary.

The other two people we are teaching are two young men in their mid twenties. They are so awesome and have such strong testimonies of Jesus Christ. They are so willing to learn truth and hear what we have to say, but we are not progressing very much after our second lesson because they still don't see how Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are separate.

And as I was completing some of my studies this week my gratitude towards my knowledge and testimony has really increased as I have come to know more for myself why these things are important and why I believe them myself.

This week has been pretty good other than that. We have been tracting a lot and trying to get to know the area so we can find people to teach. With every doorstep I knock on, and with every individual I am given the opportunity to talk to I feel my desire to share the gospel increase. I continually have to keep reviewing what I say so that I can make sure it is positive, includes my testimony, and in someone relating to the restoration.

Hope all is well back home. It is cold here and has been snowing the past couple of days which I guess doesn't really happen down here in Cape May. Send me sun please.