Call Incoming!

Good Morning!

     Things are going pretty good, this week! The box hasn’t shown up yet, but I’ll keep you posted, expect a box coming to you soon!  Elder Chowen’s a great guy, he’s from Hawaii! I think 3-4 pm our time, would probably be the best time, for us, calls-wise.

     Sound’s like quite a bit going on, this week! Regina didn’t tell us about her husband, we’ll have to see how she’s doing. Anahi and Angel were out of town, for a wedding, but they’re doing good. We’re going to teach them how to have a family home evening, tonight! We’re working with Sheridan, she’s coming along. Her family is really strong in the Methodist sect, so hopefully things go well, with that.

     Hope the week wasn’t too chaotic, for you, I’m excited to see you Monday! You have a good week, I love you!

-Elder Mattinson

Most wonderful time of the year!

Good Morning! We had quite the week!  Anahi, and Angel were baptized, Saturday, during a decent sized Snowstorm. Every hardship on my mission was worth that moment, to see them both baptized, like that!  What’s more, Angel’s cousin, Christian, wants to be baptized soon, as well!  It’s been great!

     Alongside that, we met Sheridan, or more correctly, she waved us down, and met us. She’s about 17, and is already super interested in the church. She works at the Wendy’s in town, and so we stopped there for dinner, and to talk with her, after the baptism. We were waiting for her to go on break, when she came out, and told us that the manager wanted to kick us out, because we’re Mormons. Seriously. Like, the building was empty, we were being quiet, and she was apparently ranting in the back, about how much she hates Mormons. Sheridan stood up for us, though, and that was super awesome! We’re excited for her!

     Alongside all that, we have transfers, this week. Elder Webster’s leaving, and I’m getting a Elder Chowen. I haven’t met him yet, but Elder Webster likes him, so that’s good! Christmas is on a P-day, so We could call at any time, but I’ll have to get more info, for specifics.

     Anyhow, I’ll be on the lookout for a box, you have a good week! I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Good morning! Paris Is doing pretty well, other than it getting colder! We’ve started our Light the World, and it’s been great! Friday, we put up decorations for the care center, in town. Saturday, there was a Christmas parade, so we bought water bottles, and wrote #lighttheworld on them, and gave them out, during the parade. It was great, we didn’t even make it halfway down the road, before we ran out of bottles!

     We’re pretty exited for this week! Unless we need to reschedule for something, Anahi, and her cousin, Angel, will be baptized this Saturday, and next Saturday, Angel’s brother, Christian, will be baptized. It should be great! 

There’s a lot you could talk about Member missionary work, but there’s two really important things you can do.

     The first, is fellowshipping. Most inactives I’ve talked to, left simply because they had no friends at church! When someone converts, they’re stepping into a foreign world, they don’t understand most of the lingo we use, and they want nothing more than someone who can help them out, answer their questions, and just be a friend. Stepping out of the comfort zone, and just introducing yourself, and congratulating them, is a great start!

     The second, is simply just living in a way that gets people to ask questions. Most investigators start investigating, because they wonder why their friends are so happy all the time! So just show how much happiness the gospel brings!

     Regina was sick this week, so we just stopped by, and said hi. Hopefully, she's well enough this week, that we can actually start teaching her. Thank you again for all the support, I love you!

Love,

Elder Mattinson