Howard, Amelia

Heh heh, I'm a sucker for rhymes. As the title of this email suggests, it's gotten pretty cold. Down to -16 Celsius, which is 3.2 degrees Fahrenheit. :l  I miss the fall... As per my usual style, take some bullet points as a brief summary: 1- Snowball fight and absolutely terrifying snowman 2- The most well-meaning Bible Bashers ever. XD  They were literally tearing up at the end. 3- Mustard Seed 4- Everything fell through Tuesday evening :l 5- Great District Council! We did some practice roleplays and I felt the spirit so strong! :') 6- Got a blessing, it was very comforting  7- Dinner at the Fortins! (For-tans) Their cat doesn't like me very much. XD 8- Lesson with the Friesens! (I can say their names because they're less-active/returning members) 9- Freezing rain... We almost didn't get to the Mustard Seed on time... :l   But it all worked out! 10- LoNg WeEkLy PlAnNiNg  11- Some stop-bys and calls 12- Some Elders referred a lady to us who needs help shov...

What a crazy week it has been! Brief summary: 1-  AWESOME  P-Day! We went to a botanical garden! 2- Mini snowball fight. XD 3- Tuesday of chaos... :l 4- Grounded (couldn't drive because of heavy snow) 5- Packing the car for Wednesday 6- Okay, Alberta roads are  awful.  Not maintained at  all !  7- Sister Marsmaker! My new comp! :D 8- Another slow, draggy day of weekly planning. (: 9- More things falling through. *shrug* I guess that's missionary life! 10- Margaret's baptism! :D  11- Member dinners two nights in a row! 12- Stop-By Sunday 1- P-Day this week was easily one of my favorite days as a missionary! Our fleet was going to be grounded later in the day (we weren't allowed to drive because of snow). Sister Christmas and I got the apartment clean early, then went to shop and clean the car. We met up with the district at the Muttart Botanical Garden. (I think that's what it was called?) There were four pyramids inside that were basically greenhouses....

I was going to call this email "eight below" because I woke up and it was -8 one morning, but then some crazier stuff happened! I'm going to number the bullet points and paragraphs again (I keep forgetting to do that, haha).  Before I begin, though... my older brother Paden is also serving a mission, for those of you who don't know. He's currently serving in Londrina Brazil. I heard last week that he got really sick and likely has Dengue fever. Please keep him, his companion, and the doctors caring for him in your prayers. Paden is a huge role model for me and I love him more than words can express. He's the most dedicated missionary I know, and nothing can keep him off his feet for long. Please pray that he will recover quickly so he can get back to doing what he loves. :) 1- CrAzY P-Day 2- Another Zone Conference  3- Friends dropping like flies (lots of lessons fell through) 4- Beef stew at the Mustard Seed 5- Even more people flaking on us :) 6- Tim Hortons...