This week felt like a dream. We have been joking that we are gonna wake up and not be in Madison anymore. I am glad it is reality because it has been so much fun. My companion, Elder Carlson, is super awesome and we get along super super well, the ward is awesome, and Madison is such a cool city - plus they had free Chick-fil-A all week. Let's just say it is good to be back.
On Wednesday we went and visited Mai and Iris who are recent converts. They were only expecting 2 missionaries, but it was a fun surprise to have 4 show up. We made egg rolls with them which was fun. The egg rolls looked a little "different" so the kids laughed at them. Even though they looked a little different they tasted really good. Anyway, they are both doing super well. Mai has been reading the Book of Mormon every day and just recently finished 3rd Nephi. It is cool to hear her share her testimony with us and the power of the Book of Mormon in her life. They are both doing super good.
Thursday we visited Kelly and Shaun who are also recent concerts. They both are doing super awesome too. They are both very busy with work and farmers market. It was super fun to talk with them again. They are super funny. It was a lot fun more fun this time because I could actually talk to them and understand most of what they said compared to when I first was here. They were both super happy that I came back.
On Friday we had volleyball night. We had a super good turnout - around 30 people that came. It was super fun.
On Saturday we went downtown to the farmer’s market. Kelly and Shaun sell flowers. Also, a couple of our Investigators, Chong and James, sell flowers too. James is Kelly's son and Chong is Kelly's daughter in law. Anyway, we went down there with the other set of Hmong Elders and helped them. Elder Vang and Elder Carlson helped James and Chong and Elder Lo and I went and helped Kelly. It was a lot of fun. It was also the day of the BYU VS Wisconsin football game. Lots of BYU fans that were at the farmers market so it was fun to say hi to lots of members. They all thought they were gonna get wrecked against Wisconsin, but I guess Miracles happen because BYU won. So crazy!
Overall this week has been awesome. I am so blessed to be able to be in Madison at this time. The work is going extremely well and the ward is super hyped because it is the first time a ward has ever had 2 sets of Hmong missionaries. Everybody is wanting to share the gospel even more than they already did. It is so awesome. We received 5 member referrals this week and we didn't even ask - they just said they had some people they wanted us to stop by. It is an exciting time to be in Madison. I am excited to be here and excited to be a part of this work.
Love,
Elder Rich
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| Last P-day in Appleton and we had a huge nerf gun war |
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| goodbye Appleton Zone elders |
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| Shaun |
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| Kelly |
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| Mai and her girls |
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| Made egg rolls with Mai |
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| Flowers at the farmer's market |
