On fire, and actual fire :P

This week has been long, and tiring. We've been working really hard at getting new investigators and getting them to COME TO CHURCH. It's so hard to be patient sometimes trying to get people to come to church... but we got almost got double booked - so that was cool! We got 8 new investigators too, so we'll see how that goes. We have a new family we are teaching that I’m really excited for! A whole family! Complete with a dad and everything - I think they're legally married too, so yay!!! I've been hoping and praying to teach families rather than individuals, so that was a blessing! I really hope they are prepared and that I can be the kind of missionary God needs me to be for them. 

My attribute of the transfer has been patience, and I have really needed it so far this transfer. Patience with myself, situations, people, delay, etc. I read a talk by Pres. Uchtdorf from 2010 called "Continue in Patience" I believe, from a priesthood session. "The ability to wait - to be patient - is a key character trait that might predict later success in life. Apply yourself consistently. Patience requires actively working toward worthwhile goals and not getting discouraged when results don't appear instantly." I've learned this week that if I focus on patience, I don't get as stressed. I hope and pray that patience will be more of a "cultivating characteristic" of myself by the end of this transfer. :) 

I am english leader now too, so I plan all of the english lessons for english class, in english.  

We went on switch offs this week too. During switch offs we visited an old lady who lives near the river in the STL's area. We had to walk on a raised board walk with garbage water underneath of it, making sure that we only stepped on the beams to prevent falling through the rotten wood. It was intense. This one drunk guy commented as we walked past "The falang is scared!" (Falang: foreign white person; kind of like the equivalent to 'gringo'... I think.) We finally got to her house, and had to walk underneath of the building and then up some more stairs. She told us every night her basement floods. By the end of our visit, we looked out and saw that the bottom part of the building was already starting to flood, so we had to walk through the murky water before getting to the board walk. 

Got flu shots this week. 

Sister Maskovich hit her year mark, so naturally we burnt stuff (one of her old shirts, in a wide open space, not fire hazardous, the fire was contained, don't worry!)

Love Sister Peterson

P.S. We're going to Chinatown today - in Thailand :)