Dear Chicago : We had a Blizzard!

Oh my!!!

We had a blizzard!! There is so much snow up in this joint! Church was cancelled and we had an adventure trying to get around. We did however go to catholic mass! My first ever, man it was interesting :)

A recent converts daughter is the singer there, she sings for the whole time and stuff it interesting, BUT WOW her voice was impeccable. Really I was stunned, I like that the most.

Then we traveled on our way back home through treacherous streets. But we made it!

We got the referral from a member...well it wasn't exactly a referral they just talked about her to us and talked about giving her a Book of Mormon. We actually met her when I first got to his area, we were riding around giving members banana muffins and we saw them and gave them some too and the member invited her to a ward party a couple months ago. So we finally were like we want to meet this girl! So we went over and she was so excited to see us! She said she was just praying to God about help and then we knocked on the door. She even said! "Oh I remember you! You're the one that brought those tasty treats over, and I met you at the party that one time!"

She was willing to learn and wanted to come to church and meet with us. A very cool experience and exciting!

Transfers have arrived and we are staying... Sis. Goff and I, and Sis. B is going back to Italy :( it's hard saying see you later. But it will be all right, I love my companions. I really want to find people to teach this transfer, I want to get the members more involved in inviting and excited about sharing the gospel. Everyone thinks it's our job to find, but it's really our job to teach.

I was reading this talk called, "Joseph Smith" by Elder. Neil L. Anderson. He said something I really loved.

"Why does the Lord allow the evil speaking to chase after the good? One reason is that opposition against the things of God sends seekers of truth to their knees for answers."

There is so much bad in the world, that sometimes it may seem to drown out the good, or sometimes we notice with people on the path of salvation are falling off to and fro!

Sometimes I ask myself why, this should be easier! But God wants us to be free and to use our choice how that happens. The more opposition a situation receives the more we knock the worth or truth behind it.

The church is true, and the Book of Mormon is a powerful tool that proves the divinity of God as our Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ as our advocate and Savior. I am thankful for the truth.

I hope your week is one of a kind, and that good things come your way.:)

Love, Sister. Tincher