I'm so happy to be here for 6 more weeks. I love Peoria and all that it brings with it.
So i know that I said that I would be here until Dec 27 but when transfer calls come around you just never know whats going to happen, but yes Elder Suaer and I will be serving for 18 weeks together........ pretty sweet. He's for sure my favorite companion even though he's so completely opposite of me like it's not even funny opposite.
We had a great week and are seeing so many miracles our key indicators are as follows 0 0 2 1 2 6/2 2 1 1 4 3 4 and tony can tell you all about those but yes we do have 2 investigators set on baptismal dates and they are NW Whitley and Greg Taylor. NW wasn't able to make it to church and so it was sad to not have him there, but one eyed greg came and it was a great sunday with him there. We even had a linger longer as so he got to talk to some of the people in the ward. He is set for Dec 22 and has made seriously a complete 180* turn around from when we first met him. I was on an exchange with Assistant to the President Elder Parkinson and we laid the law with him and he seemed to back out when we were finished with him, but a couple days later we went back and he was praying and wanted to be at church so we made that happen, and he really liked it as is looking forward to next week. I know that he is starting to feel the spirit in his life, and I'm praying very earnestly that he will prepare himself for baptism.
We are seeing some serious changes in the mission right now with more missionaries coming out. So right currently now we have 182 missionaries and will be needing to stock ourselves up to about 250 in the next year so every ward in the mission will have 2 sets of missionaries and lots more sisters and an additional 2-3 zones. So right now we are losing more then we're getting in a couple of days with transfers and so our zone is closing 2 areas and that's going to take a hit on the work, but we'll just have to redouble our efforts. Canton Branch is closing, and The Peoria east elders is shutting down so Elder Sauer and I will have to split their area with the Sisters and get to working evern harder and Redouble our efforts. We have some great lessons set up this week and could get some more baptismal dates here on the way. I"m super stoked.
In regards to the election...... I"m just glad it's over, and that I don't have to get all the Romney jeers that come from passing cars and what not. As for the next 4 years, bring it on Satan I WILL LAY YOU OUT. God's in charge and he tells the prophet what needs to be done and that's good enough for me.
It's getting cold out here and so we are all bundled up and gots our gloves on and not quite a beanie yet because i don't want to mess up my hair. As for missionary work in Utah that's got to be so nice. Whenever a non-member moves in the whole ward just pounces on them and then out here we have in the Peoria Stake 21% hometeaching each month with 33% active so yea the work out here needs a make over. The midwest in general is just so conservative and so slow and people just get in their little ruts and don't get out of them. We'll change that.
We are preparing for a mission tour with Elder Don R. Clarke of the 70 next tuesday. and that's going to be super sweet because right after the meeting we are having a zone leader council with Elder Clarke. Presiding and will receive special instruction from him for an additional 3 hours.
On the 27th and 29th Elder Sauer and I are teaching a world's religion class at Heartland Community College on "Mormonism" and so we're basically going to get destroyed by 30 college students on those 2 days which is both an hour and 15 minute classes. so pray for us please.
I love yall so much and can't wait to skype home in 6 weeks today!!!!! Elder Gonzalez on the front lines in Peoria Illinois
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