This week wasn't very exciting so there's not much to report on. We were dropped by the B--- we went over for a lesson with them and we sat down and began to teach and she said that she and her husband need to talk a little bit about religion before they wanted to continue further. Her husband is the one that told us that she wasn't home when she was, and he's the one that won't join us when we talk. She asked eagerly for the church address and time that we meet and seem sad to see us go, we just hope that she will show up at church one day or that we have planted the seeds for future missionaries. They really are golden, or at least she is anyway.

C--- has moved out of our ward boundaries and so the fourth Ward sisters will be working with her for a while, because she's too far out for us to visit regularly now. We are hopeful that now that she's out of an environment of smokers that she will be able to quit her addiction more easily. She seems to be doing well, and we are very hopeful for her.

The d---- family are doing well even though they didn't come to church this Sunday, we aren't sure why yet. They are planning on getting married soon so they can get baptized. We are having a small problem with their views on homosexuality and the bishop a slightly concerned. They still seem very set on baptism and they loved church last week. C--- keeps referring to his baptism as his "shower date" which I think is pretty funny. They keep saying how everything they learn just "seems right". It's so exciting!

L--- came to church yesterday but left after sacrament meeting. He still doesn't have a testimony yet and were trying to figure out how to help them have spiritual experiences where he recognizes the Spirit so he can gain a testimony. Will keep you updated in the future.

M--- didn't come to church yesterday because of work, but everything is still going well with her.

We sang a musical number in church this Sunday and we didn't start preparing until Saturday. But it turned out pretty well, at least I think, I couldn't really hear myself. You never know with musical numbers... People will tell you you did great, even if you didn't.

We finally got to see S---, one of our former investigators who said she "needed a break". She seems to be doing really well and we were able to share a brief message. Hopefully we will be able to start teaching her again soon.

We didn't get to have a lesson with S--- or J--- this week.

Last night we were contacting a referral and we knocked on the door 3 times. They clearly were home but the TV was on so loud that we weren't sure if they could hear us. Turns out they could because their little girl came upstairs and her mom told her to go back downstairs and she said, "but mom, there's a GIRL at the door!" To which her mom replied, "if I wanted you to answer the door, I would have told you." It was pretty funny because the little girl was so baffled. Kids are so awesome and honest. Sister O'Mealy and I just walked away laughing.

There was another awesome moment when we were having a lesson at P--- house and I heard this loud buzzing noise coming towards me (like the sound a big bee, or a wasp might make).  Needless to say I was alarmed, and when I saw it fly past me I backed up and then tried to get off the couch as quick as I could so that it wouldn't land on me. It headed straight for sister O'Mealy and as I was standing up she took her iPad and whacked it straight at me! I was so terrified I screamed and made a beeline for the bathroom, P--- was just laughing from her chair the whole time. Sister O'Mealy was pretty freaked out and joined me in the bathroom a second later. I ended up stepping on it, it turned out just to be a large beetle. But it's legs hung down when it flew, just like a hornet or yellow jacket. P---thought it was pretty strange that it wasn't hibernating or dead. I do not like bugs. I joked with sister O'Mealy that she was trying to feed me to the bugs since she didn't succeed in feeding me to the dogs last week.

Well, that's about it for this week, hopefully the coming week will be more exciting! Hope everyone is staying safe and happy!

Sister Draney

 a frozen water fountain

 Christmas eve food drive