It's COLD outside!

 Oh my goodness, is it cold. hahha I don't think, 1. I've ever been in weather this cold  and 2. would ever want to live in Weather this cold. -15+windchill= a really cold missionary. But instead of settling for the weather making it not so great for missionary work, Elder brown and I are trying to make the best of it by being creative, shoveling driveways and contacting in the cold and such, we have truly seen miracles and blessing from the sacrifices in this cold season. We have increased our new investigator pool already for the month by 400% Its amazing! Another miracle was we got to see one of our investigators that hasn't came to church for months come, we had to dig him out of half a foot of snow to get him to come but he got there none the less its was great! The district is doing amazing as well, a Set of Hermanas sadly lost an amazing investigator to a stroke but gained their entire family and then some as new investigators and then some. The lord is truly blessing us and our district. 

Elder brown and I have had a a great week full of learning, praying and sacrificing for the lord and our brothers and sisters. I found Great comfort this week in Gospel Doctrine class this week. The teacher relayed a story to us about king Louie the 3rd and how he and his wife were murdered leaving the 3 children heirs to the throne the first son died and the second one was persistently trying to be corrupted by those who killed his father, they gave him every kind of sin and lust in the world, exposing him to vast profanity and sexual sins of every kind but the prince did not give in. The corrupters after putting him through temptation after temptation with no success finally asked him, why won't you give in to our temptations and he turned and said to them, I was Born to be a King, that's why. As I pondered on that story and thought of my self I realized why the teacher shared with us that story. I am son of God and as such I decided I will not sully myself to the temptations of the devil because I have been called to an amazing calling and I not forfeit the calling for pleasures that wont last. so I ask you, how great is your calling and what are you to become? will you give up what matters most for something you want at the moment?

~Elder Herdt-Spiritual Ninja