Hey friends and family!
I am so glad to hear that you are all doing so well and that you are enjoying your summer vacations! It has been really crazy here, we have two extremes going on with weather. It's either really hot, or really rainy. We have had major flooding in the part of the mission that touches down into the states, and a bit in manitoba as well, it's really intense! there have been a lot of missionary flood relief projects, I've seen photos of missionaries up to their waists in the streets! Please keep the mission area in your prayers!
Winkler hasn't experienced any flooding, but we have had a lot of crazy experiences! The first is a little more negative, we got a bunch of anti-mormon literature left on our car when we were doing our e-mail last week, and that really bothered me, I think that has been the hardest part of serving here. In my previous two areas, we would get laughed at from time to time, or rejected, or people just didn't want to listen to us, but here a lot of people are just plain harsh. They will tell us how crazy they think we are, how terrible we are, they sometimes run the other direction when we walk down the street, it's been a very interesting experiences! However, as we all know, there must be opposition in all things, and despite the hard times, the work moves forward! All of our investigators are doing well, they just seem to be piled up with work and vacations and busy life lately, so it has been hard to remain consistent, but we are working hard to stay in touch and keep with them, that's one of the benefits of facebook! Also, the miracle that we had on 3rd street went something like this: A man in his truck drove by while we were walking on the street, and he pulled over and asked if we were mormons. We told him we were, and then he asked us for a card with the church address. We could hardly get another word in because right when he got the card he drove off. Strange. So on sunday, right after sacrament meeting, we got a ring at the door, and we go and answer and it's this guy! His name is gabriel, he liked church and stayed and participated in second hour, when we offered him a book of mormon while setting up a return appointment he told us he wouldn't need one, because he already has the book on his phone! We still haven't taught him, it's been less than a week since we met him, but we will be teaching him this week! I just want to bear you all my testimony that God is a God of miracles. He loves us and wants His work to succeed. When we have faith, He provides. I am so grateful to be a missionary for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I know this is the true way to follow Jesus Christ, so that we can gain the most happiness available to us in this life and return to live with our Father in Heaven. I love you all, have a great week!
With Love,
Elder Kendall
P.S. please continue to pray for Elli and Lett, Joanne, Eva, Brittany and Sandy, and Jim. They need your prayers!
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