Week 13 - Happy Valentines

Hello!

How is everyone doing this week? This email will probably be much shorter, I apologize! Just a few things that I thought would  be interesting for me to write to you. This week we went to a funeral for one of our former investigator's husband. Confusing I know. Anyways, when we got a hold of her it was the day after he had passed, and so we ended up going to the service. We were able to witness a different funeral, one I won't forget. Basically they started saying prayers out loud and doing things like that. They actually said the prayer that Christ offered on the Sermon on the Mount to the Father. Here is the funny part, if you look just a few verses prior to that Christ teaches to not say repetitious prayers as the heathens do...and this is exactly what the people did at the funeral! Anyways!!! that is all right, hopefully we will be able to turn this into something good and be able to uplift her!

We had exchanges this week, I was down in the city for the first time really. It was a good experience. Taught good lessons and did other missionary work (tracting, contact formers, etc.) But for lunch we went to the mall. It was the first time I've been to the mall in months! Not only that, it was the first time I have really been around a ton of people! Small town Barrhead is making me crazy! I realized how living here for 3 months has made me adapt to this small town life! 

Things with the ward are moving along. We have worked with so many ward families and they are getting very excited about missionary work! Actively working members are truly the key to success as a missionary. They are so willing to help wherever they can, well usually in words, now we just wait for the action to follow. We don't have any investigators on date for baptism yet, which is a bummer. Every week I can't help but just hope for that Baptism!! We have been so busy lately though, setting a lot of appointments. One we actually set for next sunday is with another former investigator, she has had a powerful experience before with the missionaries. I hope this one will pan out! We stay busy day in and day out though, I have made sure of it. I know that the "fruits of our labors" will come. 

Not too many noteworthy things have been happening lately.. Just typical missionary stuff. Next week is transfers, and we do think that one of us may be leaving. We will see. I've loved serving in Barrhead, I've grown so much. It has set the tone for my mission. I'll always remember the moments and people that are here. Something I would like each of you to do is really ask yourself the question, "Do I know that this Church is true? Do I know that Joseph Smith was and is a prophet of God?" They are simple questions that missionaries ask people all the time. But have you ever taken the time to really take that step back and ask yourself? Give it a go. See your testimony grow everyday. If it isn't growing, you are losing it. Gordon B Hinckley gave a similar type of talk, relating it to the muscle in his arm. And how true it is. It isn't something we can just take a day off, we can't afford to just miss that morning prayer and think it is okay. 

I want you to all know that I love you very much! Have a great Valentine's day! Go do something nice for someone on that day. Be a secret admirer to that old lady in the neighborhood or something! You are all in my prayers! I'll talk to you soon!

Love, Elder McFall

p.s. next Monday is what they call Family Day here in Canada so I will be emailing on Tuesday rather than on Monday!