Week 55: The Lord will always provide

Hey family,

Scripture of the week: 1 Peter 1:7

UGH The packers lost :( well like you said its ok cause i wouldnt have been able to watch them anyways. Next year is the one.

So you asked about the weather.. On wednesday and thursday the high was -9 and the low was -25 and with the windchill who knows what it was so yup its been wicked cold. but you will never believe what the temp is today.. Its 45 and raining outside as we speak, dang weather just cant make up its mind.

Well not a whole lot to report this week. We have spent a ton of time trying to find people to teach and just have not been able to find anyone, it was really getting frustrating, but we have pressed onward.  We have decided that we are going to spend as much time as possible doing regular missionary work... now that means we get alot less sleep some nights because we do our zone leader stuff after we come in for the night, but it will be totally worth it in the end.

My testimony was strengthened much this week. like i said i was getting a bit discouraged not finding people to teach but we pressed on, but i have learned that the lord will always provide for us when we work hard and do what he asks of us. When we got to church on sunday there was a family there that hasn't been there for a while, She is a member but he is not. 

Wow so much new stuff you reported this week, i cant believe all that is going on, sounds like everyone is doing well though. I cant believe dallas comes home this week. I dont even want to think about him coming home cause my time still is just going tooooooo fast. Some days i sit here and think oh ill be ok when the time is up, i will have done all i can do. and other days i get super anxious and sorta start to freak out about the thought of the real world and not walking around dressed like a super stylin business man. Such mixed emotions about it. one of our district leaders goes home this transfer, im really gonna miss him he is so fun to work with and really helps us alot. 

We are heading down to manchester in a few hours for meetings. The roads are supposed to be pretty nasty, cause of the rain and then its supposed to freeze so it should be quite the adventure.

So being the new year and all president asked us to set some physical fitness goals, some spiritual goals and some emotional goals. As i was setting my goals, i realized that the times when my back hurts the least is when i am in the best shape (sr year of football no pain at all). So my goal is to get back into that shape. Itlll be tough to do while out here, but it can be done.

We had an awesome testimony meeting yesterday. I have the sick ffeeling i am leaving in a week so i bore my testimony and almost cried when i brought up leaving here. Its so crazy how fast these people become your family if you will let them. Wherever i go thats where the lord wants me. More details to follow in a week.

all the cows look good. We have been so blessed with heifer calves since i left holy goodness. I may stay out here forever just so we keep getting heifer calves i love it.

well i cant think of anything else to tell ya. I sure do love ya. Have a great week you are always in my prayers

Hold to the rod

Elder Zilles