Weekly Report: Slammed Door, Splits, Less Active Members

Hey everyone!
This week was freezing! The terribly low temperature, coupled with humidity and biting wind make for a formidable opponent. Luckily, I stopped feeling anything below the neck years ago so it's no big deal.

I got my first major door slammed in my face this week. The guy was talking to us from a distance and we were starting a conversation when he decided he was done talking, walked up to the door and slammed it closed. Ouch.

Last week's report kind of threw off the regular swing of events. Normally I report on the previous week's P-day in this email, but since we emailed on Tuesday last week I have much less to talk about.

This week since we had a lot of appointments, we went on a lot of splits which is super easy to do because we have three missionaries. I went almost everytime with the member, so it was almost like I was the senior missionary in those cases. It was kinda scary. I found though that as long as I stayed humble and really listened to the spirit, everything worked out just fine.

We also went by a less-active member's place and checked up on him. Turns out he was moving to an unfinished recording studio the next day, so we offered to help him move and get things ready. The next morning we showed up at his place and moved a bunch of sound equipment and then headed to the studio. We spent several hours painting, doing spackle and sanding it down. It was really fun. I got masterful at the art of cutting in the corners with a brush; I didn't even need tape by the time we were done! It was a really great opportunity because two of Brother Dunkerley's non-member friends were there and they both seemed like they could be interested in the church. We hope to teach them because we see a lot of potential for them. Finally, Brother Dunkerley promised he'd get to church too, so mission accomplished!

Finally, we went to go see a less active family last night. They live in an apartment complex that has a locking front door to the complex that needs a combination even to get in. We hadn't been able to reach them but we felt we needed to see them. We said a prayer asking that we could get in. Finally we found that the back door that should've been locked was unlocked and we were able to see them. God really answers all prayers, no matter how small. Keep praying in faith everyone!
I love you all,
Elder Siebert