Hey everyone!
Good news! I will probably be heading out to Taiwan on February 8th! So, I am sorry to say that all of my faithful admirers will have to begin purchasing the hefty, 98 cent postages to contact me. I am so sorry, but I also promise you that I am worth it. Tee hee.
I have a new slang expression this week: the Jersey Juke. Basically what this consists of is nearly running a red light to make a left turn before oncoming traffic even gets going. The second the light is about to turn green, or when it turns green, you gun the engine and make for the turn, all the while hoping that you don't get hit. Loads of people do this. Most people don't even react when people pull it. It'll probably be an Olympic sport soon.
This week was very, very busy. Once again we had to do a lot of splits to fit everything in. We also had the curveball of the century thrown at us. Even though we'd all assumed that E. Bergloff would die in this area because he's on his final transfer as of today, he was on the transfer sheet. Elder Bessey was full of speculation as to what would happen. Finally what we found out today was that he is the new assistant to the president and that Elder Smith is stepping down to train a golden. I now have a new companion named Elder Mathie. He seems very cool. If worst comes to worst, I'll be leaving soon. Kidding. I have grown to love the area very, very much. I have joked that I wish that I could be like a starfish and become two of me by getting cut in half, then somehow merge back together at the end of two years. Think of how blessed the world would be if that were possible! Kidding again.
This week it we had the opportunity to teach a part member family and one of the girl's boyfriend. The lesson went well, the non-member family members didn't seem to interested. However, Evan, the boyfriend, came up afterwards and asked for the book of mormon that we were going to leave. He said "I was wondering if I could have that." He is so prepared to hear the gospel; he even knew answers that his girlfriend, (who is a member), didn't remember. I am so excited for him.
Finally, I want to testify of the power of fasting. We have a man we're teaching and hopefully baptizing this week named Joe Bannano. He is amazing. He has given up coffee and cigars to be a part of the church and is will to do pretty much everything we ask. He's already read the Book of Mormon all the way through and is just amazing. The only problem is that he works as a warehouse manager for a newspaper and can't ever make it to the ward on time. I fasted for him this week that he could make it to all three hours because that's what he needed to do. It was amazing because he'd never been able to before, but on this Sunday, he was there at 12:20 with plenty of time to come in, talk a little and get settled. I know that as we fast and pray for things, our Father in Heaven really listens to us and will give us what we ask for as long it is in His will. The Lord can work miracles if we but have faith. So have faith, please, and don't be afraid to ask for miracles.
Love,
Elder Siebert
(Not a knockoff, just a newer model)
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