So the beginning of the week was frigid, but it warmed up quite a bit.
It went from -20 to -1 basically overnight. What has really been
killer has been the wind. It was -17 one day, but with the wind chill
it got as cold as -40. Yesterday was relatively warm, but all of the
sudden a burst of snow and wind hit us. That was fun, it was literally
like watching a wall come towards us.  When I warmed up, it felt like
shorts weather, which is funny because when it first hit -1 it felt
very cold. I guess we adapt.

This week has been full of finding. We have tracked like no other,
street contacted, bus contacted, anything you can think of. On one
street we knocked and knocked and I felt like turning back, but we
kept going. It was a good thing we did; we found a Chilean man who
really liked to talk a lot. He was cool. Everything is fine up here.

So it has been cold. Today was a lot warmer, it's only -10. Not quite
shorts weather yet, but not really that bad. It's interesting how when
you live through -20 and then wind chill, -10 suddenly isn't so bad.
Still we have been layering up and facing the cold. After a while your
face just hurts. Fun.

So this week has been good. We have been doing lots of finding. We
talked to a really cool guy named James who was smoking a cigarette.
We shared the Christmas video, and he really liked it. We talked in
the cold, and he seemed pretty interested. We got in a few doors, so
that was cool.

We are at the point with Mario where we just need him to pray and get
an awnser. His sister is a member, and he believes everything is good,
but he doesn't have a testimony yet. That is what we focused on last
night. He called us and asked if we could change the time to 8, and we
should up at 8 and he wasn't there. He called half an hour later and
asked if we could reschedule, and we asked him if we could meet right
now. It was a really good lesson.

I am well

Élder Grimmer

It dropped about 10 degrees this week and is still falling. The
earlier part of the week was fine; it was still around -1 or so. On
Sunday we went tracking for about an hour; when we left it was -1 and
it started to snow. By the time we got back in the car it said it was
-10, all In under an hour. Plus wind chill, that was fun. Then
yesterday it kept dropping to a bitter -17. That's 1 degree
Fahrenheit. With windchill it was closer to -25. We went street
contacting. Plus I was on exchanges so I couldn't grab a better jacket
or gloves. Thankfully the elders I was with took care of me. It got so
cold my legs started to feel hot.

So other than the cold this week has been fairly normal. We just got
Tranfer calls. Elder Christensen is leaving us to train two
missionaries. He just finished being trained, but he'll do fine.

This week was the Spanish Christmas party. It was tons of fun. I
talked with a family one of the members invited. We had to leave early
but apparently they danced for two hours after we left. It was a lot
of fun.

So we haven't had a lot of things happening this week, but we have
been working hard. We met with Angel. He is doing alright. So random
mission moment, one of the wards was having a break the fast, and we
showed up as it was ending. One of the members works at a Safeway
bakery and he brought all the extra bread they didn't sell. He gave a
bunch, and we had already broken our fasts, so we just ate a bunch of
bread. I think I ate 5 rolls and 3 slices of rye bread.

So life is good.

Élder Grimmerou

So it has been a dry week, and it just started snowing this morning.
It has been hovering around zero for that past week. A lot of people
ask us why we don't have coats, but it's not really even cold yet, and
besides we carry coats in our car in case it does get cold or if we
are going tracking or something.

This week has been fun but a bit slow. We had a district thanksgiving.
We made potatoes and stuffing, and a member gave other elders the
turkey. It was really good.

We went on a lot of exchanges this week. I still have two more. They
have been really cool experiences; I got to interview one of the
people that the YSA Elders are teaching who is going to be baptized
this week. She was so prepared. I feel that there are people that have
been prepared for us as well, and in each area. We just have to find
them.

So we have been trying to find people a lot this week. We just got a
bunch of referrals from other missionaries, which is cool. We met with
Salvador, and he is a bit depressed. His situation is rough right now.
We had some members pick him up, but I guess he slept in. Not much we
can do there. We basically have a bunch of "wet Investigators" who
have been baptized but either don't know or never really learned the
doctrine. We are working with a part member family, but first we need
to help the Father really gain a testimony before we can try and work
with the rest of the family.

So we have working hard, and we are starting to see some fruit of the
work, but it is slow. Regardless, the work is sweet.

Con amor

Élder Grimmer

It snowed a bit. It has been about -2 for a while now. We drove out to
Sherwood Park, which is only 5 minutes from the city, and there was 2
inches of snow. We have almost no snow here in Edmonton, so that was
weird.

So we had a great thanksgiving... Five weeks ago. Our district has
district meetings every Thursday so we are planing a district American
Thanksgiving. Everyone is bringing stuff and it will be great. What is
weird is Canadians still have Black Friday this week.

Mario came to church! He came in halfway through sacrament meeting,
but still. He is on date for December 10, so hopefully he can make it.

We stopped by a few old investigators in the north. There are a lot of
people, but it is hard to get in contact with everyone.

Well, we are well. It is a little cold, and the work is tough, but life is good.

Élder Grimmer
Like a boss.

It's chilly here. There is still no snow. Most trees are barren.

This week has been up and down. We have been doing a lot of street
contacting, trying to talk to as many people as we can. It has been
hard but fun. Elder Christensen has been keeping track of the names of
people we meet and something about them. It is cool. We tried a bunch
of times to meet a guy named Leobardo. He was on date to be baptized,
but we haven't been able to meet with him. Mario is still doing well;
we met with him and he really wants to be baptized. Now we just have
to get him to church and to read.

Nothing too crazy happened this week, but lots of little fun things.

Élder Grimmer

It kinda snowed last night. Not much stuck, but it was snowing this
morning. It has been +4 +5 most of this week. Not freezing, but not
warm either.

We went to the temple this morning. It was very sweet.

So this week has been interesting. We talked with several born-again
Christians. They have a distorted view on who God really is and how to
be saved. It has caused a bit of introspection, and we have come to
the conclusion that God and Jesus really are two different people with
one purpose. Some people were more willing to listen and find out the
truth than others. We talked to a guy who had a concern about the Book
of Mormon and continuing revelation, and I felt inspired to tell him
to study the Bible to find an answer. Considering they both come from
the same God, they should line up. That was cool; we are meeting with
him again tonight.

We have found quite a few new Investigators this past week. A few were
referred from other missionaries, and a few are going to other
missionaries as they don't speak Spanish:). I have enjoyed starting to
stop by several members I knew a year ago. Several remarked how much
my Spanish has improved. How crazy is that, I was literally here a
year ago. Well, time flys. I've only got roughly 8 months left.

We are well

Élder Grimmer