¿Que tal amigos?
It snowed again!! It is still snowing in March and they are expecting another snow storm. Isn't that loco. But it is ok because it is not that cold. Only about 1. And remember that is celcius.
This past week was pretty hectic. I got a new companion. We are still covering the North but we got a new apartment away from downtown. His name is Elder Crocco and he is from Reno, Nevada. He has about 5 months left on his mission and he was sad to leave the south side. But he is bringing a new fire that this area needs. He is excited to get going and brings many good ideas with him. We have started reorganizing things in the area books and all the people that we are currently working with. It is big task, but it needs to be done and it will help us out in the end. We are also making a "mini area book" to put in the car. The new apartment is super groovy (we are trying to bring this word back) and is a lot more spacious than our other one.
Elder EZ and I spent Monday and Tuesday cleaning the apartment, packing and saying goodbye to a bunch of people. Elder EZ was really sad to say goodbye to Vianney but he will see him again. We will be able to meet with him still and he is excited that there are still Spanish Speakers in his area. Wednesday was transfer meetings and it was sad to say goodbye to EZ because we have been together for so long. We are technically common law in Canada because we lived together for so long. We had to move everything out of the old apartment and unpack everthing in the new apartment. It was a super busy and hectic day. Elder and Sister Woodruff are the housing coordinators for the mission and they are the coolest people ever. They helped us out so much. So far we have been getting a lot done reorganizing and finding all the people that we fell out of contact with. Especially Mauricio. We have not talked to him for about 2 weeks, so we are going to stop by again tonight and see if we can get in contact with him. Ruban and Cindy are meeting with us this week so we are hoping that we can help him get to church. I hope that this new program is one can help him with his lungs.
On Friday night we helped Hermana De La Fuente move. La familia Mesen was there and we got a lot done. Cool story. Her son-in -law Trevor was there helping us out and he was questioning us about what we do as missionaries. We had a sweet conversation while we were moving about how God really does answer our prayers. He has a hard time believing that "almighty god" would listen to him. We reassured that He really does. But we talked for a long time and invited him to meet with us, but he denied. We left our number so hopefully we can get in contact with him again. We also were out in Sherwood Park (about 20 minutes outside the city) visiting the members and we went to Five Guys Burgers and Fries. It was super delicious. You guys need to try it. But the lady that took my order happened to be a member that just barely moved here from Florida...and he husband is Mexican!!! They live in the south side but they are looking to go back to church. The Lord truly does but you in the right place at the right time.
I know my Savior lives, He indeed lives. He has gone below everything to help us have a friend in Him because He truly "knows" us. He desires that we "know" Him as well. I hope anyone that is looking for the truth can look to Him who can offer it. If you have not read the Book of Mormon, read it. It can change your life. I know it is sounds crazy, but that is why it is true. Either it is true or not, try it. We are son and daughters of Heavenly Father and He loves us. Alone this knowledge can help anyone get through this challenging life.
Stay Strong and Faithful. ¡Para Siempre!
Elder Kipp
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