Breakthrough!

Mum,
Now that I know Matt served here I'll be sure to ask around to see who remembers him. Crazy crazy. It's a small world after all. Hopefully we'll be able to see Kim again. I can see why Selby would be difficult to leave. This ward is so big and there are so many families it is easy to become a part of the ward. This week was a really really good one for us. We have been struggling to find people to teach and our teaching pool was pretty much zero but the Lord just sent more and more people for us to teach! We are really humbled at how things have been turning around so quickly here in Selby. I'm really excited for what the future holds here. This ward is amazing as well. We sat in church on Sunday and during Priesthood opening exercises the WML stood up and told everyone in the ward that we were really hard working missionaries and that he knew things would turn around here. Then in Priesthood we talked about missionary work and every single person was involved in the lesson. They all shared experiences that they had to share the Gospel with people and we talked about the fears that we all have about it. I know that things are going to turn around here and I'm loving it here. I'm finally getting used to riding a bike as well!! Well I didn't have much time to write again. We're going to York again because we are going on exchange. Good P-day news though! President Lindley wants us to have as fun of p-days as possible so he has approved even more movies that we can watch. Today we're watching my favourite, Hook! Love you mum. Take care!
Elder Rowley


Dad,
This week has been really good. We lost our good Filipino friend Berna and to be honest I was getting a little down in the dumps. It's funny though because whenever I feel like that I know it means we're close to a breakthrough. So I just try and endure and keep working hard and then it happens, the breakthrough! That was Saturday. We found three new investigators! An African girl whom we are going to teach her family and then a couple that live here in Selby. One is English and her husband is from Greece. They accepted and were really interested in everything we taught them. It was such an amazing blessing. Nobody came to church though which was a dissappointment but nobody has been for over a month so the ward was alright with it. I'm amazed at this ward though, they are getting such a sense of urgency about the work. Its hard to explain but there is such a powerful Spirit of missionary work here and I know its gonna take us far. I'm really excited. Keep in touch with Matt Daleabout and we'll see Kim again this week, (or we'll try). He said that he got really close to those missionaries, close enough that he remembered all their names! Just let Matt know he definitely was an influence of Kim and though he hasn't joined the church he still reads the Book of Mormon sometimes. I just wanted to share one thing with you before I have to go Dad. This morning we watched the DVD of President Hinckley's life and last week we watched The Errand of the Lord (that's President Monson's biography) and they were both so powerful. The two main things I think that their lives had in common the most were a love for hard work and a love for the Lord. When I watched the movies I felt the same way that they felt about things. It's like I have this burning desire in my heart to work out my days on earth for the Lord. I read a quote by Spencer W. Kimball the other day that said, "My life is like my shoes, worn out by service." I just wanted to thank you for teaching me to work hard dad. I love you. Have a good week.
Elder Rowley