Family,
Well,
it's been a good week in Kitimat! We couldn't email yesterday because
the library was closed for BC Day. Otherwise known as "The Holiday we
made so there was another 3 day weekend in August". We have finally
managed to get our hands on some bikes, and so we've been riding around
in style. For some reason, you feel so much more legitimate as a
missionary on bikes. Not sure why. You'd think since dress pants tucked
into socks isn't the most classy attire, it would be the other way
around, but biking around is the way to be.
The people in the locked apartment buildings have previously
managed to escape for the most part coming in contact with us, ever
since we stopped street contacting in parking lots (after one of the
managers of the SuperValu grocery store got mad at us. They came out
right when a native was saying a prayer with us, too.) Now whenever they
walk along the back sidewalks of Kitimat, they will have to live in
fear that the Mormons will silently pull up behind them on bicycles and
start teaching them the gospel. We love it. As I've probably described
before, Kitimat has streets that just kind of swoosh all over the place,
and they have sidewalks that just kind of cut through it all. And
behind the houses, we've found all sorts of crazy things that we had no
idea were there. Parks, swimming pools, all that sort of stuff. Who'd a
thunk it?
Yesterday, we went on a bike down the road to Kitamaat
Village, which goes along the Douglas Channel. Beautiful. You don't get
beauty like that everywhere, that's for sure. Daniel Boyson had came
with us, except after a few kilometers he puked and had his dad come and
pick him up. It's a good thing he knows that the church is true.
Brother Boyson has put us in the "Children that he spoils" category.
Under the idea that they were building up a stash of things they could
give as gifts when needed, they bought a ton of "stuff" in unopened
packages. And then they decided it was just cluttering up their house,
so they just gave it all to us. Probably $300 worth of dollar store
"stuff". Everything from "Tool Band-its" (look that up on Google) to
year's-supplies of bouncy balls. No idea what we're going to do with
with. Probably think of object lessons... Otherwise, the Boysons are
doing well! We just don't know what to think about Sister Boyson,
because now she's invited us over for dinner. Hopefully her heart is
softening.
But otherwise, the work in Kitimat is going very well! We're
working with a native teen, a Portuguese couple, some Alcan employees,
etc. Lots of people from different places live in Kitimat. It's kind of
that time where we've been on every street too many times to remember
how many times we've been on the street, but we still see miracles and
still find new people every week. Yesterday we knocked on a door and
taught a guy named Cam who had just never been home the previous times
that we had knocked their door. When you work hard and have faith, you
can find people to teach regardless of how few people live in your area.
The Kitimat Branch had 51 people in attendance this week! It's
too big for the building that we have. This week, a lot of the Burns
Lake clan were visiting for Boy's Camp. (They don't call it Scout Camp)
It was awesome to be able to see that crew. An older couple from Logan
is up here visiting for the fishing, too. I believe their names are
Karen and Lee Johnson. They said they lived somewhere on the Island.
Well, the church is true! Hope that everybody has a good week and we'll talk to you all next Monday!
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