Week two in the forest.

Already another week
. Wow !   We have been blessed with a wee bit of sunshine here & there but mostly rainy days.
          On Monday morning Stan says :"lets go knock on some doors." It was pouring rain. We knocked on 13 doors. Two slammed the door in our face. Some did not answer. One woman told us she had a pit bull. We did talk to a man from Russia. I pretty well convinced myself he was a spy or at least the grandson of the family that held Stan captive when the children & I were working in the pretend canning factory so many years ago. Also, a nice lady visited with us a few minutes but did not invite us in. She told us she doesn't need God. She worships in the forest. She believes in reincarnation & hopes to come back as a tree.
           We drove to Bellingham to take my new friend to lunch. Laia is going to school & working. She is from Iran & wants to bring her two daughters to America. We gave her the Joseph Smith pamphlet & a Book of Mormon to read. She is a beautiful person. Because of my friendship with Parsa's mom, Leila, I am very drawn to her.
           Wednesday after dark we had a Relief Society activity. It was a walk through the forest called "Suckers Creek ".  Flying ticks , bears, beavers & who knows what else were out there with us. It was about an hour long. I tried not to act scared. I'm sure it's beautiful in the day & when it's not raining.
           We are teaching a man named Jack. He is an older guy who was converted to the church 50 years ago. He said when he was offered the gospel the first lesson, he knew it was true. He wants to go to the temple. He & his wife love each other but they live in different cities. They visit each other now & then. We are teaching him the temple class. He is a dear heart. I like him a lot.
         We took Lucy, the non member who tells me I will not convert her, thrift store shopping & to the library. She is quite a character. She owns eight canes. Each one has a unique carving on the top. Talk about carving; we are living in the chainsaw capital of the world. Every summer people come from all over the world for a chain saw competition. They carve trees. I will post some awesome pictures.
         We also visited Marlene, a non member. She came to church last Sunday.When we went to pick her up & she said "I'm not going."  Then after church had begun she walked in. She told us she had her drive herself to church because the neighbors were making fun of her for having the "Religion" people over.  Today we visited her again & gave her a Book of Mormon to read.
          Tonight we are driving  to a party for senior missionaries. We drive at least an hour or more to get anywhere from our home to anywhere else. We are hidden away in a mountain resort. Anyway, it will be fun to be with other missionaries and to hear of their adventures.
          The church is true. We are so blessed to have our Heavenly Father & Jesus in our lives. Many many people try to navigate this hard life on their own. It 's so much easier & happier when we choose the gospel to help us. There is much missionary work to be done so many can learn what we have been blessed with to have all our lives. That is our goal...to help those who don't know what wonderful blessings are waiting for them.
          We hope you are all well & happy. We love you all !
We only get our mail once a month. ( that's what I get for complaining that our mail did'nt come until 5:00 in Idaho). Ha !  If you want to write you can send it to the following address. We will get it faster at least for now.
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                       Love, Elder & Sister Fisher