A day late because of a storm! 2/4/14

Sorry that this is a day late, there was a snow storm here in Oklahoma. Not many people here are used to having about 3 inches of snow, so the library was shut down and our cars were grounded, so we had to walk everywhere yesterday. I've been neglecting sending pictures home, mainly because I'm terrible at taking pictures. However, I have a few to share with you that are from my MTC district and my current district here in Duncan.

My companion, Elder Fee, is leaving along with Elder Lott and Elder Kahawaii. Elder Fee and Elder Lott are going back home. They have served their two years honorably and they have been an awesome example to me and the rest of my district. Elder Kahawaii is leaving Duncan to go to another area before he goes back to his home in Hawaii next transfer. It's kind of sad but I am really happy that they have been here as long as they have. They have fought the good fight, and I hope to be able to claim the same when my time comes to come home.

This week has been a bit of a challenge. Because of the weather here, we haven't been able to fulfill a lot of our set appointments and see the investigators that we've needed to see. Many of our investigators are in a town north of Duncan that we cover named Marlow. We haven't been able to get up there because we haven't found any members who have been willing to drive in the snow and ice (I know, many of you from Utah are laughing at this). It's been a bit of a trial of obedience this last week. We have had to do a lot of tracting and using other finding opportunities. We've been able to keep a positive attitude through it all though, so it really hasn't been too bad of a week.

We had a miracle the other night. We were tracting at around 8:45 at night in an area that hasn't had a lot of success in the past few transfers. Elder Fee and I decided to knock on one more door, and a lady named Lori answered the door. She exclaimed "Are you Mormon missionaries?"  We braced ourselves for the worst, expecting an automatic rejection that we often get. However, after our reply, she said that she has always been interested in the church and wanted someone to come by and teach her about it. She had been seeking for a way to contact the missionaries but didn't know how to come to it. We have an appointment set up with her this week and I am excited to fulfill it with my new companion (who I haven't met yet).

All in all, not really a bad week. I'm excited to meet my next companion and to learn from him. Elder Fee has taught me a lot in the past 7 weeks, it's sad to see him go but I know that he has earned coming back by serving honorably.

Thank you for all of your love and support,

Elder Holbrook