Lindsey: Letter 23

Hello sweet family!
Can you believe it is another new transfer!? Wow wow. I'm thrilled that I will be staying in this area with Hermana Maxwell. We get along great and hope to be finding many new people to teach soon. We had to drop a few investigators for various reasons this past week which was not a fun experience but hopefully they will get picked back up once we've left the area. We are working with many in-active members at the moment which is both wonderful and tough at the same time. Our ward isn't the hardest working or the greatest when it comes to the fellowship of ward members, let alone investigators. We had a family of investigators coming for a couple weeks but then they stopped because they felt awkward and not very welcomed. They should not have been so offended but at the same time I don't blame them for feeling a bit alienated. Wow, what to do. We've talked to the bishop a couple of times but it always ends the same and its never good. I cannot help but wonder what a difference it would make in the lives of those investigating our church if the ward members would only accept, invite, and love every new person that walked through the chapel doors. This is not a hard thing to do. It is easy to Love people. Loving people brings so much happiness and joy into our own lives. I'm surprised people aren't running around trying to get as much of it as they can! Clearly we have to be careful with how we present it but when people really know that you care and want what is best for them they begin to trust you and trust that what you're saying will bring happiness and hope into their lives. It is great! They gospel of Jesus Christ is perfect and will transform any person who strives to learn and live it. I love each of you with all of my heart and hope to hear from you soon!