Becoming an Official Newfie

 

 

This week was super splendid. Not only was the weather awesome all week (above 20 degrees so like 70ish in america) but we were blessed with some huge miracles... and Some of the elders in the area became "official newfies" and I'm one. :) thanks to some awesome members.. I have a video of it.. but it'll have to wait a year before it makes it to theatres. 

Last week we had some really really awesome experiences. We have been focused this transfer on faith and diligence, breaking down each week into different focuses to help with those.. last week was prayer and studies. Making your prayers and studies a part of your day.. So for instance if you study about baptism, well you better invite someone to be baptized or your study wasn't applied. We had an awesome experience with that, we did some roleplays on putting someone on date and a few hours later went and visited some formers and put one on date! His name is David, so keep him in your prayers:) he is great. 

Another really cool experience was we were finshing knocking a road, and there was a younger guy sitting outside of a house on a door we had previously been by and we thought to just go talk to him. He had just moved back from Alberta and was going through a lot of really difficult things. His dad was murdered, his twin was in really bad drugs and even he himself got involved.  It was amazing to see how fast he accepted each thing we taught. There are certain times on your mission when you just feel how much God loves certain people and that was definately one of the times where you could just tell that he was brought back for this specific reason. 

We had plenty of other experiences that happened as well. Elder Wilson (companion) turned 25 last week although he looks younger than me. I'd say actually probably not I look 16 still. But the senior couple went and decorated the appartment for him when he got back. It was pretty cool. It's amazing what you can do for someone that'll show them that you love them.

 

Celebrating 1 year out

Fun: We had  a branch activity up at this small waterfall.. There is where we had to become newfies, which came by kissing a Cod fish (coincidence?) drinking a tiny thing of cod liver oil (really gross one missionary got sick hahaha) and then some fruit punch and newfie songs and sayings while in fishing clothes..  

Newfie song:

"I's the Bys that builds the boats

and I's the Bys that sails er

I's the By's that catch the fish

and Takes em ome to liza"

translation ( We are the boys that build the boats, and we're the boys who sail them, we're the boys who catch the fish and bring them home to Eliza)

 

Ether 1:42

love you all

Elder Argyle