Greeting from Iowa!
This has been a good week for us. Our fourth was swell. We went over to a barbeque with a couple three families from the ward. Then we were able to see the firework show from our apartment bedroom window so that was nice. Originally Fort Dodge wasn't going to have fireworks, but then a wealthy business owner stepped in and payed for it all i guess so we had a pretty good show on Wednesday night. Nothing compared to the Stadium of Fire firework show though i'm sure. This next week is going to fly by super fast! Tonight we are leaving for Des Moines and then tomorrow it's off to Nauvoo for my departing temple trip with President Jensen and then we are coming back Wednesday morning. Then we have back to back exchanges and district meeting and then it's the weekend again already! We met President and Sister Jensen this last Tuesday. We had a great zone conference. They are wonderful people. They were welcomed into the mission by two elders in a really bad car accident. One of them had to be life flighted to Des Moines hospital. We all fasted for him yesterday and he is on the mend. His family is with him and we just heard that he has been taken out of intensive care and is in his own room now which is awesome! His companion is fine, just a little bruised up and sore. Right away we are able to see the compasion of the Jensens and open our hearts to them. He had each of us bear our testimonies so that he could get to know us at zone conference. Then all of us going home missionaries bore our testimonies again. Then I bore my testimony yesterday thinking that would be my last time in the ward, but bishop called me to speak next week and i also got roped into playing a musical number so i'm not quite done yet in that regard. i guess it will just be practice for my homecoming talk.
Things with Dianna are going good. We did more service for her moving furniture around. We also brought Brother Bair with us and taught her a lesson all about the priesthood. She just needs to keep her commitments and then we will be good :) We are having an open house at the church on Fridayand hopefully she comes to that. We are hoping to have a really good turn out and pick up some new investigators from the event. Plus we are doing a barbeque so if that doesn't attract people, i don't know what will. Tabby is still doing well, but going slow. She kind of blew up on her mom when the bishop's wife and daughter were there to teach Anne one of the new member lessons.
I'm sorry to hear about all of the storms out there. It has just been sunny and hot here for the last week. I guess that's what i've been asking for though. I do like it better than raining all of the time though. We met a fellow by the name of Andy at the hospital yesterday. He had a baptismal date once upon a time and really loves the church, but his wife won't let him go. He also has an 8 year old son who wants to come to church as well. It is super frustrating when you find those people who really do want to come to church and get baptized, but then they don't. It would be really rough though to have to struggle through that. How greatful I am to have a family who is strong in the church! I am greatful that we all support each other. I know that families are eternal.
Love, Elder Peterson
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