We have weekly planning every Friday morning, where we plan for the
following week. We also set goals that we try to acheive. It's always
interesting to see how we have a ton of set lessons, and set goals
that make us try to push ourselves a little bit more than those
planned lessons. Then at the end of the week, you look back and see
that 90% of those lessons fell through. Oh well. Quality over
Quantity, right?

Monday night, we went to this guys house named Kevin. He has a bunch
of people gather and talk about religion. I think I mentioned it in my
last letter. Well this weeks questions were mainly directed at the
missionaries. It was such a neat expirience. I could literally see the
pieces of lifes puzzle start to fit with some of the people there as
we discussed the Plan of Salvation. It was also awesome to hear that
the 5 copies of the Book of Mormon that we handed out are all being
read.

Thursday night, we had a lesson with Alyssa. Alyssa referred herself
online at Mormon.org. She said that if Mitt Romney is elected as
president, she better know what his religion is all about. She is very
republican, and her dad is a die-hard Glen Beck fan. Well, in two
weeks she was already almost finished with the Book of Alma. I
couldn't believe it. That's like 360 some-odd pages! She said she
loves what she is reading. She also said that anytime she comes across
something that she doesn't understand, she goes to lds.org, and that
answers her question. Basically, the only thing holding her back from
being baptized is her husband. Her husband is working in Florida till
November. When she told him on the phone that she was talking with
missionaries, he told her that if she joined, he never would. He
doesn't have a religion, he is just close-minded. When she told us
that, a scripture immedietly came to mind. We opened up to Alma
Chapter 8 and read it. She said that she didn't think of that chapter
in the way that I explained it to her. She said she would pray and ask
God for help. She is solid.

We expected to have around 8 investigators at Church yesterday. None
of them showed up. Alyssa told us that she was sick, Rajeev said he
had to work, and the other families wouldn't respond to our calls or
knocks. That was a huge let down. In zone conference this last week,
they stressed getting investigators to church. Without going to
church, there conversion can only go so far. That just means that this
week we'll have to work twice as hard to get them there next Sunday.

Last night there was a recent-convert fireside at the mission home. We
were able to get Rajeev to go! A couple recent-converts (recent as in
within the last 3 weeks) told their conversion stories and bore their
testimonies. It was such a spiritually filling exprience. Rajeev said
he had a lot to think about as we were driving home. He knows it is
true!!!!!! He is thinking too much! He needs to go by faith, rather
than fact...

David A. Bednar is coming to speak to us this Saturday! Us as is the
DC South, North, and Baltimore missions. I'm really looking forward to
it. Except I'm a little nervous after what Aunt Sharon said about him
at her stake. YIKES!!! I told that to my mission president and he was
surprised! He looked it up online and sent an email out to the
missionaries about it. HAHA!

With much love,

Elder Michael Litchfield