This week was again a good week. Gregory is on-date for baptism!!!!!! It was such a funny lesson! We were teaching him about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and at the end of the lesson we asked Greg if he would be baptized and he was like: "Yeah for sure! If that's what God wants me to do, I will do it." He has a bad smoking problem, so we told him that he would have to quit smoking. He told us that he has been wanting to for a long time, but never really had any drive to do so. He told us that he wouldn't smoke again. A couple days later we find out that he has his WHOLE family quitting smoking! His Daughter-in-law  told me that she had never seen him this happy and healthy. Their family sometimes listens to our lessons, but it's hit or miss with them. He is doing an incredible job in being a good example for them! December 15th he will be baptized!!! He really has changed a ton.

This last Friday missionaries in a neighboring area learned of an old woman who was in the hospital suffering from breast cancer who really wished she had Christmas lights up on her house.  While she was in the hospital, we put up the lights.  That night, the lady came home from the hospital, her husband carried her into the house and turned on the lights for her.  She was really excited and expressed significant joy for her wish to have come true!  Approximately four minutes later, this sweet lady slipped into a coma.  She passed away that night. Her family kept calling us and our mission president thanking us for our service. The missionaries in that area just received 10 new investigators just from that one act of service!!! HECK YA!

Sunday night we had a cool little miracle. We had just been told to go away from a former investigators door step. We were sitting in the car. It was 8:45 PM. I told Elder Norris "We only have 15 min left!!!" He told me that we should say a prayer. We said a prayer asking Heavenly Father for a miracle. As we sat in the car, Elder Norris was like, lets go knock on that one door. It was random, but we did it. Behind the door we met Dale. He is a Junior in High School who has read the Book of Mormon for 2 years. He hates his Catholic roots, and has been talking to a youth in our ward at school about the church. He had asked her to get the missionaries to come to his house a few days prior. We had no idea, but were excited nonetheless! We talked about the Book of Mormon and have a return appointment with him this week!

Sunday after church I was able to give my first baptismal interview! It was for a girl who grew up Muslim, but is converting to our church. Her Dad is Muslim and her mom is a Mormon. The interview was great! She had a firm testimony of this gospel and has a true desire to get baptized! It was an honor for me to participate in that process. She will be getting baptized this Friday night, and is having 15 of her non-member friends come to witness it. SWEET!

Our zone has really picked it up with their obedience, and the blessings are coming!

I'm SOOOOOOO FULL from Thanksgiving!!!! Way better than the food I had last year in the MTC!

Elder Michael Litchfield