Dear Family:
Well this is a surprise early email. We found out that the library will be closed on Monday which is when we usually go to email so we are emailing on Saturday. Well these past three days have been crazy. On Wednesday we went to Davenport to go on exchanges with the Zone Leaders which was fun. The next day we had planned to have the other pair of missionaries come to Davenport to have District meeting with the Zone Leaders. However we got word of a blizzard warning for the next day so we decided to wait until in the morning to decide if we would cancel. In the morning we looked out and it was raining and was very windy but nothing bad so we told the Geneseo Elders to come to Davenport. Well, during their drive it started to snow and blow hard. We were then told that all missionaries were grounded because of the weather. So we had 6 Elders in one apartment and only four of them had supplies to stay the night. Also one of the Geneseo Elders is diabetic and did not bring any extra stuff with him to keep him alive. We decided to have District meeting in the apartment and then decide what we would do. We made the decision to have us and the Geneseo Elders go to Geneseo and stay the night. There home was closer then Clinton and it would be easier to do that instead of having 6 Elders stuck in an apartment. So we went to Wendy's to have lunch and then we got a miracle call. We are also in charge of another area called De Witt because of the shortage of missionaries. Well they had a 18 year old girl that was learning from them and was ready to be baptized but her father said not until after college. Well just recently her fathers heart softened and he said that she could be baptized on the 27th which is her birthday. So we got this call saying all this information. We gave President a call after that and he said that as long as we get to review with her we could meet with her two times before the 27th and have an interview and we could get that baptism. It was an answer to our prayers for 400! After that we made our journey to Geneseo. So we made a hour long drive in the blizzard on a drive that normally would have been twenty. We saw large trucks stuck in ditches on the highway. It was terrifying. I finally knew how the people in the Book of Mormon felt after they were in bondage to the Lamanites and told not to pray so they kept a prayer in there hearts. After we got to the Geneseo apartment we just sat around and played Star Wars Risk and monopoly because of the weather. Then in the morning we headed back to Clinton after it warmed up a little bit.
Yep, that's all that has happened this past week. Well we did make fudge on Monday to send out to the members. But lets be honest, the Blizzard story is far more interesting. In other news I will be calling on Christmas Day in between 2:30 and 4:00. I have been told to keep it around 45 minuets. I would love to talk to everyone but that will be hard. Everyone is more than welcome to come over and talk with me for a little bit. Little kids included. I will be calling the home phone so be prepared when you see an Iowa number on the phone.
Thanks to all that have already sent me gifts and those gifts that are on there way. It is great to know that I have family that is willing to send me gifts. I don't have much to give in return but my gratefulness and my testimony. I do know that God and Jesus Christ both live. I know that this is His work that I am doing right now. I am so grateful that I have a family as great as you guys that support me. Love you all!
Sincerely;
Elder Spencer Ariotti
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