Hello!

Ok wow! A lot has been going on! We did see the President this weekend--we love the Morgans! They took us out to lunch and breakfast after the temple today. The Temple is beautiful and the people in it are lovely. Hehe. Ok so lets see, I AM SO EXCITED FOR TAYLOR AND CHELSEY! That’s so exciting! Well if they have a little boy they will win the Iron Mike Contest I think I was out of luck from the beginning on that one! Things are going so good here. So we had our coldest day the other day, -36 degrees! So we were only allowed to go to our set appointments, no tracting. Out of the 5 appointments we had, 4 canceled and the last one was going to cancel but we came a little early so she let us in. Me and Sister Ferguson found a tree in our storage closet full of random things and a lady in the ward gave us Christmas ornaments, so it doesn't look half bad.

This week because of all the lunches (ditches) we have been doing a lot of service in the ward in hopes that they might feel comfortable coming with us to teach and also giving us referrals. We are working the area book and feel we are making progress. We have been slightly discouraged but are really trying to keep a positive attitude about being lunched so much. We just really want to teach! But we are doing good and I really feel like there is good potential in this area. We are just trying to find the ones that really want it!

I was well taken care of on Thanksgiving. The Fishers, Davis's, and Blade's all put together a Thanksgiving for the missionaries. We have adopted Elder and Sister Davis from Orem, UT as like our care givers. They took us for hot chocolate the other day and had us for dinner. They are wonderful! We love them so much! They will be serving their whole mission here in Regina, so I hope to be here long enough to serve with them more. The president said I might be here for a bit which would be wonderful. I love it here.

Today is -21 but who knows with the wind chill that is what really gets. Probably -30's... Thats ok though because I layer lots and everyone just laughs at me. My coat I brought is actually quite wonderful. With the right clothes underneath it, it is quite warm so I haven't bought a new coat just boots which are very nice too. I just have to figure out how to keep my ears and face warm and I’ll be happy!

We will get Christmas off to do whatever we want so we are going to sleep in. Today we were up at 5 am to get the temple, its actually not too bad waking up early, it just catches up with me later and I get tired.

I must be off, but I LOVE ALL YOU! Ashley and Matt, thanks for the Sponge Bob stickers—they are exactly what I wanted! I am going to get some letters off today. Last P-Day was crazy with having to get boots and that type of stuff. Please keep praying for no lunches! Also, packages still go to the mission home address in Winnipeg just so you know! Love ya! Have a great week!

Love, Lou... Sister North