Hey!
Well things sure have been going well for us this past week. We had seven long days to get out and work and we managed to get a lot done in that time. It sounds like everything has been going a lot better at home over the past couple of weeks. It must be really nice to have some peace and quiet. Of course there is always something to say and do with soccer. The is the basis and one of the fundamental units of living in the Woodward family. Everything else revolves around soccer. Maybe what Dad can start to do is take the power cord to the tv and not give it back until everyone practices soccer for and hour a day. That would probably help Zander improve his soccer skills. And if any of the kids come and tell you that is a bad idea to take the cord away, you can blame it on me. There isn't a whole lot that they could do to me right now.
This past week turned out to be a pretty good one for Elder Faulkner and me. We were really excited about last week and how everything went. Lois is still doing really well. She was at church yesterday and we were able to have three lessons with her last week to help her get ready for her baptism. We talked about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the word of wisdom. the law of chastity, and tithing and fast offerings. It sounds like we gave her a lot of new stuff to learn and think about, but it wasn't as bad as it sounds because Lois had already taken all of those pamphlets from work and read through all of them, so we really just went through and reviewed them to make sure she didn't have any questions. She didn't have any questions or concerns with any of these things so it was really easy for her to commit to do all of these commandments. She came to church yesterday as well and enjoyed the Easter Sunday. Things are starting to get into full swing as we continue to prepare for her baptism this coming weekend. Lois is still really excited for this weekend and can't wait for Saturday. It is really weird to think that it has been over three weeks since we first started to teach her, and now we are almost to her baptism. Today while we were at the laundromat we talked to Lois about the baptismal program and about who she would like to do everything. So next week we will have a lot of exciting news to tell you about. And yes Mom, I will be sure to send you a picture of everyone at the baptism since you have been eagerly awaiting more pictures.
So even though we were able to meet with Lois so much this past week we were still able to go and visit a lot of other people. We had another lesson with Jeff. We were able to talk to him a lot more about the priesthood and help him understand the importance of the priesthood. We haven't been able to see him at church yet because he leaves town every weekend to go visit his family. So he is never here on Sunday and that makes it hard. He is really close to knowing that the church is true. So we are going to keep working with him to help him get ready to be baptized as soon as he starts coming to church.
Things are still going really well for me. I am still alive and surviving out here in Oklahoma. I got the Easter package that you had sent out for me. I have no idea what I am supposed to do with all of that candy though. I guess at some point I will have it all gone. Thank you so much for the package though. It was very much appreciated! I will let you know if there is anything else that I need here in the future. Thank you again for everything! You guys are great!
Love Elder Woodward
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