Turkey Day!!

Well, this past week 3 people dropped us, and that was a bummer. The good thing to know is that Heavenly Father has a better plan for them and they are just not ready to accept it yet. I just hope they do some time in their lives. One of them had a baptism date too so we were way sad.
So Thom sent me some spanish lines, and Sister Allen and I got them down way good! We are prettty much fluent! Just kidding, but it is nice to know some lines to get by because there are many spanish people in our area. But ya we feel way cool when we get to say those few lines.
So we went to eat lunch at La Monica's this past week to talk to Angelo and since he is Italian, I decided to joke about the mafia..... Bad idea.... His brother asked us if we were reporters and it was super awkward. Angelo knew we meant no harm, but his brother was a bit alarmed. So then the next time we went in there, Angelo played off like he had no idea what the mafia was and was asking me what I thought it was.... My face went bright red I am sure. I thought it was only in Italy, but supposedly it is pretty big here and our ward mission leader couldn't believe I asked him if he was in the mafia.... Haha its ok, he said he would take care of us (in other words he won't have us killed.)
So Tuesday we had the whole day planned out and from the beginning, everything was a half hour to an hour behind schedule. We decided to visit some less active members and they told us they had read the scriptures and seen how it has blessed their lives and they are going to continue doing so. It was awesome! I loved it how they recognized the blessings. So then on our way home, we decided to stop by another investigator's house and see how they were doing but they weren't home. From there, we were walking down the street and saw a guy named Christopher and we started talking to him. He said his mom had just died and pointed to the book of mormon and said it just might be exactly what he needs in his life. So cool! If we hadn't had been walking at that time at that place and hadn't been running late all day, we wouldn't had run into him. I love how Heavenly Father puts us where we need to be when we need to be there to influence people's lives. We see it all the time and I love it.
So on Thursday we went to a dinner appointment and she had a cute little puppy like Oliver and during dinner, she picked him up and let him lick off her plate DURING DINNER!!!! Haha I was laughing so hard inside and S. Allen I could tell was just dying. Then S. Allen found cat hair in her food. We have a strong hate for animals ever since we have come to Connecticut.
We went and taught Bill at Burville Deli (his family owned restaurant) and he kept asking us all of these questions because he had read and was interested. Now we meet with him every Friday and we are so excited! He really loves it and wants to know more because he feels what we are teaching him is right. In his word's it "makes sense." That is what is so incredible about our gospel is it literally makes sense!
So on Saturday we had Thanksgiving Dinner at Susan's because she won't be here for Thanksgiving and it was so much fun. It just feels like home at her house. She calls us her daughters and treats us like her own. Monique came too and she is feeling much more comfortable with everyone which was awesome!
S. Allen and I taught Young Men's and Young Women's yesterday and it went so well. They asked us to mainly talk on what we wish we knew before we came on our missions. It is so interesting because neither S. Allen and I were ever planning to go on missions so we never thought about preparing for them before we came. It was great to think about what we wish we would have known to prepare them for their missions. We talked about D&C 18: 15-16 and how we need to have our own conversion before we go out and teach others the gospel. We also focused a lot on teaching by the spirit and having a strong testimony of the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful I have been able to serve this mission because my knowledge of the gospel is so much stronger. I have learned so much while I have been out here and it will only continue. I told them about how there is no greater joy than seeing someone receive the happiness that this gospel brings. I nkow this is true because I have seen it!
I love you all and hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Happy Turkey Day!!
Love, Elizabeth
TAWANDA!