Let's begin the Blackout Year

So the blackout year is the full year when you are on the mission, so January 1st to December 31st. I began mine just a few days ago. This week I got to celebrate my birthday and New Year's. On New Year's Eve, we celebrated at 9 o'clock as we went to bed. It is so different with holidays on the mission, but they are still a lot of fun with members.

On Thursday, I turned 19 and I am so grateful for everyone who wished me happy birthday and emailed me. Ya'll are the best. The Alhaltehs took very good care of me and threw me a birthday party. :) We were also on exchanges and Elder Hunter took me to Ihop for breakfast.

This week has been a week to see if we are willing to work when we we're seeing no success. So we tried and knocked and sadly no one wanted to hear our message. This old guy tried telling us that we follow the wrong calendar and he called me stupid. Luckily, I was able to let it go, and wished him a good day. So you can see what we are struggling with.

But Monday we went to Canton which is a poorer area and we knocked a few doors in the rain, which works. Three out of ten doors opened and we were able to teach some people. It was a lot of fun to be back among my fellow black friends again! haha They are so nice to us.  I am so happy that I get to be help people build their faith in Jesus Christ the entire year of 2017! I hope all is well for you!!:)

Elder Corbett