Chicago Chronicles Feb.23rd

Good morning everyone! I hope you're all nice and warm today. I'm definitely finding more and more opportunities to be grateful for little things I used to take for granted, such as a washer that doesn't eat up my quarters, or being fed more than once every other week, or a warm apartment. It's freezing in the mornings here!! It makes it a challenge to get out of bed sometimes, but I just have to remember what the Lord expects of me. He's blessed me abundantly in adjusting to this area, and I'm determined to continue acting on my faith. And that's what faith really is - action. When we show the Lord that we're willing to put some effort forward, He takes care of the rest. One miracle this week came when the bus took us especially early to an appointment, and we were left wondering how we should spend the extra time we had. After saying a prayer, we determined to walk west until we ran into someone. The first person we saw we talked to - a security officer. We had a great chat with him and he accepted a Book of Mormon! I'm so grateful that rather than use our time unproductively and by showing the Lord that we were willing to act, He put someone in our path to talk to. :) Today our investigator Jamie is giving us a tour of the forensic science lab he works at! I'll be sure to send pictures if we take any. I love you guys! This week went by extremely fast. Perhaps the rest of my mission will as well! - Elder Jared Richardson