Winter thaw

The past five days have been pretty wonderful because the temperatures have moderated significantly.  Who would have imagined that a temperature of 32 degrees fehrenheit  would bring the comment "Hey, it's really warm today!"  One man came to our English class last night and when I asked him how he was doing he told me he really was not happy because it was raining instead of snowing.  Why so much focus on weather?  Well, for one thing, in a small town like this, there isn't much else to focus on; and for another, one's life in a Quebec winter is dictated by it.  I wanted to share a couple of photos taken during a snow storm a few weeks ago:

And just where do they put all this snow?  It becomes absolutely huge mountains which start out as white but soon become brown and rather ugly, and which we are told make for a big mess come April. These piles are all over:

    Missionary work ebbs and flows and the holidays are typically very slow.  The two elders here lost most of their investigators.  Because we saw this in Switzerland and France, and thus have some perspective, we are trying to keep them positive.  They have been brainstorming of ways to get some people interested.  New ideas will be welcomed if you have any!