Crazy fun week this week with some cool experiences! Here we go!
Monday
we got to play ULTIMATE!!!!!! Oh was that fun! Although we did play at 3
in the afternoon..... on a turf field. LOL so it was a little warm. :)
But it was so much fun. The people we played with really knew how to
play so it was a lot of fun. I also set a personal record for distance
with a disc, I did have a little wind to help but I threw a disc 70
yards! Ya, it was awesome! Then we had an exchange so I got to go down
to Escrito! It's a Navajo Reservation that the work is really
progressing.
Tuesday
the guy who the Elders there live with makes jewelry and he gave me a
lot of cool stuff; 2 rings, a sand painting, and a bowlo tie. All of
which he made! Oh ya, this guy is 94. Just to show how cool this guy is,
when he was 84 he went water skiing!!!!! AWESOME!!!!! We finished the
exchange then headed back to Flora Vista. We were trying to find a
potential investigator so we stopped and got out of the truck and this
high school kid came out and talked to us and agreed, along with his
younger brother, to take the lessons! Oh that was such a cool
experience!
Soooo, on Wednesday
we met one of the most interesting families.... EVER! We met a Medinite
family! :) We started talking to the mom and we brought up that we
believe families can be together forever. She said she didn't believe
that, and it kinda sound like she didn't want to believe it. Oh and
there were, no joke, like 10 or 12 kids around her when she said that. I
DON'T GET IT!!!! FAMILIES ARE AMAZING!!!!!!! WHY WOULDN'T YOU
WANT TO LIVE WITH YOUR FAMILY FOREVER!!!!!!! Ya I thought about that
one a lot for the rest of the day. Then later that day we were up on
crouch mesa, a big spread out trailer park, and in the middle of a hill,
with houses surrounding it for MILES, was a mountian lion. Just
waltzing around and not having a care in the world. It was probably 100
to 150 yards away from us. It was awesome! I would have gotten a picture
but we were in the middle of a lesson. Oh I haven't been sending
pictures cause the computers I'm on are dumb. Then we met with a part
member family that is awesome! I did some short little object lessons
that really fascinated them. It was cool. Good Day!
Thursday
I got a package from my dad with my Orders from the Marine Corps. Then
we went to contact some people and had some pretty interesting/ funny
experiences. So the first one we were walking up to this house and there
was a car parked outside. I'm in front of Elder Deakin and in a high
pitched voice is calling back to him to do some stuff. I was just in a
good/ hyper mood. Then I look in the car..... Yep. There was someone
inside. *face palm* lol........... Ya when we were finished there we
left quite quickly. :) Then later we were knocking on some doors and we
knock this one and I start talking to this lady and I put out my hand
for a hand shake ... and she completely ignores it. Then in an
interesting way told us to leave and never come back. :) Oh some people
make me laugh. :) We got to go on splits that night and I got to go with
a college student that was home for the week. He was lots of fun.
During the lesson he was kind of zoning out and the lady said, "Sorry, I
have a messy house." Quickly he repied, "No, I was just admiring your
clock." It was just laying on the ground next to the wall. She then
said, "Oh really?! You can have it I was just going to throw it away."
After a few, no it's fine's and no please take it, he got a free clock.
Haha :D After the lesson he talked to me and said he was probably just
going to donate it to some charity. HAHAHAHA :)
On Friday
we met with the lady that reminds me of mom. WOW she is DEDICATED to
going to the temple! It's amazing how much she actually wants it! It was
a really neat experience. Then we had a good teaching day and we really
started applying what we've been learning and it worked! Imagine
that... :)
Saturday
was way cool! So we had some appointments cancel so we were going
around sharing a scripture and inviting people to church. Well one of
the houses we knocked on the lady answered and it was really starting to
rain. So we started talking and then she handed us an umbrella and we
finished sharing our scripture and gave her the umbrella back and ran
back to our vehicle. Oh that was awesome! Then we met with an inactive
member who really openned up about his mission and how he talked to
people. It really interesting how he did thing and I learned lots of
interesting methods from him. The biggest thing I have been noticing
lately is... I need to read the Bible again. haha.
Sunday
brought some new experiences. Such as, during the closing prayer of
sacrament meeting, the lady read a scripture. During the prayer. That
was a little odd. :) Then when we got to Elders Quorum I sat down and
the 1st counselor came up to me and asked if I could teach. I said I
could and would do my best. That was a really interesting lesson. It
started out kinda rough but then we got some class participation and the
spirit took over and it went really well!
It has been a great week. Thanks for all you guys are doing for me! Until next week, Hagonet!
Elder Chipman
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