Words from our Warrior: Navajo Code 9/9

Yaa Teeh!

What a great Week in Flora Vista!!!!

So on Tuesday we met with one of our investigators and discussed church for the most part. She didn't really like relief society so we talked about it and it all worked out. :) Then we got to go meet with our family who is getting baptized this week! The mom of the family has been meeting with missionaries for over 3 years. I feel so blessed to be one of the missionaries who get to see her be baptized. She and her daughter, my new little sister :) will be baptized on saturday at 11:30. Then the other two kids in the family will be baptized at 1. There are two seperate baptisms because of some family stuff.

On Wednesday we met with one of our investigators who has been trying to quit smoking. Well when we walked in we found out he was drunk, but we still had a good lesson with him. We also taught a lot of lessons that day.

Thursday, Thursday Thursday Thursday. I got to teach my first Distric Meeting. I did a get to know you game and then taught about the importance of Prayer. I love Prayer, it is such a gift to be able to communicate with our Father in Heaven whenever we desire. We just need to take the time to do it, and believe me it is WELL worth it. Then we taught a few lesson then had dinner with a family in the ward. During that dinner was the first time I had heard about what's happening in Syria.... Oh boy. Just let everything happen but no boots on the ground for another 18 months, please. :)

Friday we meet with a new investigator. When we walked in he was drunk. Then he started going off about the Book of Mormon. He said it didn't make sense and the Bible did. It was really kind of interesting. Then towards the end he got up and sat down next to Elder Deakin. Fyi, Elder Deakin has a minor speech impediment. He put his had behind Elder Deakin's head and said he was transporting something into him, that Elder Deaking couldn't stop. Let's just say this guy is lucky that he didn't touch Elder Deakin. :) Then when we got up to leave he gave Elder Deakin a "Brain Rock". A rock that was in a dried up river bed. Ya, that guy was really interesting. Then we went over to the guy we say on wednesday and helped him put a boat cover on his boat. It was nice cause he wasn't drunk. I love it when people live the gospel. Then we got to see the family that being baptized this weekend. I love that family!!!

Saturday we got to help the ward do some service putting up some knew raingutters. It was nice to be able to do some physical labor. Then we had lunch with our recent convert. Halfway through lunch a car rolled up and out got 3 gangsters. Ya that was interesting. The showed our recent convert all of their guns. Exchanged hugs and stuff. Ya that was REALLY weird! Then we got to go do service for the family that is getting baptized! I have now offically helped build a fence. I used the post hole diggers for the most part. I told Elder Deakin I was going to be mad if I wasn't sore the next day. lol. So after we put 3 posts in we found out that they need to be moved. HAHA. Oh good stuff. I was really glad to do some hard labor. :)

Sunday before church I went up and played the piano for a little bit. Yep I was sore! Oh it made me laugh. After church we got to meet with our new ward mission leader and explain some stuff. Then we got to go have dinner with the family that is getting ready to be baptized. I really do love this family.

So that was my totally awesome week. Thanks for all the support!

Elder Bryson Chipman