Yaa Teeh!
Monday we finished teaching a recent convert all of the lessons so we are done teaching him. He has received the priesthood and is doing great!
Tuesday we did a lot of service. We did some for an investigator family digging holes through bed rock, then we chopped wood for a less active member. Then we took one of our less active members and taught a lesson to an investigator family.
Wednesday we did a lot of walking. We talked to 7 people about the gospel and all 7 of them accepted a Book of Mormon. That has never happened! It was awesome! Later that day we walked about 2 or 3 miles up to try this one guy. Then we talked with him, he wasn't interested so we started walking back. Well it had taken 45 minutes to an hour to walk there and we only had about 30 to get back so we start walking at a good pace. When we were about 300 yards away we started running... So let me try and paint the picture for your mind. Here we are 2 missionaries at almost 9 pm at night running down main street with back packs on and everything. Ya, that probably look really interesting, especially for those who were driving by. :)
Thursday I came down with a pretty good cold. So we stayed in for a little while and I tried to catch up on some sleep. Then we went and taught an excommunicated member who is getting really close to being baptized. Well we started talking and he asked me if I would baptize him when the time comes. Wow, that was special! He's also a Marine so it makes it all the more special.
Friday we got to teach seminary which was loads of fun. I always enjoyed teaching seminary. Then we come back and there is a knock at the door. I go and open it and there is nobody there... Well I look around and see someone walking away. I look down and see a package. Oh..... Packages are so much fun to get! That night we got to go teach Fred. He is doing so well and is progressing so well to his baptism date of sept 20! But at the end of the day both Elder Martin and I were just completely exhausted!
Saturday.... So, we were doing our personal study and we have about 10 or 15 minutes left when the phone rings. It's President Batt. Elder Martin says it's for me. President Batt tells me that I have done a wonderful job as a Zone Leader and he is grateful for all that I have done. But the Lord has a new calling for me. He asked me if I would be a District Leader and a Step-Trainer down in Holbrook AZ. I said yes. So yep... I'm getting transferred!
Here is the new mailing address:
So after that exciting news we finished studies then got a phone call from the Aztec 2nd Sisters to come and teach a lesson and give a blessing. So we go over and find this guy they are teaching. He is terrified to go into his house. Well the sisters hand him off to us then they leave. We finally get him to go into his house and we dedicate the house. Then we decide to walk him to the church (2.5 miles) and give him a church tour. So we do that. The church carpet was making his allergy's act up. But it was interesting, he said that he wouldn't go into the baptismal room because it didn't feel right. Well we start walking back and I'm walking behind him this time. He was staging while he walked. Well we get down to the corner and he tells us that he isn't going back to his house. He is, instead, going to go to sleep behind the dumpster. And he did. Ya, he was drunk. Then we had dinner with the Less Active that we've reactivated! That was a good dinner! Then we went to our ward mission leaders to get the rest of the Transfer new which didn't come in till almost 9 45. Crazy stuff. :)
Sunday was just a day of taking pictures with people and saying good bye. I don't really care for transfers! :P
Monday was a lot of fun. There was a tri-ward activity that we went to and played soccer with little kids for like 3 hours! Then I got to talk to Sister Harrington for a little while. It was so good to be able to talk to her again. I miss that family so much! Then I went to the excommunicated members house and got to talk with him. That was really special. I'm so excited for him! He is doing great things. I'm so sad that I won't be here for his baptism. But I am excited to go to Holbrook. My companion there will be Elder Krebs.
Well that's all for this week. I will say it is kinda weird almost knowing that this will be my last area. Crazy how fast it has gone. I love being a missionary! Well, until next week, Hagoonee'!
Elder Chipman
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