1. How were changes this week?
They were good.. Long and expensive though, but it´s almost a new month.
They were good.. Long and expensive though, but it´s almost a new month.
2. Are you still in Colonel Bogado?
Yep!
Yep!
3. Do you have a new companion? Please tell us about him.
Yeah! Elder Bybee from Gilbert, Arizona.. He´s a car nut just like me! It´s been super good so far. He has an old 1965 Pontiac Catalina, it´s pretty nice, except he got t-boned in it and has to restore it again! He has 2 brothers and a sister. He´s a super good guy, it´s been good so far!
Yeah! Elder Bybee from Gilbert, Arizona.. He´s a car nut just like me! It´s been super good so far. He has an old 1965 Pontiac Catalina, it´s pretty nice, except he got t-boned in it and has to restore it again! He has 2 brothers and a sister. He´s a super good guy, it´s been good so far!
4. How has the work in your area been going?
A little slow, I won´t lie. I feel like I´m out of ideas on staying excited all the time. Any suggestions? Keep in mind, I´m in a city that´s about the size of Kuna.. and full of staunch Catholics.
A little slow, I won´t lie. I feel like I´m out of ideas on staying excited all the time. Any suggestions? Keep in mind, I´m in a city that´s about the size of Kuna.. and full of staunch Catholics.
5. When is your next zone conference?
We´ve still got a while.. Probably another 2 and a half months or so. The next one is gonna be with our new mission president.
We´ve still got a while.. Probably another 2 and a half months or so. The next one is gonna be with our new mission president.
6. Are you staying warm enough during the day and at night?
Yeah, it´s been pretty warm still. It´s cooled off a little but not too bad. I can still go out in my normal missionary git-up. But my lips are getting chapped and they hurt real bad! They don´t believe in chapstick here, so if I could somehow get some that would be fantastic :D
Well, we had some interesting stuff happen this week! So we know this guy, I don´t know if I´ve said anything about him or not, but he´s gonna get us little monkey hands. He already gave me a monkey tail, and he´s gonna get a couple monkey heads, just as souveniers. Did I spell that right? Anyways, we went over the other night and started repassing the message of the restoration and a couple pulled up on a motorcycle.. The guy had a briefcase lookin thing.. So everyone goes in the house and we´re left out there for like 5 minutes. All of a sudden we hear our investigator´s wife yelling and then stuff was crashing around in the house. Then the couple that came on the motocycle come running out all scared, the guys moto didn´t start so his lady started running down the street for safety. Then our investigator´s wife comes running out with a big metal chair, screaming swear words and what-not.. She proceeds over to the window on the side of the house and starts trying to break it out with the chair.. I still don´t know what was going on, but the son came out and took the chair from her, and I thought she was gonna come and start hitting us! I said to Elder Bybee, ¨Maybe if we sit still, she won´t see us...¨ Luckily she didn´t! She just went back in the house screaming, so we left. So we told our branch president the story (they´re neighbors..) and he told us that both her parents were killed and she just went crazy. I could tell, she was a little koo-koo! I was kinda scared when we were sitting there though. Luckily she didn´t start hitting us or anything. But I guess she has a bad temper and gets like that a lot.
Yesterday after church a guy called us from Yuty, it´s another little city that´s part of our branch.. And he said he has a few friends out there that are ready to get baptized! It was out of the blue, so I´m pretty excited about that! So we´re gonna go see where they´re at with the Gospel and help them get baptized! Pretty cool huh? I got to direct Sacrament meeting yesterday, so it kinda made me feel like I was back in Santa Rita! I also taught the Gospel Principles class. Are you guys learning out of the Book of Mormon this year? It´s been a long time since I taught the whole class.. Elder Wilding and I were pretty good at helping eachother out, so I was kinda stressed yesterday, but it turned out really well. President Maidana helped me out a lot yesterday too, even though he was back as part of the class, he helped everyone understand by using examples and stuff like that. I remember when I first got here, he and I did not get along.. I don´t know what it was, but we didn´t like each other. But when we did divisions with the assistants, that helped a lot! Because Elder Paladines was trained here and they worked really well together I guess. Now President Maidana and I are amigasos! I gave him a tie, and he´s gonna give me one of his cool beaner rings with a big jewel in it. Very nice!
I was just thinking about it the other day, and I realized that I have been converted. Through all my study and prayer and receiving answers and revelation, I know, without a doubt, that I represent the ONLY true church on the face of this planet. I´ve met a ton of people who read the Bible and tell me that God can´t call a prophet again. I´m always taken back by that.. Who are you to tell God what He can and can´t do? There´s a clear explanation to this in Amos 3:7. People can read the Bible all day long, but it won´t do them any good unless they understand it. I´m glad I have the Book of Mormon to help me understand the truths of the Bible. God made me feel the truth. Not my companions, not my mission president.. God did it. I know that prayer is real and has power. I´ve been humbled and stregthened and have experienced true happiness. I just wish people would listen to what we have to say!
Welp, have a great week! I love you!!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
Yeah, it´s been pretty warm still. It´s cooled off a little but not too bad. I can still go out in my normal missionary git-up. But my lips are getting chapped and they hurt real bad! They don´t believe in chapstick here, so if I could somehow get some that would be fantastic :D
Well, we had some interesting stuff happen this week! So we know this guy, I don´t know if I´ve said anything about him or not, but he´s gonna get us little monkey hands. He already gave me a monkey tail, and he´s gonna get a couple monkey heads, just as souveniers. Did I spell that right? Anyways, we went over the other night and started repassing the message of the restoration and a couple pulled up on a motorcycle.. The guy had a briefcase lookin thing.. So everyone goes in the house and we´re left out there for like 5 minutes. All of a sudden we hear our investigator´s wife yelling and then stuff was crashing around in the house. Then the couple that came on the motocycle come running out all scared, the guys moto didn´t start so his lady started running down the street for safety. Then our investigator´s wife comes running out with a big metal chair, screaming swear words and what-not.. She proceeds over to the window on the side of the house and starts trying to break it out with the chair.. I still don´t know what was going on, but the son came out and took the chair from her, and I thought she was gonna come and start hitting us! I said to Elder Bybee, ¨Maybe if we sit still, she won´t see us...¨ Luckily she didn´t! She just went back in the house screaming, so we left. So we told our branch president the story (they´re neighbors..) and he told us that both her parents were killed and she just went crazy. I could tell, she was a little koo-koo! I was kinda scared when we were sitting there though. Luckily she didn´t start hitting us or anything. But I guess she has a bad temper and gets like that a lot.
Yesterday after church a guy called us from Yuty, it´s another little city that´s part of our branch.. And he said he has a few friends out there that are ready to get baptized! It was out of the blue, so I´m pretty excited about that! So we´re gonna go see where they´re at with the Gospel and help them get baptized! Pretty cool huh? I got to direct Sacrament meeting yesterday, so it kinda made me feel like I was back in Santa Rita! I also taught the Gospel Principles class. Are you guys learning out of the Book of Mormon this year? It´s been a long time since I taught the whole class.. Elder Wilding and I were pretty good at helping eachother out, so I was kinda stressed yesterday, but it turned out really well. President Maidana helped me out a lot yesterday too, even though he was back as part of the class, he helped everyone understand by using examples and stuff like that. I remember when I first got here, he and I did not get along.. I don´t know what it was, but we didn´t like each other. But when we did divisions with the assistants, that helped a lot! Because Elder Paladines was trained here and they worked really well together I guess. Now President Maidana and I are amigasos! I gave him a tie, and he´s gonna give me one of his cool beaner rings with a big jewel in it. Very nice!
I was just thinking about it the other day, and I realized that I have been converted. Through all my study and prayer and receiving answers and revelation, I know, without a doubt, that I represent the ONLY true church on the face of this planet. I´ve met a ton of people who read the Bible and tell me that God can´t call a prophet again. I´m always taken back by that.. Who are you to tell God what He can and can´t do? There´s a clear explanation to this in Amos 3:7. People can read the Bible all day long, but it won´t do them any good unless they understand it. I´m glad I have the Book of Mormon to help me understand the truths of the Bible. God made me feel the truth. Not my companions, not my mission president.. God did it. I know that prayer is real and has power. I´ve been humbled and stregthened and have experienced true happiness. I just wish people would listen to what we have to say!
Welp, have a great week! I love you!!
Elder Colby Dane Heiner
