Chipley

This week was super sick!!  Johnson and I went down to Panama City to go on trade offs with the Zone Leader's, guess who I got to go with?  That's right, Elder Peck!!!  It was so fun to spend a day with him again, he is so dang funny!!!  At night we did some funny role plays of him talking to cute girls when he gets home, and giving his mom a hug (he goes home in 3 weeks) I think he has got this in the bag!  While there, we talked to this lady who was working in her yard and she was trying to tell us that there is one God and that we shouldn't worship a man.  We simply told her that we don't worship Joseph Smith and that it was Christ who restored His church through Joseph Smith by revelation.  She was just awestruck, and said "Wow, I didn't know that."  It's crazy what people hear and believe about us and then when we tell them the truth they know it makes sense and it is true.

Our house is right off of Martin Luther King DR, and if any of you know anything about any city is that MLK is the hood, so what we do from 8-9 is we walk around and talk to as many people that will let us, but most people just go and hide.  This week we went out walking and talked with this girl named Sarah for like 20 minutes. We tried to get her info, so we could stop by, but she was kinda sketched out and made up some excuse.  Johnson and I both felt like we would see her again and that she will accept the Gospel.  Well, two days later, we were walking around at 8 on a "Sarah hunt." hahaha.  We were joking around and yelling her name, cause we didn't think we would actually find her.  Well guess what, WE DID!!! (thankfully we weren't yelling her name at the time haha).  We talked with her and her sister for 30 minutes about a lot of different things about the church and what we do as missionaries.  They were super impressed and really like the whole idea.  Well needless to say, we forgot to get their info................. we messed up big time!  The lord put her in our path again and we messed up!!  But I have a firm belief that we will find her again, and this time, we wont mess up!

Every week, we go do service at this thrift store, by sorting out things, cleaning up the place, or whatever they want us to do, well this week, we were looking around the store and found their suit section, and we each found the SICKEST suit ever, and it fit perfectly!!!!! (Johnson has to get his tailored a little bit).  Guess who much it cost, 3 bucks a pop!!  Gosh, such a good deal!  I wish I would've gone to thrift stores sooner!

Then on Sunday, my second Sunday here, I had to give a talk... haha.  Just like back in the View!  There were three speakers, me and the two sister missionaries, and I was the concluding speaker.  I am so thankful that I actually took time to prepare and gather my thoughts together, because each of them only spoke for 5 min each.  I had 30 minutes to speak!  Thankfully I have gotten pretty good at talking about the gospel and knowing where scriptures are, so I had a bunch of stuff that just kept coming to me.  But I still only took up 25 min.  Thankfully the Bishop shared his testimony.  I am so glad to see how far I have come at speaking, because my first one in the View was terrible and I was so nervous, this one I was actually confident and i didn't read it word for word.  It's so sick how the Lord has made/helped me grow!

I'm so thankful for this Gospel, it truly is amazing!!!  It has blessed my life so much and I know for a fact that it will improve anyone's life.  The Lord promises that he will pour out blessing more than you can hold if you just do what he asks, it is so worth it!!

I love you guys and hope y'all have a great week!!

Elder Schipaanboord

 

Letters and home baked goods would be greatly appreciated!!! 

1245 Spivey LN
Chipley,  FL 32428