Stories

This week was pretty cool, we did a TON of service, which is always fun!  This time we helped someone move, and they had this really nice telescope that they didn't want, so they just gave it to us!  So we now have a random telescope in our house, too bad its always cloudy here):  Honestly though, I love going out and helping people, it makes their day and it makes mine too, service is the best way to turn a bad day into a good one!

On Thursday we went down to the area that we took over, Greenhead, and boy is it back woods!  There are some pretty crazy roads and like no houses.  While down there we learned that the gps doesn't really know the roads, so we ended up going down this dirt road that turned into sand and then shrubbery, and we ended up getting stuck... hahaha we spent 25 min pushing and trying to move the car, and we finally did it!!! It was so accomplishing and fun!  I'm so pumped to work down there!!!  

On Friday we had trade offs with the zone leaders down in Panama City, it was such a blast!!  I got to go with Elder Gunnell and I swear he and I are long lost twins, it's awesome!  We got to talk a whole lot about life and things that we want in life and how the mission is changing our perspectives and our desires and how we want it to continue to change us as much as it can. he really is a stud missionary and taught me a ton!  I love going on trade offs, you learn something profound each time, and always make great friendships.

On Sunday we saw an incredible miracle!  One of our investigators, Stan Porter, has been out of town for quite sometime (2 months), but we got a call from Bro. Aukema telling us that he invited them and us over for dinner.  While at dinner we had an excellent lesson with him and his wife, we did the baptism object lesson with pepper and water, and when we got done talking about it, and how he can be baptized the same way that Christ was baptized, he said "I'll be at church next sunday and y'all can schedule me down for baptism."  It was sooooo crazy!!!  It's amazing how prepared this guy is.  Bro. Aukema is his best friend since high school and has been working with him on the gospel for 8 years and now I am privileged to be here to see the fruit of his labors.  I am so thankful for members and their examples that they are to their friends and their desire to share their beliefs with others and their perseverance as well!  So there is only one problem... Stan needs to be taught the lessons again before he gets baptized and his only day off is Sunday, so we are probably going to go over next week and teach him a whole bunch of stuff in one day and then get him baptized the following week or the one after that.  I just hope his desire will stay!

We then went over to the Wilsons house and they told us that they have been reading from the kids picture Book of Mormon with the family!  Then we taught them how to have a family home evening, as we were teaching, Vince got all excited and started to remember his childhood and the things his family would do and taught his wife all about it, it was really neat!  I am so excited for them, they are making steps in the right direction!  They are small, but if they follow through with everything they are going to see the blessings and want to keep moving forward!

I am starting to like this place more and more, I am starting to love the people and that makes all the difference!  I am excited for the great things that are in store and the memories that are going to be made!

I love y'all so much and hope y'all have a great week!

Elder Skippy