Blake-May 14, 2008

HEY EVERYONE, HOW’S IT GOING? I HOPE ALL THE MOTHERS HAD A GREAT MOTHER’S DAY…MINE WAS GOOD, GETTING TO TALK TO MY FAMILY AND ALL. THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE…I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM SISTER MANSELL THIS PAST WEEK BUSTING MY CHOPS ABOUT THE PICTURE I HAD SENT OUT OF HER. SHE WAS TOTALLY KIDDING AND IS THE COOLEST MISSION MOM…SHE SAID THAT HER SON WAS DOWN AT LAKE POWELL WITH UNCLE MARK AND THAT HE HAD SHOWED HIM THE PICTURES, AND THEN HER SON HAD CALLED HER AND GIVEN HER A HARD TIME. SHE WAS LAUGHING AND WAS SUPER NICE…SMALL WORLD I GUESS. THE BAPTISM WENT WELL ON SUNDAY ALSO…GEMILLA SMITH HAD HER WHOLE FAMILY THERE AND WAS BAPTIZED. I GOT TO PUT ON THE WHITE PANTS AGAIN AFTER A LONG DROUGHT, SO THAT FELT REALLY GOOD…PLUS IT WAS IN THE COOLEST FONT IN THE MISSION. THE CHURCH USED TO BE A BAPTIST CHURCH, SO THE FONT IS UP ABOVE AND BEHIND THE PULPIT IN THE CHAPEL…IT’S PRETTY SWEET!! GEMILLA HAS SUCCESSFULLY QUIT SMOKING AND SHE TOLD US THAT WHEN HER OLD BOYFRIEND TRIED TO GET HER TO SMOKE AGAIN, SHE TOLD HIM THAT “[SHE] MADE A COMMITMENT AND NOW [SHE] HAS GOALS AND DREAMS”…HOW COOL IS THAT? THEN LAST NIGHT AT SCRIPTURE STUDY SHE TOLD US ALL ABOUT JOSEPH SMITH CUZ SHE IS 20 PAGES INTO THE JOSEPH SMITH MANUAL. WE ARE CONTINUING TO TEACH WILLIAM AND GENEA TO PREPARE THEM FOR BAPTISM ON THE 25th, AND BEULAH IS ALSO HAVING US TEACH HER GRANDDAUGHTER. BEULAH IS DOING GREAT HERSELF AND WILL BE GIVING HER TESTIMONY AT THE “WHY I BELIEVE” THIS SUNDAY. IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT!! ALL IS WELL HERE IN DC…WE HAD OUR INTERVIEWS WITH PRESIDENT THIS WEEK AND I’M PRETTY SURE I’LL BE STAYING HERE WITH ELDER COATS, WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE WITH ME. I LOVE THIS PLACE AND I LOVE MY MISSION…THIS IS THE LORD’S WORK AND IT CANNOT BE STOPPED. HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND TAKE CARE…
LOVE,
ELDER BLAKE HARBER