Blake-July 30, 2008

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT IN THE WEST COAST? MAN I MISS ALL YOU GUYS!! LIFE IS SWEET...WE HAD OUR AWESOME P-DAY LAST WEEK, AND THEN THIS WEEK WAS A SWEET ONE TOO!! WE WENT PAINTBALLING FOR OUR ZONE ACTIVITY, SO WE HAD ABOUT 22 MISSIONARIES AND PRESIDENT MANSELL EVEN CAME TO PLAY...IT WAS SO COOL!! HE WAS A STUD ABOUT IT AND HE TORE IT UP!! HE IS SUCH AN AWESOME MISSION PRESIDENT AND I LOVE HIM TO DEATH!! THE WORK IS STILL GOING GREAT AS USUAL, BUT THERE IS ONE PRETTY SWEET UPDATE. MY FIRST NIGHT IN THIS AREA WE WENT TO THE V.C. WITH A LESS-ACTIVE MEMBER NAMED BROTHER WOLFE TO WATCH A MOVIE...AS TIME HAS GONE ON, IT TURNS OUT THAT HIS WIFE AND 4 KIDS AREN'T MEMBERS. SO WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIS WIFE, BUT HER SCHEDULE HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY. SO THIS LAST WEEK, SHE TELLS US THAT SHE QUIT HER JOB SO THAT SHE CAN FOCUS ON THE KIDS AND WORK HARD AT SCHOOL...SHE IS GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TO BECOME A REGISTERED NURSE...SO THAT MEANS SHE CAN COME TO CHURCH NOW!! SO I WENT WITH ONE OF OUR WARD MEMBER EXCHANGES OVER TO THEIR HOUSE LAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND JUST ASSESSED THE SITUATION...IT TURNS OUT SHE IS FINALLY READY TO BE BAPTIZED AFTER OVER A YEAR OF CHECKING IT OUT. HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN MORE ACTIVE THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THEIR KID IS READY TO GO TOO. OUT OF THE 4, ONLY 1 IS BAPTIZING AGE, AND THAT'S CHRIS...HE'S 12. WE'RE GOING TO YOUNG MEN'S TONIGHT WITH HIM...THE OTHER KIDS ARE DESTINY, KAYLA, AND BRANDON. BROTHER AND SISTER WOLFE (CRAIG AND STACEY WOLFE) ARE ABLE TO MEET WITH US TWICE A WEEK NOW, SO ON MY EXCHANGE I EXPLAINED THE WHOLE PROCESS AND SET ALL THE APPOINTMENTS UP AND BASICALLY SHE'S READY TO GET BAPTIZED AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE WITH IT ALL...THAT SHOULD BE IN A FEW WEEKS. WE'LL SET A DATE NEXT TIME WE GO OVER, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE AUGUST 10. THIS TRANSFER IS FLYING BY SO FAST!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT...IT'S SO CRAZY!! I WENT ON EXCHANGES WITH THE SPANISH GUYS THIS WEEK IN THEIR AREA, AND THAT WAS SUPER COOL...IT MADE ME A LITTLE JEALOUS, I'M NOT GONNA LIE...HAHA. ANYWAYS, LIFE IS GREAT...MY COMPANION IS COOL AND WE ARE HAVING AN AWESOME TIME. THE OTHER 2 GUYS WE GOT COMING UP FOR BAPTISM, CURTIS & ROGER, SHOULD BE COMING AROUND SOON...I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED FOR SURE. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK...ENJOY THE PICTURE...LOVE YOU ALL!!
LOVE,
ELDER BLAKE HARBER