Blake-August 6, 2008

HEY THERE, HOW IS EVERYONE? I AM DOING JUST FINE OUT HERE...WE HAVE HAD A PRETTY SOLID WEEK. IT STARTED OUT GOOD ON THURSDAY WHEN WE HAD OUR COMBINED DISTRICT MEETING (ALL 3 DISTRICTS IN THE ZONE)...IT WAS THE MOST SPIRITUAL C.D.M. I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. WE WENT OUT THAT NIGHT ALL PUMPED UP AND GAVE STACEY AND CHRIS A BAPTISM DATE OF AUGUST 17 AFTER TEACHING THE PLAN OF SALVATION...THEY BOTH ACCEPTED AND ARE EXCITED FOR THAT. I HAD THIS CRAZY DREAM LAST NIGHT THAT 2 OTHER PEOPLE GOT BAPTIZED WITH THEM AND THEN WE HAD 3 OTHERS 2 WEEKS LATER...HAHA. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS JUST A DREAM, BUT WHO KNOWS...CRAZIER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. WE ALSO HAD 1 OTHER COMPANIONSHIP IN THE ZONE GO OUT AND SET A BAPTISM DATE THAT NIGHT...THEY SAID THAT THE MEETING FIRED THEM UP TOO, SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. WE HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER COOL THINGS HAPPEN WITH MEMBERS AND STUFF, AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT WE WENT AND PLAYED BASKETBALL AGAIN WITH ROGER AND HIS FILIPINO FRIENDS. FOR SOME REASON THAT IS THE ONLY COMMITMENT HE IS HOLDING RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S FRUSTRATING. CURTIS GAVE US THE BUSY EXCUSE FOR CHURCH THIS WEEK, WHICH IS ALSO FRUSTRATING. HE IS READY TO BE BAPTIZED, HE JUST WON'T COMMIT TO IT...WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN RIGHT NOW, BUT HE JUST HAS TO STEP IT UP WITH A LITTLE ACTION. WE TAUGHT STACEY AND CHRIS LESSON 3 ON MONDAY NIGHT WITH A YOUNG GUY WHO IS OUT HERE WITH A FRIEND ON VACATION. HE'S FROM THE MIDWEST AND GOES TO BYU...IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE HIM, BOTH FOR THE LESSON AND FOR HIM. HE CONTRIBUTED WELL AND HE IS PREPARING TO GO ON A MISSION IN A FEW MONTHS SO IT WAS GREAT!! REALLY THAT'S ABOUT IT...WE ARE DOING LOTS OF LESS-ACTIVE WORK AND BISHOP WORK (TRYING TO LOCATE PEOPLE) SO THAT'S TAKING UP ALOT OF OUR TIME RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOOD...WE'RE BUSY AND HAPPY...IT'S CRAZY THAT TRANSFERS ARE COMING UP...HOPEFULLY IT'S A GOOD ONE. I'M NOT TOO WORRIED...ANYWAYS, LOVE YOU ALL TONS AND HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK!! THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK...
LOVE,
ELDER BLAKE HARBER