Howdy! life is good! We saw some GREAT progress this week with two investigators! We actually set a baptismal date with Louis for the 13th of Dec. Now we just need to get him and Heather to live separate or get married. He is such a good guy and so enthusiastic about the gospel I love it. We also saw great progress with Debbie, she is the cousin of Gina(whose sister was murdered a couple weeks back). And the death really caused her to think. Debbie's mom also passed away about a year back and she was very Baptist, and Debbie said she just never believed what they were teaching was right, so we taught her the Plan of Happiness and she loved it and taught her the third lesson (the teachings of Jesus Christ) and I just asked her what she needed to do to live his teachings. We set a date for the 20th of December because she wants to learn more. We have only taught her a few times but she is way smart and really likes what we teach!
I also had the pleasure of attending a 15eria for someone in the Spanish branch (it was at the church and the Branch President wants the missionaries at all the activities in the church to regulate more or less)... Probably the most awkward thing that I have attended in my life. It consisted of two 20 minute dance routines with lots of technical difficulties and non stake dance approved dance moves and music. I suppose my favorite part of it was when the song "your beautiful" by James Blunt was singing and the 3 guys that she was doing her dance with had a dance move where they would point at her and then move there hands so they were not pointing at her anymore... It was like there was a force field of womanhood around her and it could not be pierced by the pointing fingers... Funny stuff. But way awkward because it was in the church and the music was unedited... I still cannot figure out why 15 is such a big age... I was thinking we should start them in the US of A and make them for like 20 or 22, make it an age that I have not passed so I can celebrate one too... Maybe 22 because I really want to choreograph a sweet dance for everyone to awkwardly watch...
OK... I have heard of lots of missionaries teaching loony people but I think I take the cake! This week I taught a man Allen Lee he is 7'2'' with 4 toes... Total(on both feet)!!! I was trying to think of the percentage of the world population that fits into this type of category (7'2'' with 4 toes) but I have determined that it has to be extremely low... Overall I have never taught a lesson to anyone with less interest so we made it short and didn’t waste our time but in our short conversation he said some pretty funny things. We started the lesson with him telling us how his daughter was a seer because she could see ghosts. Then he explained "I tricked her because I put dream catchers on all the windows of the house and told her that that would catch the spirits as well. She did not even know that dream catchers only protect us from bad dreams and have nothing to do with the spirits (in a very proud voice). I was thinking the whole time, Good JOB AL!!! Tricked your 9 year old, how about that?! Near the end we were polite and asked if he wanted to hear more and his response was "Oh sure, you guys are nice, I think you could come back in about a month. I just cant stand those people on the bikes..." A month? ! haha I could not hold back laughter my companion explained that we were the ones on the bikes and he said he liked us it was the others on the bikes that he did not like! haha Overall just uncomfortable!
So basically It was a REALLY good week! Had interviews with President Robbins too and they went well. It is starting to get Bitter cold... Like it is 40 but it feels like it is 10.... Humidity is not my favorite thing. I love missionary work! Elder Draper and I are having a blast and working our tails off and the Blessings are coming! I love it!
Love you all,
Elder Scott Stiles
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