This
week was packed with things! I had to say goodbye to some amazing people
in Thompson’s Station. I absolutely love that ward and I was really sad
in leaving but all good things come to an end. When I got to Altamont,
we had no one in our teaching pool so we have been finding fools! Elder
White is a really great worker and loves to tract so we have been doing
that more. We have found a couple of people but the coolest thing is we
set a baptismal date for December 23!
In this mission we have a goal to baptize monthly and the Lord is
helping us out with that goal. I missed November but the future is looking bright.
We met with the bishop of the ward
and we did as one of our mission president councilors directed us to do.
That is to ask the bishop for a blessing because he holds the keys to
missionary work in the area. That was a very powerful experience and it
created a better relationship with him.
Story
of the week. I love the country because of the crazy stories, this week I
have two to share with you. We were knocking on a door and this old man
walks out.
He mumbles something and then he pops out his bottom dentures into his
hand. Fishes out some corn kernal and throws both the dentures and corn
into his mouth, wipes his hand on his pants and holds it out for Elder
White and I to shake. I was trying not to laugh so hard because he stuck
it out to Elder White first! The second story is we were tracting and
this beautiful dog comes out of the wilderness. At first we thought it
was a wolf but then it comes running at us playfully. I bet it and then
smell this rotting smell. It jumped up and I saw the reason why it
stunk. It’s neck had been cut down to the bone pretty much. It was like
it had a collar on and it rubbed him raw. So I named it Zombie dog and
it followed us for a bit. We had multiple tracting dogs this week and
man the dogs here are crazy! A couple were munching on a dead deer.
I went on an exchange with my son Elder Hamblin. He is doing awesome! He
has a new missionary so that makes me a grandpa. His name is Elder
Brätt and man he is a wizard with the guitar. Elder Hamblin and I talked
to a interesting 7th Day Adventist that pretty much admitted that his
religion is wrong but still believes in the Prophetess. It is weird
being there though it was slime a little community.
Love, Elder Q
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