Week 95 Letter

San Jacinto Transfer 2 Week 5

May 5, 2014

Dustbowl - couldn't see other side of intersection.

All
This week has been pretty interesting.
The first half of the week we had a really big wind storm, climaxing on Wednesday. Massive trees were down all over town, and trailer homes were decimated.
We knew that we were going to get our new Greenie on Wednesday, but we got a call in the morning that we had to drive all the way out to Ontario and pick him up from the airport (usually president does but something came up so he wasn't able to.)
So we embarked in the worst of the windstorm. We headed out and headed North into wind. As we approached the edge of town we saw a growing cloud of dust. We got to an intersection (and of course the light was flashing) and we couldn't even see the other side of the intersection because of the dust (See the picture I sent.) The road turned out to be closed so we had to go the long way around.
So we drove out to the Ontario airport and got there exactly when his plane was supposed to land. It took forever to find somewhere to park (#airport probs) but finally we did and then we ran into the airport and elder Foster came down the Escalator. (and there's a picture of him)

He's from Dallas Texas, and is pretty cool dude. and is as green as all get out... ;)
Being in a trio has a very interesting dynamic. Me being the control freak I tend to be. I usually run the main body and transition to the other elders to testify and teach principles. I feel like a director of a play a little bit. But it's working out. Just teaching Elder Foster
Our investigator Serena came to church and wants to get baptized this month. We had a really great Word of Wisdom lesson with her. She smokes, but we read 2 Nephi 31 with her about baptism and keeping commandments, then we went into the Word of Wisdom. She accepted it without question, and committed to quit. When we explained that she would need to quit and not do anyof  those things for a week before her baptism on the 24th she told us that that was basically obvious. "You gotta be clean" and then told us about how she knew that she could quit all that and it wouldn't be an issue for her. She's been really prepared and it's been a pleasure teaching her. "The Elect hear mine voice and harden not their hearts" As the scriptures say. 
By small and simple means are great things brought to pass. God needs all three of us to be together for a reason. We will find out what that reason is.  
Love,
Elder Bryce Johns