Week 100

San Jacinto Transfer three week whatever... This week I petted a camel. #JesusBumps

Davian and Dylan Emmich's baptism. Their dad Trent, Stepmom Heather and sister Shaelee a bunch of missionaries and their fellow-shipper Thom.

June 9, 2014

We've been struggling trying to find more people to teach. Which seems to be a very common theme throughout my mission... So we've been biking and walking around San Jacinto talking to everyone that we see.

So remember Dylan and Davian? They were on date for this coming weekend but it worked out better for everyone to do it yesterday, so we did. But not before a cool miracle. On Wednesday I went on exchanges and left elder Foster in the area with Elder McConkie (one of the zone leaders). Elder Taylor and I had a good day in their area, but we got a phone call from Elder Foster he said. "We got a text from Heather, Dylan says he doesn't want to get baptized anymore, he's going to be home later today to meet with us." I was a little worried, but said "Just bring it back to the Book of Mormon and help him remember how he's felt. " "That's the plan" they said. But it turned out they didn't really need to do anything. They showed up and Dylan said that his dad had answered all of his questions and that he got an answer. He was in a fight at school and he was sitting outside of the principals office when he heard a voice behind him say "You're getting baptized" He looked around and didn't see anybody and then he felt the "Jesus bumps" So he knew he needed to get baptized. And they both did yesterday. It was a really cool baptism. Standing room only. It was also really cool because Trent, their dad, was able to baptize them. He's only been a member for a few months now. The spirit was very strong. Hopefully this isn't my last baptism as a missionary, but if it is it was a good one to end on. They are both so excited. Next week Elder Foster and I will be confirming the boys in Sacrament meeting.

So that was really cool. #Jesusbumps.

While I was on exchanges we stopped by one of their investigators who owns a ranch. She has two camels and we got to pet them. They were really friendly. Apparently they are very emotional animals and if you insult them they will sulk for weeks. The neighbors also had a zebra. Which was pretty fun.

Last Monday, we received a prompting to go visit a less-active recent convert. Someone was home, but didn't answer the door. As we were walking back to the car, there was a woman speed-walking by pushing a stroller. So of course I went to talk to her. She said, when I hit that speed bump I'm going to start running, you can talk if you keep up. Challenge accepted. She hit the speed bump and started running. So I ran with her, trailing Elder Foster. I was talking to her about the restoration and stuff, but in the end she wasn't interested in us coming by. You would think that after running with her for 1/5th of a mile (we measured it later) she would have let us come by. But no.

We did however run into a really cool guy named Dean who we talked to for a long time. He was really impressed with us invited us over for a barbeque later that week. He had to cancel unfortunately, but said we could probably come by this week.

Serena had an interview with President Smart on the fourth, she'll probably  need another one. But she's still coming steadily to church and reading. However she got a job so it will be harder to meet with her as frequently.

Still working hard for the last two weeks, with an Eye Single to the Glory of God as they say.
Love you all!

Elder Bryce Johns