The Windy Weeds

Well Hello there family!

How are y'all doing? I hope that you have had a great week and that you are enjoying the nice spring weather. So again all who can should put video's in the drop box..I love to get them!!! And mom put any pictures that you get from Makall on there also! So this has yet again been a slower week. The wind has been so bad for the past few days so no one is out side or willing to really talk. Wind is not something that I will miss

when I go home. It ruins your hair,

and you constantly have lungs full

of sand. So I will be glad when the

windy season is over....In about

June. But inspite of all the wind

we did have a few cool moments

this week.



So lets get on to the Stories of the week!



Story 1 The Tale of the Dare Devil



Every P-day the zone gets together and we hang out. We usually go to
the stake center, but they were cleaning the carpets. So this past week we went to the park. It was very fun and there were not many people there. Well the later the day got the more people started to come. And this one teenage boy comes and starts doing Par core all
over the playground. He was doing lips and jumping over tables and things. But then I think he realized that we were all watching him. Sohe climbs up on an awning that is about 30 



feet high or so, and jumpsoff. He landed on the tiny little platform and then jumped off ofthat. But then he climbes up the covering of the playground that isabout 40-50 feet high and then just sits there. The Elders were alltaking bets as to if he would jump, if we would have to call 911, orif he would some how make it. All the sisters were hoping that hewould not jump because that was a very stupid thing to do....  Well teenage boys are stupid and he jumped. Some how his feet found theground, and he tucks, rolls a few times, then jumps up and startsflipping again. He was so stupid, but it was pretty cool. Although I will never be doing that in my life time.
 
Story 2 The Tale of the Windy Weeds and a Baptism


Everybody loves the missionaries. 

Not because we are awesome or the at



they believe our message. But its 

because we are free labor, and we

will do just about anything they ask. Well one of our not so solid

investigators, is working on cleaning her house. I think I told you about her, she is the hoarder that took us to get the meatless salad a

few weeks ago. We she again asked if we would help her clean but this time it was to pull weeds in the back yard. So this past Saturday we went to her house and went to her back yard. It looked like a little mini jungle. I am not sure what kind of animals lived in it but I am sure that they were not the cute fluffy ones. So we start pulling weeds and she told me all about how she used to live in Georgia on a farm. She really just stood around and pulled up the small stuff while we got the huge ones. And as you all know I have Hay Fever and weeds make me sneeze. Especially if there is lots of wind. And there was lots and lots of wind, so I am just sneezing my little head off. Yes I have been taking my medicine but with the winds as bad as they are there is no cure for allergies. After 2 hours of weeding and sneezing we were finally half done. But we had a baptism to go to so we could not stay longer. Sister Rirre being the amazing missionary that she is

invited the investigator to the baptism. She was not really sure at first and said that she would rather go out to lunch, but Sister Rirre convinced her that it would not be very spiritual and not to long. She

said that she would go if we could go out to lunch after, so we agreed. So we all went to the baptism and it was such an amazing spirit there. The man getting baptized has been investigating for a while and has finally made the choice to get baptized. So after the

baptism we went to that buffet were there is no meat, and asked her how she felt. She said that she liked it but that her baptism was just a much more spiritual experience. We asked her how so, and she proceed

to tell us how after she was baptized she started speaking in tongues. Yeah apparently people in other churches think that if you feel the'spirit' and speak gibberish then you have the gift of tongues. So we are going to try and have a lesson on what the Holy Ghost really is.



Story 3 The tale of the Exchange
I got to go on my first exchange in 6 months as just a normal
missionary. It was very odd to not be in charge and to not have
trainings and things to do. But it was still just as fun to go to
another area and see the diffrent people. And Also my STL is Sister
Muccrdy, and I was her STL in canyon heights, so we get along really
well. But we were able to have an awesome door step lesson with there
investigator named Jayson. We talked to him all about Prophets and how
we get a new one. He thought that we just got a new one every few
hundred years, and that they were picked from kids. Silly right, but
we had a great time and also got really good frozen yogurt!
Story 4 The Tale of Miss Donna
So I believe that I have already told you about an investigator that
we have named Donna. Her husband is a member and she is now
investigating the church after a long time. Well we have been teaching
her about the Book of Mormon, we show her pictures, tell her the
stories and read it with her. Well this past Friday we had dinner and
a lesson with her. She was still struggling with the Book of Mormon
and how it relates to the Bible. So we drew her a diagram about the
Nephites and the Lamenites, how Christ came, and how the Nephites were
killed. Then she looked all confused and asked where Joseph Smith
comes in. We told her that he was not in the Book of Mormon, but he
was the one who translated it. She procceded to tell us that she had
thought that the Book of Mormon was about Joseph Smith and how he was
a treasure hunter, and the comandmenst for the church. Apparently this
is what a lot of people think this is what the Book Of Mormon is
about. It is kinda funny but sad all at the same time. I guess that is
why missionaries are so important, to tell everyone what it really is
about. And Donna is now going to read the Bok of Mormon and pray about
it!!!! It is so very exciting!
Well family that was my week! Also I get to go to the 

temple next week so I may not have a chance to email. So mom you dont need to call the mission office if I dont Email ;). I hope that you all have a great week and I cant wait to see you on mothers day!

Love Sister Chatwin