Monday – Today was a long P-day. Had the
usual and moved in a bit more or I should say unpacked. Got a haircut from a
guy named Mack Brooks. He has his own little barbershop on Main Street here in
Crestview. He is 83 years old. Don’t have an idea how he managed to not mess up
because his hands were so shaky. Great guy. Haircut took forever and he told us
some good stories and swore quite a bit. Told me if I play an instrument, I
should do something no one else does. He said the banjo. Then shopped and
played basketball with the 2nd Ward Elders, Elder Elmer and Elder
Burnham. That was fun. Elder Evans played well one armed. He hurt his arm last
week going off a jump on his bike and crashing. He actually separated his
shoulder, wasn’t his arm. Ate at the Lawrence’s tonight and had Family Home
Evening as well. That was fun. We played blind man’s bluff which was sweet!
Tried to see a couple people then went back to meet 2nd Ward at our
apartment. They had to use our dryer.
Tuesday – Today we went to the Niceville
District Meeting and had an exchange with Elder Hawker coming to Crestview with
me. Elder Evans went to Niceville with Elder Brewington. Elder Hawker and I had
quite an eventful day. Went to see Jamie which didn’t work out so we saw Billy
Ray. Got to teach him quite a bit. He opened up about his mom so we talked
about eternal families, authority and baptisms for the dead. He is softening! Then
went to see Ryan who fell through, but we went to see Austin and him and Elder
Hawker had a handstand contest. If Austin won, Elder Hawker had to read a
chapter of the Book of Mormon to him. If Elder Hawker won, Austin had to read a
chapter before we see him next. Surprisingly, Austin went down quick and will
have to read alone. We also went on a walk with and met a guy named Tom Crow
who is friends with some members named the Tew’s. He also knows Angie Davis,
the recent convert. Then we saw Josh and set up to do some electrical work in
his Jeep tomorrow. Then taught Johnny with Brother Wadas. Brother Wadas taught
a ton and really helped Johnny understand the scriptures and also tithing. After
the lesson, Brother Lawrence came to Johnny’s and wanted to teach but we were
finished. So we tried to see David with him which didn’t work out so he
followed us to our “Joseph Smith: The Prophet” practice. We are doing that
again which should be awesome. Gave Brother Lawrence a blessing and practiced a
bit. That was all at the Bailey’s. Great exchange!
Wednesday – Today we traded back and headed home
for some lunch. Went over to read with Angie because Jamie fell through. So we
read with Angie a bit. She really loves reading the book of Mormon. After that,
we went to Johnny’s and took him on a tour of the church. We all hopped in
Johnny’s car and headed to the church. So hopefully Johnny will feel
comfortable enough to go to church now. After that we had Manny, but for some
reason I drove to Josh’s house and when we were almost there I realized it and
turned back. It worked out because Manny wasn’t home but pulled up shortly
after we got there. Taught him kind of an odd lesson. It felt really weird but
he committed to read and pray. Funny story too, the Sisters tracted in to Manny
and he really confused them which cracked me up a bit. After Manny, we had some
of the coolest service I have ever done. We went over to Josh’s and started
taking his Jeep apart with him. We just took off some of the body and the
seats. He has a 1973 Jeep in red and he is looking to restore it. He also gave
us food and we got to teach him a bit about the importance of reading. He said
he would!
Thursday – Today we went to see Jamie but she
wasn’t home so we went to see a couple people that live near her. Tried to see
a couple less actives. One said she didn’t speak English, the other wasn’t
home. We did catch brother Prazzo, another less active. He had a brain
infection around 7 years ago so he has a hard time remembering, but he is a
really great guy and sees it as a blessing, the brain infection that is.
Finally go to teach Jamie and it was good. We feel like we are building a
strong relationship with her. After that we headed home to weekly plan. Then we
headed to see the Rogers. Fell through so we went to see the Doman’s. That was
weird. They think the Sabbath is on Saturday. We didn’t even bring up the Sabbath,
they did. Then they got in a fight about the gift of tongues. Again, we didn’t
bring that up. Miss Doman then asked if we had the gift of tongues and just to
be kind of a smarty pants, I said “no, but our Spanish missionaries do”. Left
there cause it was a bad vibe and we had coordination. Then went to the Joseph
Smith: The Prophet practice. I am Joseph Smith this time which should be good.
Friday – We started the day going service for
Donna. We got a lot of the trench done. We will finish most of it next time.
She is an awesome lady with some strange beliefs but that’s okay. We had to
finish our weekly planning after that. Finished that up just in time to go to
the church right after. Also had a quick lunch before heading to the church for
some volleyball. It was really run too. We got Austin there and he brought his
friend. The Nimmo’s also came which was great and we all had a really good
time. Highlight of the whole day way that the Iosefa’s from the Fox Run Ward
were there because they were visiting the Lawrence’s. They are really good
friends. It was good to see them and Brother Iosefa also told me that they
found a medication that keeps his “suicide man’s disease” at bay. He still
can’t play sports or work out because he can’t sweat. Awesome day!
Saturday – Started off going to breakfast with
President Miller. Then we went to help some people move. One of them was Alonzo
Wilkes. We were able to teach him and set up an appointment for tomorrow. After
the move we had some lunch and studies. Then we went to see Angie Davis. Taught
about Christ’s doctrine. She is learning and reading through the Book of Mormon
fast! Then we went to try to see the Barbecho’s who weren’t home so we got to
go over and see the Thomas’. Taught Brother Thomas a lesson about God’s nature
and that the gospel blesses families. Then headed to see a lady named Michelle
that Sister Thomas wanted us to go see. Very nice lady. They were getting ready
to watch the LSU vs. Alabama game. She and the rest of her family are big ‘Bama
fans. After that we headed over to the church to practice the Joseph Smith
musical fireside/devotional. It was pretty fun. Got to laugh a lot with the
other missionaries. We have awesome missionaries in this zone! It’s great!
Sunday – Today we had Ward Council Meeting
which was fun and it went well. Then at church I met Brother Blum for the first
time. He is my 2nd cousin or something like that. His mom, Sylvia,
was there too so I got to meet her. She is my mom’s cousin and that was
awesome. They are great people. It was fun to get to know them a bit. After
church we went to teach Alonzo, our new gator, with Brother Wadas. It was
awesome. We set a BCD (baptism date) with him as well. After that we ate with
President Morgan’s family. He is the Olive Branch President. That was fun. Got
to talk and chat while he drove us to his house and back. When we got back, we
tried to see the Barbecho’s and a couple others. After that we went to the
church for the musical fireside. It was so awesome! I was so honored and it was
cool to kinda be in Joseph Smith’s shoes. I really enjoyed this performance. It
was fun to see all the other missionaries too.
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