Keshmish!

Funny: Out in Echo Cliffs we were followed by some horses. We were tracting in a little compound out in the middle of nowhere and these horses followed us till we got back to the car. We think that they were wild but they sure liked people. It was funny to feel like we were being stalked by a horse.

Spiritual: We met this grumpy old man in page who the first thing he said when we opened the door was "I'm catholic and that's that" we had earlier decided the no wasn't a good enough answer for us so we talked to him for a while then showed him the Light the World video. The transformation in front of us was remarkable. He teared up then started bawling. He asked us where he could find more of these videos and we were able to teach him a bit about our church and he invited us back. 

Where I am at: We picked up 23 new Investigators this week! It was insane! We are really excited for all of them and they all have promise. We are enjoying the 50-degree weather (today is in the 60s) and we are just loving life. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and remember the reason for the season.

Jonah had a surprise visit from our young mens president, Spencer Nelson when he played Santa with our Christmas gifts. It was a fun jolt for Jonah, but he did a good job at taking it in stride, but he wasn't sure who they were calling Jonah!

We loved being able to skype with Jonah on Christmas. He really loves being a missionary and is working hard, learning a lot, and his testimony is rock solid. He sounds great and loves serving such a broad array of places and people. It is the perfect mission for Jonah. 

Alma 18

Funny: We had an Book of Mormon moment in Big Water this week, we were teaching this old Navajo named Lee, we asked him if he believed in God and he said "I don't know what that is", I don't know what inspired me but the next sentence out of my mouth was "Do you believe in a Great Spirit?" he said "Yes", we then proceeded to tell him that "the Great Spirit is God". The conversation then continued to use the same lines that Ammon used in Alma. At the end of our discussion we asked if he believed what we had said and he said "Yes, because you told me". It was so funny, it was almost straight out of the scriptures.

Spiritual: We added up all the points that the seminary has for #LightTheWorld and almost 20,000 acts of service have been done. It is so incredible to see people’s hearts soften this Christmas season, it really is the season to tell people about Christ.

Where I am at: As a zone we picked up 76 new investigators in the last 2 weeks! 16 of those have been ours. We are really happy with the work and I love Elder Kahle and Elder Hunt. They are both spiritual giants. We are so focused on the work that we didn't even realize Christmas was next week until we went to Walmart haha. I love you all and I know that God loves you too.

The "What If"

Funny:  Elder Hunt is a total lady killer. At our ward’s Christmas party there was a pair of twins who sang a song. Later that night they came up to us and both admitted that they had been staring at Elder Hunt the whole time. haha.

Spiritual: This week we have really decided to depend on the Spirit. We decided to ask God that if there was someone in the house we were looking at we would get the thought "what if?" On Tuesday we were out in Greenhaven tracting some apartments. Several times I would be staring at a door then I would turn to move on and that thought of "what if" would pop into my head. Every time I followed that prompting there was someone there who was interested in our message. As a result, we picked up 8 new investigators and plenty of potentials. God knows where the elect are and he will guild you, but only if you put a bit of planning and work in first.

Where I am at: I am with Elder Hunt and Elder Kahle. Elder Hunt is from Idaho Falls, and Elder Kahle is from American Fork, Utah. They are both stellar missionaries. I love them both so much. This week we had a lot of success. We finally had investigators at church. The Weiss family showed up and we were over joyed. Thy are doing so good and we are excited for their baptism. We also are now unstoppable because we are in a trio. As such we have gotten into a lot of houses that we normally wouldn't have. It has been great. The weather here has cooled down, in the evenings we do put on sweaters ;). We have loved being here and we hope that we get to stay as a trio for a while.

I love you all

Elder Black

Bikes, Baptisms, and Transfers

Funny: This week we found two old bikes and decided to take them out for a day. We only went a few miles to our area and we were exhausted. Haha, it was good to get some good exercise but the bike I was riding didn't quite make it. We lost the seat on the way there and the back brakes on the ride back. So, it'll probably be a while till we do that again.

Spiritual: This week was amazing. We went to one of our investigators the Wiess family and they had totally changed. They were so open to us, we taught the Plan of Salvation and committed them to be baptized on December 30th. We are so excited. After seeing such a rough transfer it really was comforting to see that God is watching over us. It is amazing how the Lord prepares you for the people. Elder Barnard and I really were humbled this transfer, but God loves us and really cares about all his children even those that you meet that you think will never have a change of heart. I know this because I was that person.

Where I am at: With the new transfer I will be getting two companions. I am going to be with Elder Hunt (who I used to go on exchanges with once or twice a week #Zone Monkey) and an Elder Kahle who I am really excited to meet. Elder Barnard is moving to 1st ward... again. He will have been in Page for 11 months after this transfer! This week we have met a lot of drunk people who decided to preach to us the truth. They all are so close but are just missing a little bit. Do you remember a few weeks ago where my funny was the guy who was naked? Well we went by and... he again opened the door naked. I think the people out in Greenhaven just don't think clothes are necessary. The weather down here has been fantastic, we spent all week in short sleeve shirts and even got a bit too warm. It feels like summer down here. I am excited for the new transfer and I am grateful for your letters.