Transferring to Prichard, Alabama!

Tuesday was a crazy crazy day. We had zone conference. President Summerhays stood up and began talking. He began by saying how in our mission we have about 800,000 people, in the whole mission. 45% of those people are black. He said that we need to start tapping into the African American culture and start getting them baptised. He told us that we are going to start doing that. He began talking about an area called Prichard, Alabama. It is the Mobile, Alabama area. Mobile, is what we call the black hole. It is 80% black there. Prichard is 95% black. It is just the pure ghetto of Mobile. It has the highest crime rate per capita in all of America he said. He said we need to change that, we are going to put missionaries there. They will probably have to bus in, then just walk around all day and talk to people. He said, we're going to buy a ware house in the middle of town so people can walk there. We're going to build up that warehouse into a church, and start a branch from scratch. It's going to be an all black church, and were going to worship to how they like to. It was crazy, the spirit was just booming there. So after we got done, in my interview with President we were talking. He said, I feel you are the missionary to go to Prichard and build up the kingdom there. WOW....I was STOKED. He said I would probably be there a while. I am so ready to go.

If anyone wants to see what Mobile, Alabama is like, go to youtube and type in leprechaun in Mobile. Watch that video. That is Mobile, and I'm going to the most ghetto part of it. I will be going to Prichard Jan. 7.

Alligator Hunting & St Marks Beach

Well, sorry this email is coming late, a member took us to St. Marks beach today and we went alligator hunting. This week was amazing. It was crazy. Some crazy stuff happening in this mission

December 15. 2008

Tuesday we went out to Monticello. We hung out at the barrel for a while. They love us there. They said they will have the drunken tree this week. The Christmas tree with the beer cans. That will be funny. We hung out there for a little while, then went to visit some less active people. That night we had a lesson with a part member family and non member person. It went well.

November 24, 2008

Our whole zone went paint balling today. It was awesome. It was so fun. I will send pictures of it. a guy in 3rd ward supplied all of the guns and ammo and everything. So that took up most the day. Also go Utes! I am so glad they won. WOW, I was gettin so much crap from the ward the whole year haha now they don't talk....

On Tuesday we ha zone conference. It was awesome. Our Mission President is unbelievable. He will be an apostle. We talked about the power of prayer.

November 3, 2008 Super Nanny

We went to Blythe's house cause we got permission to watch the Super Nanny. It was CRAZY but the funny thing is that is Exactly how it is at the house all the time. haha they are hilarious. Elspeth, the crazy little one is just like that 24/7. She is so funny tho, but it was extremely awkward because we watched it with the ex husband. ha, it was really awkward but o well. It was cool cause we were in the house where the whole episode took place. So that was sweet. Hope you all had a chance to watch it, that is in our area and were over at there house about 3 times a week. If you didn't try to watch it online.

Halloween 2008

Friday was Halloween. In the morning we went to the skate rink and painted the whole trim outside the rink. It took a while. Then we went over to mikes dance studio and they put on like a Halloween carnival. So we hung out there and helped do that. After we went home and made home made costumes. haha they are hilarious. I will email a picture of them. Elder Carroll was Zorro and I was his Mexican companion. These were all stuff around the appt. we found. They were hilarious.

Trailer Park Investigators

We went walking around the trailer park. We sat down with the guys who just drink beer and play checkers. We played some checkers with them. I took some pictures of all of us, they are hilarious.

Squirrel Hunting!

I forgot to tell yall that last week, that super southern family showed us how to gut and clean a squirrel! ha. So there is a picture of the squirrel and everything. ha hope its not to nasty but when I get home I will make you all fresh squirrel.

Pimped Missionary

Miker Bergstrem is going to be a pimp for Halloween so I dressed up in his out fit.

October 28, 2008-Zone Conference

On Tuesday we had a zone conference. It was great. President Summerhays made an awesome comment. He was talking about the Economy of the world right now and how he was so thankful the whole world is suffering. He said our generation is spoiled. We haven't faced anything, and then he said, why would the Lord come down to a generation like this? He said he is so thankful for this time because it will improve our faith greatly and the best memories are when the trying times come. It was awesome.

Elder Kenworthy Transferred

On Tuesday night, Elder Kenworthy packed up all his stuff cause he was transferred to Troy, Alabama on Wed morning we met at transfer spot and switched companions. My new one is named Elder Carroll. He is tight we get along great.

Baptisim

Saturday was Roberts baptism. We went early to prepare for it. It was so awesome. Robert is 18, none of his family is intersed just him. They didn't even want him to get baptised but when he told him they were, they said they wanted to come. So both sides of his family came to the baptism. It was sweet. It went really well I thought. I got to baptise him which was pretty cool.