12-3-12

Another week has gone by. And it was a great week! We had a Baptism!!! Phil was Baptized! It is such a great blessing! It was awesome!

          Last Monday we had zone pday. I spent most of the day  at zone pday crocheting with a few other misisonaries who were doing it also. I was still sick so I could not really play sports and feel good. It was good though. We then had dinner and a lesson at the Rices that night.

        Tuesday was good. We had D-meet then we started our exchange. Elder Barta went up with E. Anderson up to his area and E. Gallegos came down to my area. It was great. We taught Chaucnei. Which every teaching appointment gets better and better everytime. Which is great. He is way awesome. He would be baptized soon but some legal issues are holding him back right now. He knows that this is all true and sincerely realizes that he has to take action on it. After that we went by the Filius familys place so E. Gallegos could meet them. When they found out that We started to crochet Ashliegh the mom got so excited because she does it too. She pulled out all these different blankets and stuff she has made. She said she would make us beanies. She also gave me this big blanket she crocheted. It is pretty awesome. So Mom and Dad I will be sending that home soon in a package. Then we had a lesson with Dierks. Then we went to our appointment at Brees place. She is Monicas friend who Monica started taking to church and we started teaching. So Bro Cox and Monica came to the lesson. It was good. We actually started to teach Brees brother also which is amazing! It is so cool! It was a great lesson.

        Wednesday morning we went to a couple different appointments that ended up falling through:( we met up at the church to switch back on the exchange. We all went to lunch together at the Churchs home. We used to live with them when i first got to this area. It is interesting to go to there house after living in it. It was good though. There was a less active there that they invited there. We rode home with that less active who needed to stop by the employment center right next to our place. It is also the bishop store house. We got to tour through the place which was cool. Then we had a lesson that night with Moises. It was great. We were teaching the final commandments to prepare Phil for Baptism!

       Thursday was good. We had a couple apointmetns fall through though. We stopped by the Flilius home and I got my beanie. It is way awesome. We had a good appointment with Mike who opened up much more then ever before. THen we had dinner and a lesson with the Moises to finish up the last of what we needed to teach. It was great. And was amazing! He was so prepared.

        Friday we had weekly planning. That can be a drag at times... oh well. Then we had a couple of appointments fall through... We had Phils interview that day which went great. Then we started our second exchange when i went up with Elder Anderson to his area. It was a good exchange. We went by his potentials and what not.

          Saturday was great! We went to the church and filled up the font. Phil had so much family come to his baptism it was amazing! It was over 20 people! Hardly anyone showed up from the ward which made me mad though. This is the best addition to the ward that they have had in a long while. But the service was awesome. Payton Moise and I performed a musical number. I played nearer my god to thee on the Uke and we sang together. She was a little nervous so we sang a duet. it was fun to do. After phil was baptized everyone started clapping. It was really funny and not exactly what we do in our church of course. haha Then we went with there family to a pizza place. It was great getting to know all of the family and what not. It is a way cool thing. Then we had dinner at the filius home. And had a little lesson then went and played bball that night at the church with investigators.

    Sunday at church Phil was confirmed. He asked me to perform the confirmation for him. I was very honored to do so. It was a great oppurtunity to do so. The spirit was so very strong during then.  Chauncei came to church for the first time which was so cool!!! He loved it! it was so cool. That night we watched the 1st Prez devo which was great!
    Today we are still not sure what we are doing. haha like always. ANyways you all have a great week!

Love,

Elder Derek Turner

*Serving in Zion*