Week 31 - You never can judge ANYONE or else you'll miss out on a lot of opportunities.

Last week of the transfer, begin.

This last week was AWESOME. We worked out butts off and were able to reach the SOE. Quite a humbling experience. 

I went on an exchange with the ASL Elders, so I went over with Elder Van Noy to his area. It was crazy being in a deaf area. We planned out our day and started the day out by going to Taco Bell to try and get a couple deaf contacts by a couple girls who go there. The Taco Bell is near a deaf school so we had 'high hopes' (YEAH!) but....we just ate food then left. Lame. We then went to a deaf park. No one. So we pulled over and said a prayer. 

Elder Van Noy felt we should go (the manager here just asked if I could type any faster haha) to Sahuarita and I felt we should go to South which is where Sahuarita is. We headed down there and went through a list of potential deaf people and were constantly looking for deaf door bells which make the lights dim. We had some angry people contacts and then a couple potentials! One we felt to knock on didn't even have a deaf door bell, but we opened it up and the guy "Christian" signed that he was deaf, so I sat like a tard while my comp. did his thing. He wanted us to come back! YES! Elder Van Noy said he's never had that happen before on his mission. The Lord truly blessed us and we were able to find someone. Their appointment is later today, been praying that they pick up a new investigator.

On exchanges with the ASL Elder while he's teaching sign language. The other Elder while with my comp. almost passed out because of heat stroke. It takes some adjusting haha.

We had a member in our Ward just get called to the 'Arizona Tucson Mission' and enters the field next week!! It's so crazy. He's not even going to the MTC. I didn't believe it when they told us so we texted President and he said it's legit. Wow. How crazy. Glad I got out of Utah haha.

Eminem. The hat says "John 3:16" and was given to us by John

When we were first in town we came across a man named "John" whom we always saw walking around, suuper drunk with no shirt with his awesome dog. We always talked to him and went over to his house a couple times, but since he's in the Sister's area, we didn't teach him and handed him off to Sister's Sanchez and Wilkinson. John showed up to church one day when we had invited him earlier, awesome! He was somewhat drunk and cried the entire time and cheered during sacrament and all that stuff haha. Awesome.

I remember turning to my comp. one time after we talked to John and saying, "There's something about John...we should really stick with him." We then ran across John one day after an appointment and he was COMPLETELY changed. Sober as can be even though he was shaking pretty hardcore. He was so happy and talked about getting back to life and doing something with it. "If I don't commit to anything now, I never will." He came to church again last week since the Sister's have been ROCKING it teaching him, and he loved it. Wow.

Gospel Essentials class was very just awesome. John bore his testimony and a bunch of tears were shed. Wow. You never can judge ANYONE or else you'll miss out on a lot of opportunities. John has a baptism interview, so hopefully I can do the interview if I stay here another transfer but who knows. John is so happy and one of the nicest and most respectful people I've met. Been praying to be help to other missionaries, so grateful to be here. The church is TRUE.

This is John! This was the first day we saw him sober. He's a pretty awesome guy and has a very bright future ahead of him.

We also set a BD with an investigator last night! Her name is Barbara and didn't quite accept a date when we first invited her. But then she came to church and loved it and said she's coming back and then we taught her the "Gospel of Jesus Christ" and then extended a date again...she said "Yes, it's time." She wanted a blessing and I was asked to give it. It was such a good experience and she's ready. The CHURCH is true.

CONGRATS TO MY DAD AND LAURA FOR THEIR WEDDING THIS COMING SATURDAY! :D I'll probably be cleaning on of our investigator's mustang while they are getting married haha. So cool.

The comp. quotes continue hahah:

"Do they have Mountain Dew in Heaven, or maybe it's Celestial Dew..?"

"Will my voice be better than yours in heaven?" 

hahaha oh man.

Enos 1:27

-With principles being the reason of doctrine, the promise of a fulfilled ordinance is the result of obedience to that law.

D&C128:8:"..whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in heaven, and whatsoever you do not record on earth shall not be recorded in heaven.."

"Sacrifice bring the blessings of heaven." (Praise to the Man - sick song)

It's crazy to think that only 1 week left in the transfer. Who knows what will happen. Whatever does happen, you just have to take it and give it your best. We'll find out on Sunday night!

Love you all. The church is true and brings blessings in every aspect. Keep being dope. :]

-Elder D. Hales