This week was a very good week. We have gone up
in lessons each week I've been here. Last week we taught 18 and we put
someone on date! Kyle Rather. I'm not sure I told you about
him. He is a 19 year old kid and he is planning on marrying Sam McClain.
She is a member and they are living together in the McClains home
currently. He was in jail for a year because he and Sam got in an
argument while Sam was driving and he wanted out but she wouldn't pull
over so he got mad enough that he grabbed the steering wheel and pulled.
Bad accident. Sam had some pretty bad head trauma and Kyle went to
jail. He's out now and he wants to change his life but he still acts
pretty stupid sometimes. Its funny to think that I'm only a few months
older than him but he is so so far away from where I hope I am. We are
trying to point him on the right path but he still has his hang ups. He
respects us as missionaries and he wants to be baptized (April 21st is
the date we set with him). But he still smokes. Sam and him aren't
married and they are living together, among other things. They want to
get married but Sam's parents don't want them to because Kyle still
doesn't get it. He needs a job and needs to quit wasting time doing
pointless things... I hope he gets it sometime. Sam works. But that's
not going to cut it. He could be baptized on the 21st but right now it
seems like a long shot.
We had a Specialized Training this past week.
President was in town and he told me that all the baptisms that we had
lined up in Yakima all happened! they had 6 baptisms last week! So so
sweet. Also, at the specialized training was Spencer Larsen. He is
President Greer's nephew and he plays football for the Broncos. He
played for the Broncos the past 4 years but just signed a contract with
the Patriots. He talked to us about his mission and how it trained him
for the rest of his life. You could tell he was a football player. He
tried real hard to pump us up! He told us that we need a 'why'. The
'whats' don't matter. Whats are the rules and Whys are the reasons why
we are on a mission. If our whys are more important that our whats then
we will follow the rules no matter what because that's what we need to
do to achieve our why. Our whys are because we want to be a better more
celestial person. Because we love the people we serve. Because we love
the savior. Because we want to share what we know. Or at least those are
what our whys should be. That's what we are trying to do. We are trying
to align our desires with our Heavenly Father's desires. That's what
Brother Larsen talked about.
We saw Sister Zerckel this week. It was pretty
regular. We are going to help her move things on Wednesday. We're also
going to help the Fullertons rebuild their burnt down home. Construction
has been going on for a few months now and we need to tear down a wall.
We can do that!
We helped with some yard work at the St. James
Family Center on Saturday with Brother Tannahill. He volunteers there
and offered to let us help. So we accepted of course! It was a great
excuse to get into human clothes. I actually wore shorts and a t-shirt.
It was a beautiful day. When it doesn't rain it is usually in the 50's
and sunny. Perfect. But it usually rains... We get a week of rain then 2
days of not rain. We are just starting the week with rain. But it is
getting better. Spring just started. Kristen's favorite season! I wish
it was summer already. But doing 4 hours of yard work on Saturday was
refreshing.
Nothing much else to report! Love you all! Keep the letters coming!
Elder Chase Paxman
391 E SR #4
Cathlamet, WA 98612
Love,
Me
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