Thanks Mama! :P Man summer already??!! That's nuts! Branding looked like a blast! Man Dallin and Spencer look so old its kind of tripping me out I have to admit! Weird.... So the nonmember boyfriend, Ron, comes to church nearly every week yup! Its kind of a weird situation I must admit. :) This week was a little nutso though I have to admit! Good week just kinda crazy!
First and foremost, Elder Homer got transferred to Kirksville, Missouri! And I got put with........Elder Cook! My district leader from the MTC!!!! Crazy right??!! He is great though! Anyways on Monday we were walking and this random guy comes up to us and goes, "Brothers please listen with an open mind. The knowledge I have needs to be shared." He then proceeded to tell us how Jesus Christ was a master of meditation and that's how he healed people. And apparently the head and the heart of Christ represent different conciousnesses of Buddhism and all this other interesting stuff? He was a nice guy but it was just kinda different. Haha the people you meet out here! :) Tuesday we went and saw Nancy so Elder Homer could say goodbye to her and that was kinda sad because she really likes him a lot. :( That evening, we had dinner with the Johnson family and they fed us some FANTASTIC spaghetti with venison and all this other amazingness mixed in with it! :D They are the best! We shared 1 Nephi 3:7 with them and talked about how the Lord always provides a way to do anything He asks of us. On Wednesday we had good ole' p-day! Nothing really much happened that day as there weren't too awful many people home. On Thursday, the Mcgess took us up to Iowa City for transfers and it was awesome! I got to see Elder Curless and Elder Deeds and Elder Hayden and a whole bunch of other people who I haven't seen forever! Hahaha its always a good time seeing old faces! :) When they called my name I stood up. Then President Jensen goes, "And Elder Flake will have a new companion, Elder Cook!" I was like, "No way!" Elder Cook is a boss though and he is an Idaho farm boy from Shelly, Idaho! (He told me to put that in) :) He is one studly guy though! I like him a lot already! That evening, we were able to go and see Bob and we set a tentative baptismal date with him for July 26! He is pumped it was sweet! He said that he wants to "feel good inside" and I know the Atonement can help him to do just that. :) On Friday we had get-to-know-you district meeting in Knoxville which is always a good time!
That night, we were walking back home and this random guy drives by and goes, "How are ya doing?" and then drives off a little ways and parks. We felt like we should go back and talk to him so we did and he and his friend he was with are awesome! Their names are Elijah and Crishane and we gave them a basic Restoration lesson on the spot and Elijah accepted a Book of Mormon! Saturday nothing too eventful happened because sadly almost everyone we tried by was either not interested or not home. But I introduced Elder Cook to Nancy Smith and she likes him already which is awesome! Hahaha that night as we were eating dinner, Elder Cook randomly grabbed a rope he had and went out to the backyard and started roping a bucket! Hahaha it was awesome! On Sunday Kirt was going to come to church but he had to cancel at the last minute unfortunately. In Sunday School, Sister Hutcheson led an awesome discussion on how we need to seek for those that are lost and it was awesome! Then in Elder's Quorum Brother Allen led the lesson on the talk by President Uchtdorf called "On Being Genuine" or something like that. It was a powerful lesson though and it really touched me. We were able to see Lois again but she told us that she was not interested anymore and dropped us. It was pretty sad but hey at least she was nice about it. Thats always a plus when they're not mean. We saw our investigator Jared and were able to read the Book of Mormon with him and set a tentative baptismal date for August 2nd! He has some BIG Word of Wisdom issues but we know that he'll be able to overcome them. :) Yesterday, the Cooks invited us out to a Memorial Day BBQ at their place with them, the Kentners, the McIntyres, and the Burrows! Man it was a blast! We had burgers and hot dogs and played soccer, bocce ball, horseshoes, and all this other fun stuff! Our branch is just awesome! But yup that's about the week in a nutshell! :)
Love,
Elder Logan Flake
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