Wave your in the parade

Hey,

This week marked the completion of a long unfulfilled dream. Elder Chadsey and I were able to be part of the annual Christmas Parade in Fredonia. Not a big deal but it was fun. We rode on a truck with lights and wore Santa hats as we waved to all the people. The Bunting family took us around. It was fun. We had to of the kids walk along side and pass out a ton of pass along cards the cool ones that promote Mormon.org. The mission has told us to flood the earth with Mormon.org cards so that is exactly what we did. As Elder Harlan says a very seasoned missionary parade veteran he says "parades bring baptisms." The phone hasn't exactly been ringing off the hook but hey who knows.

This week we had a neat experience with an investigator the other missionaries were teaching. Elder Ware was feeling pretty sick and had to stay in the apartment. We decided it might be nice to help Elder Harlen for a bit cause they had some appointments. We ended up seeing a man they had been teaching from Puerto Rico and about 50 years old. Don't ask me to spell his name Lets call him brother Pico for right now. Brother Pico had been taught everything and was awaiting his answer to joined the Church. We had no lesson plan going in but ended up having an amazing lesson. He felt the spirit so strong as all three of us bore our testimonies to him. We all left with a good feeling and new that Baptism was in his future. He was the funniest and nicest guy. He was Catholic and super spiritual. He knew his stuff. He explained to us he hadn't got the green light yet and was more on the Yellow/red area. He called the other missionaries the next day and said "Elders I've got the green light!" His baptism was the very next day. He was prepared and it was a blessing to be able to teach him. I wish he was ours! We went to the baptism and we were able to recount the last days experience with him and share again our testimonies and how grateful we were to be part of his conversion. His baptism was great. The water was cold but it didn't phase him Elder Ware a little but not Brother Pico. 

I'm a little sick with the cold right now cause after the lesson we didn't have a car. The other missionaries had to put ti in the shop. the only ride we could get was from someone on a Ryno. The Ryno is kind of like a cross between a jeep and a Quad. It has for seats and sound like a ferocious lawnmower. Anyways we didn't have jackets and as fun as it was we were cold. The Ryno was even decorated for a parade in Kanab they had earlier that week. It was a priest who drove us around on it. We must have looked ridiculous 4 guys in shirts and ties riding from appointment to appointment on a decorated Ryno. It was fun but know I have a cold ugh. 

Well that is about the week. Meta's funeral is today so that kind of puts a downer on preparation day. 

The Church is True 
143 Family
Elder Ian Dyer