Cows

Hi,

 

Elder Bautista and I finally have this area down. The area has lots of potential. We are going to make it grow. We talked to President and the goal is to split the area. We have quite a few people we are seeing and some are getting Baptized in the next two weeks. The past 2 weeks has flown by and lots is happening. I'm getting up to my 18th month mark and that is really scaring me! I honestly don't want it to end.

 

On our way from Moroni to Mt Pleasant we almost got in a car accident. I was driving the speed limit (55mph) and at the very last second I saw some black cows crossing the road. I slammed on the brakes and pulled of on the shoulder just in time. There was another car that did the same thing just before we got there. I pulled off behind them. Just as we did a car coming in the opposite direction didn't slow down and slammed through 2 cows! The sound when something like this VROOOMMM...PLUUUISHHHCK!!! Elder Bautista and I looked at eachother and couldn't believe what we saw. The lady in the car was okay but the car was destroyed. It was hard not to laugh cause just a minute before we were talking about how fun it would be to go cow tipping... umm this beat it hands down haha. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. The one cow survived and the other didn't do so hot, blood everywhere it was a scene. we went over to take a picture of the injured cow laying on the side of the road and it stood up! The one lady asked if it was okay to which Elder Bautista responed "it's Pooping!" I was like woah it scared the poop out of him.  The injured cow didn't sound so happy. It was amazing and everyone was okay except for the one cow. If you want some ground beef it should be on the way.

 

anyways that is the life here right now. We are going to go play volleyball here in a bit with some non members wish us luck. Hopefully we wont beat them so bad they don't want to talk to us...

 

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Elder Ian Dyer

Pleasant Update

Hi,

 

Sorry it has been awhile and that this is just going to be a short note.

 

Elder Buatista and dme are opening up a new zone and that has us sent on up to Mount Pleasant. It is in Sanpete county and I have served on the other end of it already. That was Gunnison.

 

Well Elder Bautista and I get along and the area has been fun to learn together. I will have a better letter next week. All is well here.

 

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Elder Ian Dyer

Beside the Beach even if the cops are there to

Hey,

Aliright so round three in the Kaibab area and with a new twist I'm
going to be by the Beach. Elder Beach that is. He is from Atlanta
Georgia but was born in Cali. So far we get along real well. That is a
really good thing to cause this area is getting tougher and tougher.
This place slows down lots in the winter and every door in our area
has been knocked... Question is what do you do when this happens?
Answer is you enlist the help of the members. That is what Elder
Beach, Elder Ware, Elder Harlan, And I are all going to do together.
When we run inot a block like this it maenas it's time to get
creative. Firesides, teaching sundays lessons, Asking members for
refferals are going to be all part of the game and pretty much
anything else we can think of. I'm excited though if there is anyone
who can make this work its all of us Kanab missionaries. Pray for our
success please! We are due for some miracles.

Elder Beach has been out just about as long as I have just barely
less. He is 23 and a really good teacher. Lots more then he gives
himself credit for anyways. He likes Star wars and apparently that is
all I need to get along with someone haha.

I decided to do a small prank to him the other day. We sometimes eat
at the Brother Cutchens house and he just so happens to be a highway
patrol police officer. I called him While Elder Beach was in the
bathroom and I asked if there was anything he could do to mess with my
new companion. Long story short we got pulled over a littler before
dinner and I got placed in cuffs and in the back of the squad car. All
for reckless driving and somewhat being lippy with the kind officer.
Elder Beach was awesome though. He said that if I was going to jail he
was coming to cause he was my comp and couldn't be seperated. I was
impresed and happy to know if this was a real situation and I wasn't
pranking hime he would totally have my back. What a friend eh!? It
ended with the officer driving us to the judges house and and then
finally spilling the beans! Elder Beach didn't know I set it up but it
was so funny when he found out. He was a way good sport about it.

This will be a good transfer!
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Elder Ian Dyer

You Stay Put

Hi,

Well it finally happened I get to stay! First time being in an area longer then three months it's pretty nice that I don't have to pack. Elder Chadsey is going and I'm getting Elder Beach. That is about all I know.

This week was good. The Clarks came and saw me which was awesome. They don't live to far so they came to visit. It is always nice to see them they are a second family to me. Sean their oldest came to. He is sort of girl crazy but to his credit he is 18. He seemed way to into the idea of more then one girl at a time. We all laughed. Anyways so nice to see all of them!

We rang in the new year with Elder Harlan and Elder Ware. For us three 2012 is going to be a huge deal. We all come home this year. Crazy eh?

I might be moving out of the Cane Beds though. President wants to move us to either Fredonia or Kanab. Either is okay though.

That was my week. We are praying for new people to teach. Our ward mission leaders are pretty awesome and we have started to really work together and make things happen.

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Christmas Card

Hi,

If there is any kind of Christmas card that will help you to remember the true meaning of Christmas it is the one I received a couple days ago. I got a card from Ed and Pat. This is when you realize you have been gone awhile. I taught Ed and Pat in Castle Dale about 15 months ago. Ed is older and called the bishop one day asking to be baptized. He is in his 70's. His wife was a less active member. We taught them and they were golden and such wonderful people. What Pat told me is that Her and her husband Ed had gone through the Manti Temple recently and been sealed together for time and all eternity... Insert a massive jump for joy and leaps of excitement and that was me. Wow that was a long time ago and so much has happened for them. That was one of the highlights of my mission. Saying goodbye to them was so hard but Ed was ready for baptism he was committed and Elder Doane and I had a great friendship with them. I really Love Ed and Pat.

Christmas season is in full swing and we have many Christmas parties and activities to attend. This is a great time of year. Mission Christmas is the best i love it!

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Elder Ian Dyer

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. 

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Sister Meta Lindsley

Hi,

 

Interesting week to say the least. If there was ever a week you wanted to experience the ups and downs of missionary work this was it. It had everything some things better then others.

 

The first and most unfortunate event that occur ed was a friend Sister Meta Lindsley passed away. She was in her 60's and our neighbor. We spent quite a bit of time over at her house visiting with her. She herself was a saint there were always non members at her house and she was one of those do anything for anyone type people. Elder Chadsey and myself grew to Love her very much. It was a sad day we had seen her a few weeks ago and the very next day we stopped by again and learned she was in the hospital. She was in St George and we were not able to see her cause she was so far out of our area. Thankfully this last week the mission had a zone conference and after we were able to go see Sister Meta. We had been so worried these 3 weeks and we were finally able to see her. She was in unconscious when we were there but her daughter assured us she new we were there.. We came with her Daughter and son. She was in the ICU and not looking so good. We had the opportunity to give her a blessing and it was definitely from God. She is in a much better place and I know she is better. Never thought I would have to deal with a death of someone very close on my mission. She was a friend and was so nice. She lent me her guitar so I could learn to play and sing her a song. Hopefully guitars are in Heaven to and I can follow through on my promise one day. I know the Plan of Salvation is real and this was all part of God's plan for us. We loved Sister Meta a lot sad to see her go.

 

We had many Miracles this week as well. Last night our appointment canceled and we got back to Kanab out of things to do. We parked behind the pizza hut to figure out our next move. it was about 8. we were in the deepest thought possible when you are smelling those sweet smells pizza hut has to offer. The phone rang and it was the other missionaries. they were with someone who Elder Harlan and Elder Ware had taught before and told us she was finally ready to be baptized. We had time right then so we rushed over. Her name is Carrie and she is ready. she is in her 30's and after a year and a half is ready finally to be baptized. She only has to quit smoking and we gave her a blessing to help with that. It was a miracle.

 

Another miracle was amazing on happened on our way to zone conference. Elder Harlan had ripped his pants in the back super bad! He was in a desperate situation you might say. Luckily I remembered I had a thread and needle in my backpack. Elder Harlan was relieved and was able to fix his pants on the 1 hour drive down. I didn't know why I still had the needle and thread in my backpack but I kept it there just in case. I guess that is how Nephi felt when the Lord told him to make a separate set of plates because the Lord knew Martin Harris would thousands of years later lose the 116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript. Nephi didn't know why he needed to make another record but he obeyed so things later in history would work out. Because Nephi kept the other record we the Book of Mormon could be completed. Haha I hope that made sense cause thats how we all felt in the car. It was silly but a miracle none the less.

 

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Elder Ian Dyer