First week in Sweetwater

Well this week was pretty great we were kept pretty busy over these last few days and I can only imagine that this transfer will also zip by.

So this last Wednesday there was a priest quorum from Arizona of about 22 kids that came to San Diego for a week and on Wednesday they wanted to do a day in the mission. So at about 9 in the morning we had this young boy dropped off at our door step like a Amazon package(Brock). He was really quiet at first being he was only 15 and the youngest priest in his quorum. He was also open with us that he did not want to serve a mission sadly. We did studies with him and then headed out to a lesson with a man named John, a street person. Basically John is this crazy old guy that we thought it would be fun for Brock to meet and have story to tell later... well it worked and we had a interesting experience and Brock couldn't stop talking about it. We had a really good day that we mixed in all the parts of missionary work teaching, finding, visiting and laughing. We often forget that last one to often.

At the end of the day I asked him again if he planned on serving a mission his answer "OH definitely, I have not felt the spirit this strong in my life before and I want this feeling more often" 

Good kid and I'm glad I got to have a small impact on him. 

This John Guy we taught we actually got to church this Sunday and it was a struggle since he is in a large wheel chair and can't get into a car by himself. So we had to pull some strings to get him a ride to church and back. Well we got him there. But later that night we missed a call from him saying that we didn't check on something at church so we "broke our promise" and that he didn't want us around no more if we didn't keep our promises...(we were very confused because we worked hard to help.him have a good time we couldn't think of anything we promise)

So he continued to cuss us out over the phone and cursed us with the apostles curse (the one where they dust off their shoes) still not sure what happened but he definitely doesn't want us stopping by anymore.

We also stopped by this random returning member that is a super cool guy turns out he is a vigilante that goes under cover in Mexico and does a little shady stuff to stop human trafficking super cool guy and he came to church also after about 5 years. 

I love being able to help people and help them see the love that God has for them, they literally gain a sparkle in their eye and their view of the world and themselves changes. Nothing is as simple yet profound as the gospel of Jesus Christ. It shapes individuals, families, communities and nations. Let it shape you! 

Alma 31:5

Love Elder Palmer