Another week draws to conclusion here in Midvale. This
week has just flown by, unlike last week.
This week was filled with highlights:
D___’s baptism, his confirmation, Kitt Peak, I got down to under 230
pounds (but am back up already) and good ole Three Points. Those are just some of the highlights I can
think of.
Monday: After we finished
emailing each other, Sister G___ took us out to eat at 5 Guys. Man, it was so good, but it killed our diet,
but it was well worth it! That was basically
it for the night, since we met so late.
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| Three Points a few miles from the U.S. Border |
Tuesday: We woke up
and worked out in the fitness center and then went to foodbank and helped out
there for a while. After food bank, we
drove home changed and then headed out to work out in Three Points, AZ with
Bro. Collingwood. It’s a small town
about 15 miles north of the Mexican border - way out in the boonies. Let’s just say there
is not a single piece of pavement in Three Points. All of the roads are dirt roads. We contacted several people throughout the
afternoon and well into the evening. By
the time we got back into town Bro. Collingwood took us out to Wendy’s and that
was a wrap for Tuesday. By the way, the apple
pecan salad is the go to - every time! After that, we worked out before bed.
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| Selfie Photo Bombing Bro. Collingsworth |
Wednesday: We went to
our District Meeting in Sahuarita AZ, pronounced (So-wa-rita). After our District Meeting we hauled home and
met Bro. Collingwood. He took us to Kitt Peak before our lesson with D___. We had some time because one of our other
lessons fell through. Plus, he has
always wanted to go up there. So, we
drove up to Kitt Peak National Observatory, it has 27 space telescopes on top
of a 6,883 foot mountain. It reminded me
of Mount Haleakula on Maui. It was super awesome! But the best part was the weather, lol. It was only 87 degrees and blustery. I loved it!!! After that fun little fieldtrip, we went and
taught D___ about tithing and the Word of Wisdom. He was so ready for baptism. The lesson went super smooth. After the lesson, we chatted for a while and
then drove home and Bro. Collingwood took us to Wendy’s because we had a rough
week with dinner appointments falling through.
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| Telescopes |
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| The colleges that use the telescopes (notice the University of WISCO!) |
Thursday started out with us helping the D___ (not our investigator)
family move just a couple blocks down the street. After helping for a while, we had to go home
and get changed for interviews with the Mission President. My interview was 15 minutes of "What is your
area like?” lol. He said I will be in
the area for a while. I asked him if I
could finish my mission in Lordsburg. He
said there is always a possibility of that happening, lol. He also
released news that our mission will have online proselytizing. So, we will have Facebook and Google, with the
addition of smart phones coming soon. We
get Facebook next month! That was basically Thursday, except for a lesson we had with A___. It was a good lesion, she committed to being baptized
and set a baptismal date for October 14th. That went well, but she has lots to work
on between now and then!
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| Elder Bangerter and I on INFRARED! |
Friday: We did our
weekly planning, YAY! Oh, after that, we
went to Sushi Ten. (In Japanese, Ten means Heaven. So, we ate at Sushi Heaven) Later that
evening, D___ passed his baptismal interview lol.
Saturday: D___’s
baptism was awesome. Bro. Collingwood baptized
him, because he had been helping to teach him for the last 2 years. It was awesome! He is such an awesome guy and we are so proud
of him! Following that spirit packed baptism,
we did some service and visited with sweet Sister C___. She 90 years young, but is bed ridden. Her internals are flawless and she is as sharp
as a tack, but her skeleton is just not keeping up. She is the sweetest person ever! She has
the best stories. She told one about her
husband who flew all kinds of bombers in WWII. He was a radar man and was from
Boscobel Wisconsin! Anyways, she just
has so much awesome stuff to share. I
could literally stay there and listen to her all day.
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| A typical house in Sells, AZ |
Sunday - Fun day: We
woke up at 6:00 to get ready for Ward Counsel
Meeting. Following Ward Counsel,
we went to Sacrament Meeting. After sacrament
meeting, we went to Bro. Collingwood’s house and they fed us brunch to break
our fast. Then, we all drove out to Sells,
AZ and had Sacrament and D__’s confirmation and Gospel Principles/Primary. Man was it a zoo in Primary. We pulled out some CTR rings and passed them
out to the kids. You should have seen the
smiles on their faces - it was priceless! After church, we drove back from Sells and did
our studies and ate dinner.
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| Primary kids :) |
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| A Future Missionary is in the house (or primary)! |
That was my week. It was pretty awesome! Can’t wait to hear
from y'all!
I love you and each one of you guys are in my prayers.
Love,
Elder Dickinson
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