wow Kevin Twitchell is going to Brazil thats crazy!!! I was thinking of Micah Morrill the other day so if you could send me his address that would be bomb! This past week was awesome. We starting teaching Fred the Jehovah's Witness. He knows more about the bible than most people I know, except Brother Adams of course. He asked us a question about baptisms for the dead before we started the first lesson so we answered it. He totally understood the significance and even had a question in his Jehovah's Witness bible about why they dont do baptisms for the dead since they did them in the time of Jesus. He has been a Jehovah's Witness for 20 years but on March 20th he will be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He told us of how he had a dream a few months ago of the Savior with His arms stretched out surrounded by stars. He told us he woke up and sketched out his dream. His dream was answered a few months later when he went to the visitors center at temple square. He walked in and saw the statue of Jesus with the stars all around and he said "this is my dream". He has read the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price in the past 3 weeks. He said he cannot wait for his baptism.
Last wednesday we went and taught Vicente and his family for the first time. We brought Israel because he wants to experience what it is like to be a missionary. He did an amazing job as we taught the plan of Salvation. We taught Vicente his wife, his brother and his wife and another friend. They invited us back and we are eating dinner with them tomorrow.
On saturday and sunday we had Stake conference and the stake president was being released so we had Elder Clark and Elder Gong there. Elder Gong shook our hands like 30 magillion times along with Elder Clark. We took Israel and afterwards Elder Gong walked up to us and asked who was the guy with us, we told his Israel a recent convert. He took Israel's hand and got really close and stared him down. He then asked, "You like the church Israel" Israel was looking at the ceiling and answered "Yes". Elder Gong replied "is it true?" Israel looking at the ceiling still replied "Of course, yes it is!". Elder Gong seemed please and then took my hand he asked, "Elder Jolly are you a preach my gospel missionary?" I replied "Yes sir, not perfect but I do my best". He seemed satisfied so he asked my companion the same question.
Last wed. We went to Draper because the producer of an MTV show Nitro Circus likes missionaries so he invited us and a few other missionaries to come over and check out the set. They had trampolines with huge foam pits and ramps and bikes and stuff. Outside was a huge course where Travis Pastrana rides for the show. We got to take pics with Travis' bike (really really famous dirt biker). Anyways that was basically my week, we had a lot better week picking up 6 new investigators. We hope that march will be a good month for us although transfers are coming up soon and I think I may be headed on out to a new area but we will see. I love u all, but most of all I love my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ.
Love,
Elder Jolly
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