Hello Everyone,

So this past week was busy but man was it fun!  So on Tuesday there was a big district leader training that took place in Farmington, NM! So we had the opportunity to ride up there I rode with another elder named Elder Collins!  He is a district leader in FT. Wingate!  It was a fun ride up there and we stayed the night on Monday night!  Tuesday we went to the meeting they really trained us on the things that new district leaders need to know!  Such as how to do a baptismal interview or how to hold district meetings!  It was funny I remember a part of the meeting where President Batt asked us to raise our hands if we have conducted at least 5 baptismal interviews there were quite a few that raised their hands then he asked how many of us conducted at least 10 the hands slowly started to go down!  Then he asked what about 20 haha me and my buddy Elder Craig were the only ones who still had our hands up!  It was crazy that is when I kind of realized how old I was getting out here! haha  It is really weird to be the older missionary now because my whole mission I have always felt like I was way younger than everyone else but now it’s changed!  Anyway,   this past week was a great week!  We had the opportunity to go on exchanges with the Tohatchi Elders!  I went with Elder Gray and Elder Sparks went with Elder Kuns!  Elder Gray and I had a great day, we double worked sheep springs so we had a lot of work to do!  I noticed on my exchanges that Elder Gray is a great teacher!  Elder Sparks and Elder Kuns had a miracle happen to them as well!  A couple of weeks ago me and Elder Sparks were out tracting and we were walking back to the truck which was just a couple miles back up the hill!  Anyway we came across this guy who was parked in his truck waiting for his daughter to get off the bus.  We stopped and talked to him.  He seemed very standoffish at the time so we just gave him a pass along card and went on our way!  Well, as it turns out Elder Sparks and Elder Kuns were out tracting near that area and they found that same guy!  They began talking with him outside and they had a good conversation for about 45 minutes!  The guy soon mentioned that his son had passed away just a week ago!  What a miracle in meeting the same guy and how prepared he was to receive the message just a few weeks later!  He ended up telling us he was baptized but hasn’t been to church since then.  So he is a member, he just hasn’t been for a while!  It’s the simple miracles like this that keep us moving as missionaries knowing that there are people out there ready to receive the message!  I hope you all have a great week, take care and be safe!