Trio of Elders

This week was fun and was interesting to be in a trio since Wednesday!

Wednesday we went to transfer meeting so we could get Elder Bagley to form the trio! Elder Risley gave me his bag cause he was going home and Elder Kennedy is also going home. Two missionaries that were a lot of fun and I am going to miss!

Visited a couple families that night to introduce Elder Bagley and it was good.

Friday we had a district meeting and it was a lot of fun!! Also we taught some good lessons. Taught the Wilder's about the Temple (going to the Payson UT temple open house Saturday). Had a cool opportunity to give Bob Graybeal Sr. a blessing because of his health. (not a member)

This weekend was great! Had stake conference and President and Sister Curtis came to both the Saturday night and Sunday morning sessions (they had to speak). Very good messages from all the speakers. A lot of it was about the Sabbath Day and how to deepen our understanding of it and make it more of a spiritual experience when we take the sacrament.

Saturday night they showed us some trainings from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve to the Seventy's. Then there was an open discussion about it! Pretty neat!

Sunday was a good day and I really enjoyed it. Went to Castleford last night and visited with a couple families and it was good!! We had a fun week and some good things happened!

I am excited for this upcoming week because this Wednesday we get to go to the temple!!! So pumped. 

Love y'all!!

-Elder Bean II

A member made these ties for us!

Elder Bean, Bagley, Moser

Elder Risley passed the Indiana Jones satchel onto me when he went home.

Transfers - Staying in Buhl and Getting Another Companion

Good week, found out transfers. Both Elder Moser and I are staying, but we are also getting Elder Bagley so we will be a trio here in Buhl! I am excited for this new experience!

Had a fun tuesday and the Binghams made us some super good dinner. Steak and roasted potatoes. Then we went to Stake Correlation and Bro Bowman was there so it was actually not bad.

Wednesday we helped Jen Nelson make a stand-up chalkboard sign for outside her salon and then she got us haircuts there from her workers. Had some super good visits with people that day too!

The Nelsons are so awesome and we are getting pretty close to them. We went to Boeden's soccer game Saturday and he gets so distracted so it was funny to watch. 

Elder Amezcua taught me how to play 'Clocks'-Coldplay on the piano! It is super easy and way cool. Also on Thursday the Naegle's made us some good southern food, Jumbalia and Cornbread! (not sure how to spell jumbalia) Sis. Knudson did some more reflexology/massage therapy on my back and it felt so good and took away a ton of stress and pain! It was super cool. 

Friday we went by Bro. Cole's house and he let us drive his Razr around the neighborhood haha. It was way fun. Then at night we went out to Balance Rock Park for the Father/Son campout and had good food and went hiking with Josh Pehrson and his dog Cooper.

This weekend was fun! Got to skype y'all which was awesome!! I loved seeing y'all and hearing y'all's voices. The Morgans made some super good smoked tri-tip and ribs and homeade ice cream! Also had chocolate covered strawberries at the Hutchinsons! It was a good Mother's Day and I thought about you a lot momma :) All the many things you have done for me and how awesome you are. All the times I have ever struggled you have been there and have been the most amazing mother I could ever ask for. You love me even when I don't deserve it and I love that! I love you momma and always will <3. 

Love, Elder Bean II

With Elders, Mejia, Amezcua and Rosales drinking mango jarritos 

Idaho Sunrise

Sunrise at Balance Rock last week

With Elder Moser, ready to get to work!

Game face

Driving the Razr

Josh Pehrson and his dog Cooper

Happy Mother's Day

We Are Teaching Some Awesome Families!

Good week overall and I am getting more and more nervous for transfers next week! By my next email home I will know whether I am staying or leaving!

Monday: Had awesome time with the Garbett's and with the Hutchinson's had a great in depth spiritual conversation! Always fun. Got pulled over but no biggie, got a warning ;)

Met with Roger F. a couple times this week. Very interesting. Believes in scripture only, not doctrine and doesn't accept Book of Mormon as scripture. He kind of has a lot of pride in his way. Won't accept new concept and act on it to read and pray and ask for the truth. He thinks what his beliefs are, is what is right. It is tough.

Went to Castleford a couple times this week! Met with a couple people down there. Mainly the Lloyd's and the Pehrsons!

Watched Meet the Mormons with the Nelson's this week and that went well! Arlin liked it. Also Sallie was there (his niece) and she liked it too.

During exchanges on Thursday with Elder Rosales, my district leader, we went on a  road that ended up not being a road and had a sketchy experience doing a 7 point turn around on a hillside haha.

Last night we went to a Youth Fireside that was a lot of fun! I like being around the youth and they enjoy the missionaries too.

Anyways things are going well and we are teaching some awesome families!! I love y'all and can't wait til Sunday!!!

-Elder Bean II

This morning we went to balance rock and ran up to the top of this mountain and I was 

so winded and my whole body was sore but we ended up getting some sweet pictures 

of the sunrise and said a cool prayer as a district. (3 companionships).