The Spokane Word... from Elder Willis: Cats and Homeless Guys

This week had been busy. We have been through a lot.

Snow Day

The first thing I want to declare is that we are fine, safe, and ready to serve.

So on Monday last week "we" decided to go to a nutrition and supplement shop, and my companion decided to buy some creatine. He told me that it will help me get "huge". We later that day decided that eating out at buffalo wild wings was a good idea, I had no idea how much money we would be spending and my companions did not care. To make the long story short, I will be paying for the next week of groceries, because my companions have no idea how save money.

My District

Even later that night the other companionship was heading home for the night, and while crossing the tracks that lead home they encountered a crazy homeless man. They attempted to ask him the standard missionary

questions. Then, out of nowhere, he started yelling questions like; "Who do you pray to? Don't lie to me! I know when you're lying..." and a few others things were said. Eventually the Elders decided to just leave him alone, and started on their way home. We later told the sisters to be careful, because they lived closer to where the homeless guy was, so now the sisters are scared and want us to escort them out of the car and to the apartment. A while after, the sisters asked us to give them blessing, and on our way we see the homeless guy's bike parked outside of the sisters' apartment. So we all group up and go see what he is doing. He is just staring at their door and we asked him what he was doing and he said he wanted to see Kimberly, (None of the sister missionaries are named Kimberly). We called the cops, because he started hitting the door and going crazy. We told him the cops were coming so he relaxed and just stood facing us with his arms crossed. All the other elders and I were standing in a straight line staring him down while waiting for the cops. I saw this as an opportunity to whistle, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. After an elbow to the ribs the cops arrived and took care of the situation. So that was Monday.

Same Snow Day

The rest of the week has been perimeter checks of the apartments for the elders and blessings for the sisters. The sisters have been having problems with old neck and back injuries (they are literally all cripples). We had to give them blessings quite a few times, but they are getting better. And the mission president told us that we must always make sure that the sisters are safe, so we are doing that.

A Cool Cat with a Cool Cat

Nothing much else happened recently, we have had no luck with finding, but Earl, the guy we are teaching, is getting baptized next week, He just got two jobs and people are looking for a place for him to live. It is just blessings all over the place for him. It snowed a few times, but not enough for us to have fun.

I love the support you all give me and cool emails you send me. Just so you know, my mission has a phone so I can look at my email at anytime. I'm going to try sending a voice message of how a normal P-Day morning goes.

Here is my scripture of the week:

I taught in district council last Wednesday and while studying for it I came across Ether 3:4 which says

And I know, O Lord, that thou hast all power, and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man; therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger, and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness; and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared, that we may have light while we shall cross the sea.

My Companion

I had each missionary share what scripture made them want to go on a mission. I told them that the hand of the lord touched their hearts, and now as missionaries we shine forth unto others, so that we be the light in their lives.

Elder Willis