The Past Week

Hey everybody!

So, this week has just been a fantastic week. The area I am in is just on fire! Heavenly Father has really blessed us this week. As of now, we have 3 investigators with a baptismal date, hopefully 8 or so more by the end of this week, and we are finding someone new every day. One of our baptismal date investigators actually has a cool story I want to share. Last Monday, Elder Bingham and I were tracting on a road named Romely Ave. when we came across this lady working in her flower beds. We offered to help her (which she kindly declined) but then started doing the missionary thing and talked to her a little bit about the church. During the course of our discussion (which lasted about 25 minutes or so) she had said that she was really at a point in her life that she was questioning the Catholic faith and wasn't really sure what to make of her life any more. She said that everything just seemed like so lost and there really wasn't any guidance anymore. So, we told her what we had to offer her, set up a return appointment, and went on our merry way, just excited for the future. At our next appointment, we taught her about the Restoration of the Gospel, told her about baptism, and asked her if that was something that she would be interested in, to which she excitedly replied "Yes" and set a date for the 24th of this month! It was such a testimony to me that there are definitely the Elect out there, waiting for this message and waiting for the hope it can bring into our lives. It's so awesome to be a missionary and see how Heavenly Father puts you in the path of those that need this message. I just love it!!

On other news, General Conference was just amazing this past weekend!!! I loved Elder Holland's talk and would encourage anyone who hasn't watched it to watch it when it comes available. It will strengthen anyones testimony of the gospel, hands down. We also had Zone conference yesterday (which was uplifting) and got new cell phones!! Woot Woot!! :) It was really exciting.

Lastly, P-day today...It Was AWESOME!!! Elder Bingham and I decided to take a hike up South Mountain (just a mountain on the southern part of Phoenix) to the look out point and check out the valley. We started about 11:30, made it to the top at about noon 30, then started to walk down. Well, we actually wandered from the trail to walk down this cool dry creek bed thing. To make a long story short, instead of hiking the trail, we trailblazed and climbed down the mountain. Boulders, cactus, lizards, sand, you name it, we went through it. It was awesome.

But, my friends, I need to head out. Groceries are calling. I'll send pictures of my endeavors next week so they can go up. Remember that I love you all and hope to hear from you all in the near future. The mailbox has been a little empty for the past while :( Love you all and take care!!

Elder Andrew Bryce Klemme
18001 N. 79th Ave Ste. C50
Glendale, AZ 85308