WE LOVE OUR MISSIONARIES

The Gospel must be true! How could it not be if you had this group of missionaries teaching people in your area. They work hard and they like to have fun. This game is called ultimate darts. It is played with 1/2" pvc pipe in various lengths depending on if you are close quarter soldier or a trained sniper. The darts are 1/2" foam and about 3" long. You must play it in the Stake Center avoiding the chapel and hiding around any corner you can. The velocity of these darts are amazing and you can be hit by a sniper with a long tube at 40 yards.

Notice the rookie in the backrow. I ran out
of breath most of the time. Sis. Farnsworth
was the ransomed hostage


It was a very fun game until one of the Sister missionaries got part of the pvc pipe bumped into her mouth and lost a tooth and quite a bit of blood. As you might imagine the game is now strictly "verboten" and anyone seen attempting to fire a dart for any reason may receive the death penalty. (missionary speak for getting sent home). There is a whole new lingo out here which we will share with you as we learn all the terms. Sister Searle, the Presidents wife, is the enforcer when it comes to safety and when she says something Missionaries flee in all directions, she really is the sweetest person here, but can be all business.

Thank goodness for great women and their support. My companion is the greatest and we are enjoying this adventure stage of our life. It has its wonderful moments when the spirit bares witness to others when being taught and other tragic experiences that happen in all of our lives.
We had one of the most tragic experiences that we have ever been a part of this week. One of our branch members was murdered just after we left her home from what seemed to be a very friendly and uplifting visit. I will share the details in other correspondence. You experience the full range of emotion on a mission from the absolute sublime and loving feeling for a new convert to the depth of a member losing their life in a very tragic manner. God has a plan for all of us and we can avoid much tragedy in our lives by just living the commandments, but there are those times when the inherent brutality of this world can come to your door. God our Father and Jesus Christ His Son love us and and they created this wonderful world where we are allowed to chose for ourselves, unfortunately many choose evil and the effects of those choices can be devastating. The pure knowledge that He is in charge and will ultimately prevail is comforting. Justice and mercy will be the principle by which we are judge and blessed. We are his children. We wanted to come here that we might show our willingness to make the choice to love Him and follow Him. Should we not make the right decisions, He sent His only begotten son to suffer in our behalf that we may have mercy before our Father and to be judged in mercy's gift from Jesus Christ after all we can do.

Life can be difficult without the blessings that come from being obedient and knowing the Plan of Happiness. Even when we met with tragedy there is solace in knowing that Christ is there and has a plan for us and everything will be fine as we see it play out in our life. Teach your friends this great plan and help them come to understand the gospel of Jesus Christ and how His Plan can influence and comfort them. You can all do it just open your mouth and tell them.

I have rambled a bit, please know that we love you and think about you often both family and friends. It is nice to get your comments on the blog, keep them coming. We like letters, Blog Comments, e-mail, packages and just about anything from home. Thanks for your letters Abby, Will, Milla, Oni, Ben, Val, and Stephanie.

Love Mom and Dad; Grandma Roma and Papa H; Elder and Sister Farnsworth; your favorite Missionaries