8-02

Dear Family & Friends,
I hope that you are all having a great week and a fun summer. I was thinking this week and was like 'wow, the summer is almost over' (because usually my definition of summer is when school gets out till when it starts up.) But someone reasured me that summer here doesn't get over till November! Haha, It has been so HOT out here! Elder Jensen & I have fun with it and play a game called "burn-out" where we roll all the windows up in the truck and turn off the AC & see who will get 'burnt out' the fastest... haha, I know fun games as a missionary. The weird thing is that it has been cloudy and humidable [word?] lately.
So last Monday we went golfing again as a district at the Indian Springs resort and we had a great time. These old men that were right behind us were really good, so we let them go infront of us, well when they were swinging one of them saw this lady in a fenced in yard pruning her bushes and the old man golfing yelled out, "Well look at that sexy broad over there!" and the woman looked back and sqeeked, "No, no, I'm just the gardener." haha, we started dieing laughing! Those crazy old men!
Satan is moving in on the Holmstrom family. The dad is trying to post-pone the baptisms till further notice... But the girls are still trying. Elizabeth (the 14 year old) actually got up in sacrament yesterday and bore a sweet testimony about the power of the gospel in changing her life. Elizabeth actually drew us a picture the other day and it had her family, God, and us in it and she wrote "thank you for changing our lives and bringing happiness to my family."
One of our new investigators is Breona Rogers. She is such a sweet girl. We are having the lessons at the bishops house and it is going great. We commited her for baptism for this upcoming Sunday... so we will see if we can get her there! The only thing is she is leaving for college to Indiana soon... ughh. But the great thing is she believes and has faith!
So I hear someone had a little fall down the stairs... NICOLE!!! You scare me.. Sister Yokshas called and told me (which I am thankfull for) but still, there's not much I can help you with over here.... WRONG - - I had my zone of missionaries fast for you and baby Anderson! Prayers work, I'm glad that you are doing good and baby [emery?] is doing good also. Really, I know Heavenly Father is watching over me and my family. I know!
We picked up a new investigator this week named Moetez Madkour. He is an egyptian and a champion horse jumper. He is one of the most humblest & nicest people that I have every talked to. The sad thing is someone is harrassing him and trying to hurt him and his horses. He actually asked if it was okay to kill himself if he was being torchered (if God would be okay with that). He says it's the other horse jumpers hiring people and that he knew a friend that could help him out. That friend was a mormon and called us up to meet with him. We told him that we could help and that suicide was not the right path, that God will help him get through these hard times. Scary how bad the world is getting these days!
Transfers are coming up this week on Monday the 9th. I have no idea if I am going or staying. I have been here for 6 months ... but where I just got my calling last transfer, I don't know if I will be staying or going??? hmmmm *I told the AP's that I wouldn't mind being put with Elder Veater for his last transfer again.. haha... so we will see. I love you all, STAY SAFE! Pray and fast! follow the spirit.-- Love, ELDER PATRICK McBRIDE