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Hello Everyone,

Mom, I'm sorry that all you're getting is rain. All we get here is sun. We haven't had a rainy day in about a month. Just a whole lot of sun. Last week was great because a little cold front came through and dropped everything to about 75 degrees, but now its back up. Yesterday it was 95. The summer months are coming quickly.

Well I have many stories for you guys. Like how we won our softball game; Bobby Cook is going to be baptized in the Blackwater River on June 4; we've been teaching a girl named Cynthia and its been going well; Marshall got married; Ck is really thinking about baptism; we went to Niceville graduation Thursday night because Alisha Cain and Kelsea Mol graduated; we taught a False Prophet (not even kidding) named BJ; saw the Beyers (a family from Tally) at the soccer fields because their kids were all in a tourney here; had a great time with the Coopers last night; and today we're going to play golf with Bishop Pearce at the Sandestin Resort. It has been a wonderful week full of exciting twist.

We taught CK on Monday. CK is doing wonderful and after we taught about tithing and fast offerings he was excited to pay them. The Zone Leaders from Crestview came with us to teach Bobby Cook on Tuesday. Bobby is getting ready for baptism. Bobby has changed almost as much as the Andersson's. The family whose home we teach in. Cynthia is a friend of Bro Simmons and we taught her on Wednesday. She grew up going to school at Rocky Bayou Christian School. There they showed an Anti-Mormon video. She had a lot of questions. All in all these three are moving forward in their own way. Bobby is the fastest with his baptism soon. I hope that CK is right behind him.

Alisha and Kelsea both graduated on Thursday. We went to the graduation and walked around talking to people afterward. It was great and I was surprised at how many people we new. Members and non-members. (I sent Brennan his letter. I finally found the address and put it in the mail. A few hours later I got his announcement :) They were both excited to graduate and so were their leaders. Bro O'Malley, Sis Hendricks, and Sis Perez deserve most of the credit here. They spent countless hours with these youth trying to prepare them for graduation. Kelsea and Alisha had a lot to do and Sis Perez worked with them the whole way through. Lots of blessings for here family are definitely in store.

Saturday was our most exciting day. Marshall got married. We didn't get to go, but we talked with him and his new bride last night. They are good together, but will have their struggles. She is going back to Colorado until he finishes school. Tough. We couldn't really go to Marshall's wedding because we were teaching BJ. A false prophet. We taught him last week and after teaching the restoration set up another time to come back. We came back and he had gone through a lot. With our first meeting he was shy and unsure. Now he is solid, but I'm not sure in what yet. Here is what he told us that happened since we saw him last.

He felt on fire for God and his head kept turning as he was thinking.
That night he read from the Bible with his wife and felt great, but he did not read the Book of Mormon.
Began talking to people about Christ and asking if they knew that he loved them.
Began going house to house talking about Christ.
-not to bad right? Well...-
Cop came, picked him up and took him to a psychiatric ward.
Talked to the cop the whole time about the bible.
At the psychiatric ward he met a man he already knew from prison years ago. Found that this man was sick, slapped him on the back and commanded him to be healed. The man was going to the hospital for 'swelling of the brain' and came back with a sunburn.
Got out of the psychiatric ward earlier than he should have.
Went to his friends car shop, drew a line in the ground and began to call people out saying, "Who's on the Lords side?" Yelled a few more things condemning the the wicked and after, felt 'Like he shook America"
He felt like his families sins were covered because of his faith in Christ. He, or his family, can do whatever they want; drink, smoke, yell, fight, etc; and it doesn't matter because of his faith in Christ.
Laid in his kitchen floor and spoke in tongues.
Wife came home drunk and all he did was "kiss on her and love her".
Hasn't slept in I think 3 or 4 days because he feels like the spirit of Christ is in him.
At one point said "I feel like God"
Has bills to pay, but isn't working nor does he care because, "God will take care of him"
Told us that he fears for our salvation because we read the Book of Mormon. When he tried to read the Book of Mormon it felt "Oily" to him.
After our lesson he left his home and went house to house in his neighborhood trying to give people a book on prayer.

It was a really weird conversation. He spoke for an hour and a half with no breaks. Elder North and I just sat their. We weren't in danger or anything, but just in aw about how quickly someone can go the wrong way. This was all in a week. Just one week before he had invited us over and we taught him the restoration. Now he is trying to convert us. The problem is I don't know what I'm supposed to be converted to. He is not part of a religion, he's just a "Warrior for God". He is weird and we don't plan on going back, but he plays basketball with us, so we'll see him again.

After that wonderful experience we walked around and saw a lot of people at the ball fields. We went over to check them out and it was a soccer tournament. We were just walking in between fields when a young black kid came up to us and said, "I hear you guys worship the devil?" I just had to laugh, he did too and told us that Traci Beyer told him to say that to us. It was Cocoa and he is the Godson of the Beyers. Gabe was playing a soccer game and we went and sat with Sis Beyer. Bro Beyer showed up later with Jessica, but I never saw Tyler. He was playing in Destin. Can you imagine mom? Three kids in a one tournament? That's a lot of games in one weekend. We talked and caught up with them. It was fun to hear about how Tallahassee is doing.

That was my week. It was full of fun. This week will be great too, mostly because I get to start out golfing. I'm going to do horrible, but it'll be fun.
Love Elder Call