Another Transfer Come and Gone‏

Hey everybody-

This last week was definitly an interesting one. I got to spend a couple of days in the tiny town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. It's alot different that working in a big city but the gospel is true no matter where you go.

The transfer is coming to an end and we should be getting transfer calls this coming monday. I'm pretty sure I'll be staying here in Las Cruces, and I hope so, because we have a couple of investigators who should be getting baptized in the first couple of weeks after transfers. But if I go, I go. What ever happens the Lord is in it.

Not a whole lot to report this week. Things are moving forward as usual and there is nothing better than being a missionary.

Love you all, thanks for all the letters, sorry I can't get back to you but the missionaries in Las Cruces love basketball so we usually spend a good 3 hours playing every P-day. Doesn't leave much time to write back but I'll get there. See ya next week!

A cool recipe a member gave us: Cake Balls!Bake a cake, turn it into crumbs. mix in can of frosting. roll into balls. cover with melting chocolate and then chill. They are delicious!

The blazing challenge was rediculous but well worth it. I have my shirt hanging up in my room, so I can see it when I go to sleep. I'm leaning more towards green but I do like red. Chilies are probably the best peppers ever!

Elder Andrew Harris

My Stomach Hurts

So we just came from Buffalo Wild Wings, where Elder Elton and I did the "Blazin Challenge!" 12 wings dipped in their blazin' sauce which is made from jabenaros and chayenne pepper from India. I did it in about 4:45. Elder Elton did it in about 2:30. To win the challenge you have to do it in under 6 min. It was rediculously hot. I was crying the whole time and my mouth is still burning. I'm not going to be feeling well tonight :( I got a shirt though. They were out of anything but smalls so i really can't wear it, but oh well, it was worth it.

Being a District Leader is ok, training other missionaries is kind of wierd considering I'm younger than them all and I am standing up in front of people and teaching them. The Assistants asked me to do a training for Zone Training this coming Wednesday. It's about making sure our investigators pray, and pray correctly. I'm kind of nervious about it because about 22 missionaries are going to be there but it shouldn't be too bad.

Finally we have an investigator named Israel. I think I've talked to you about him before. He's 17 and he is doing awesome. He is all set to be baptized, we are just having to wait for him to be done with his Juvenille Probation deal. He has to pay a fine and wait until October :(. He's a good kid, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong crowd. We're excited for his baptism! (I just hope I don't get transfered before then.)

Well I love you lots and we'll talk to you all next week.

Elder Andrew Harris

PS. I have Blazin' Sauce on my white shirt :(

Mon 8/24/09

Hey Everybody!

We had a pretty good week this last week. We started teaching Christina Davis. She was a former investigator and also Bishop Davis's sister-in-law. Bishop Davis's brother, Bill, had his name removed from the records of the church because he wasn't living the standards. They were taught a while back but Bill "held her back". Bill has started making changes in his life now and things are moving forward. Christina had a great time at church and made a few friends. The biggest problem is that they work crazy hours and so we can only teach them Wed - Sat and then see them at church.

Israel is also progressing well in preparation for his baptism. He's opening up a little more but is still way shy. We're very excited for him.

Nothing else to really report. I'm going on exchanges with another missionary in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico tomorrow so that should be a fun time. The place is as po-dunk as it sounds.

Love you all

Elder Harris


***These are pictures from last weeks trip to White Sands National Monument. The missionaries are from the Las Cruces and Alamogordo areas. (Not sure who took the pic)

Andy's failed attempt at doing a flip over Elder Hubbard. Apparently he still enjoys sand jumping from all of our trips to Moab (he flips like me though)

Hey guys‏

Hey everybody. Sorry for the short letter last week. The guy next to me was looking at some inappropriate stuff and I wanted to get out of there as soon as I could.

Unfortunately this is also going to be a short letter. We went out to White Sands National Monument today for P-day (I'll send you pictures next week) and we're running short on time.

Love you all lots.

Miracles are happening here in Las Cruces

Love you lots

Elder Andrew Harris

Making alot of phone calls-District Leader

So late Monday we got a call from President Walker. Elder Vermillion and I are both staying in Las Cruces but he wants me to be the District Leader here. That means I'm in charge of 5 other missionaries all of them at least 5 months older than I am.

I make calls every night and report to the Zone Leaders on the progress of all the missionaries. Tomorrow will be my first time doing a training so we'll see how that goes, not much to report other than that, I attached some pictures too of the area here in Las Cruces.
Jesus is Lord basketball court

Freaky bilboard

Elder Vermillion

Harris Street

Love you all ~Elder Harris

Another transfer has flown by

Well it's been six weeks already and transfer calls are tonight. I'll let you know next monday if I'm still here in Las Cruces or if I'm off saving the world somewhere else.

Nothing too exciting happened this week.

We had one of our investigators tell us that he didn't want to stand spotless before God. We went tracting with a stray German Shepard, and we went for a return appointment with an investigator and he had moved out the night before.

Other than that a pretty normal week.

See ya next week

Elder Harris

Hey everybody!

Hey guys. another week went by here in Las Cruces. We had our zone training this week. In our mission we've started setting baptism dates on the first lesson. A mission in Ohio or somewhere started doing it and doubled almost tripled their baptisms! It's going to separate the wheat from the tares and help people progress. There have been some great experiences around the mission so far and we're hoping to see some great things happen here as well. Tell Nate to get ready because they'll probably be doing it in his mission as well.

Zone training is also when we hear the departing testimonies of all the missionaries. One of the Assistants and one of our zone leaders is going home this transfer. It's sad to see them leave because they're great missionaries. It's also crazy to think that I've been out here for 6 months already. Time is flying by and i have a feeling that Feb. 2011 is going to come faster than i want.

Things in the area are moving kind of slowly right now. We' haven't really been able to set a date on the first lesson like we've been trained. The only new investigators we've found since zone training said no to setting a date but we're glad that they are still excited to be moving forward.

Israel, one of the new investigators said that he felt like he was on the right path when he prayed. We're excited to find more people to teach and to set more dates to see more people baptized.

Hope you all are enjoying your summer, it's definetly summer here! Talk to you all later.

Elder Andrew Harris