Ice Skating and Another Baptism

Mon: today we went ice-skating  It was super fun!

Tues: Today we knocked doors for 5 hours this morning! It was super fun! We weren't able to find too many Hmong people but it was still fun! We also had a question and answer session with all of the Youth of our Ward today! It was super fun! 

Wed: Today we knocked some more doors and met a guy who was suuuuper high/ He talked a million miles an hour and said his religion was south park. Pretty funny hahaha. 

Thurs: We met a super cool guy today. We knocked on his door. We taught him the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ on his doorstep. He felt the spirit so strongly as we were teaching him that halfway through the lesson he went, "Whoa, you are giving me goosebumps, what are you doing to me?" We then taught him about the Holy Spirit and invited him to read the Book of Mormon. He agreed. Only sad part of this story is the next day he moved to Colorado. Bummer, but oh well. He is going to meet up with missionaries there probably. 

Fri: Today we had a bunch if super good lessons. Talked a lot about the church’s Christmas Light the World program. It is going to be awesome! 

Sat: Today we went on a half day exchange. It was good. We were able to teach a little bit.

Sun: Church was awesome today! We were able to sing as part of our ward choir. We also had a ton of families we have been working with come to Church! Also, Elder Biggs and Bagley who went home a few weeks ago came back for a baptism. It is a girl in a family that the missionaries have worked a lot with who turned 8 So now she got baptized. Super fun! 

Hope everyone has a good week! 

Elder Yskes

Visit with Elder Echo Hawk

Tues: Had an awesome lesson with a member about Temples! I love the Temple so much! It is so awesome to have a temple here in Fresno!

Wed: Had a ton of lessons today! It was super awesome!

Thurs: We had a super awesome Zone Conference with Elder Echo Hawk, one of the leaders of the church. After that we had a super awesome experience. We were going to meet with one of our friends and when we went over to their house her daughter was in town. She came back in town for her friend’s wedding who is getting married in the Temple! It was super cool! We were able to explain to her what Temples are and why we have them!

Fri: Another day with a bunch of lessons. It was pretty sweet. 

Sat: Today we were able to meet a lot of people. We went to a party, taught a class on missionary work, and ran into a group of 7th day Adventists going door to door in between some lessons. It was pretty fun! 

Sun: Today was awesome! We were able to meet with some really fun people! We had lessons with some of my favorite members. They are always fun. We also had someone who we didn't know come to church. As we were talking with them our stake president and Elder Echo Hawk walked over. The Hmong man said our church was number 1 because they have people like us who learn Hmong (speaking about my companion and I). It was super cool! Elder Echo Hawk and the Stake President were pretty pumped!

Love y'all

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-Elder Yskes

White Guys at the Hmong New Year

Halloween: It was super fun! We weren't allowed to proselyte so we hung out at a member's house. It was super fun.

Nov 1: Today was fun! We were able to have a bunch of lessons. 

Nov 2: Today we had exchanges. I was with Elder Ellestad for the day. It was super fun. We visited like half a million people so it was fun! 

Nov 3: Today we had to do a ton of planning. We are starting to get ready for Hmong New Year so we are excited. We have a booth there where we will talk to a ton of people because everyone will want to see the white guys that speak Hmong. 

Nov 4: Today we went to a couple parties. One of them was basically a party celebrating their new born. It was super fun. We also went to a birthday party. We also had a super awesome lesson with someone who committed to coming to church!

Nov 5: Our friend we had the lesson with yesterday came to church today! It was awesome!

Hope everyone has a good week! 

-Elder Yskes