VISITING MEMBERS, CHOREOGRAPHING A DANCE & JUST LIVING LIFE

Hey there! (: So, this week has been good... just living life. We've spent a lot of time this week just visiting and getting to know the members here, which is always my favorite. The members here are so sweet. The other night, we went to Sister Sarah's house and she has a 16 year old daughter, 13 year old, 11 year old son and a 2 year old daughter, and that whole family is just so fun. We are doing a choreographed dance thing for a branch party we are having soon, so that was fun.

And, Daniel, Caren's son, is doing well. He's reading through the restoration track right now before we come back this week. We had a lesson with him just about what we do as missionaries and how we are not here to force him to be baptized because that's kind of what he thought. Be he does want to be baptized. He just wants to keep learning before he makes and promises, which makes sense. He's still coming to church with his mom every week, and he's made a lot of good friends with the other deacons, so things are going well. (:

Only 11 emails left!

Love,

Elder Mikesell

JUST ME BEING SUPER PHOTOGENIC

Just me being super photogenic!

Waterfalls... they were super rad. :D

That about sums up my week. Love yall!

I REALIZED I MIGHT BE THE WORST EMAILER EVER, AHA!

Hey! How are ya? This week's been all right. Just been finding a little bit for some new investigators... but guess what? Caren's son, Daniel, came to her baptism and says he wants to work towards baptism now (: So, that's cool. He's a cool kid and all. He's just your normal 15 year old and was never really interested in joining his om for some gospel lessons with some white kids, aha, but we've gotten to know him better lately, and he joined us for the first lesson the other day (: So, that's good!

Also, Monday was a holiday, and the email place was closed on Tuesday, so that's why I'm emailing on Wednesday. Other than that... we've visited some members. I've been fed a lot lately, so that's great, and transfer calls are in a few days. So, we'll see if I still get Jackson with me. I hope so, he's a cool guy.

I just found out that all the other missionaries send this big group email to like 80 people full of what they did everyday of the week, a trial they overcame, some "super spiritual" experience, and like a scripture they found that week (and more) and I realized that I might be the worst emailer ever, aha! A lot of that seems kind of fake to me, though, like it seems forced if you do it every week... or maybe I'm just a bad emailer. Sorry about that.

Anyways, I love ya and hope you're livin life to the fullest! aha!

Love,

Chase (:

CAREN'S BAPTISM!

Heyyy! This week has been good (: My pictures kind of sum up everything, so that's nice. It was awesome seeing Caren so happy at her baptism. She really is awesome, and she has some sons too, that we are hoping we can teach now, too.

Caren's baptism was last Saturday, and it was sweet (: She's such a great lady, and I'm so proud of all she's done to build her faith and prepare for baptism. She's now on the long road back to her Heavenly Father! Yay!

Now, watch we whip!

We built a fort. 

And a semi-broken finger, lol  #BallTooHard

FLYING TO BARBADOS & A BUNCH OF STUFF TO DO

It was great talking to you, too. Didn't make me trunky at all... My week has been pretty sweet (: We set a date with Caren for this Saturday after a super spiritual lesson! So, that was awesome, but this will be a busy week for me. I fly into Barbados for a few days to trade with the APs which will be super fun because I love our APs right now. And, a bunch of other stuff to do before I leave and after I get back.

Love you! Thanks for everything!

Love,

Elder Chase

AFTER 7 1/2 MONTHS IN BARBADOS I'M HEADED BACK TO ST. LUCIA - OH, AND I'M THE ZONE LEADER THERE, TOO

I'm doing well. Guess what? I'm getting transferred! It's about time, aha! After 7 and a half months in Barbados, I'm going back to St. Lucia to hopefully finish my mission. I'm pretty excited because I love St. Lucia. I'm going to see Randy again, for sure! Oh, I'm the zone leader there, too, now. So, I'll have a car, and I can practice unrighteous dominion! :D My new companion is Elder Jackson, and I've heard he's pretty cool, but I've never actually met him. Other than that, things are pretty normal. It's going to suck saying bye to Zack tonight :\ but you get numb to it in the mission, aha.

Thanks for all you do, and I love ya!

Love,

Elder Mikesell

ZACH'S BAPTISM, MY BIRTHDAY AND BOXING FOR P-DAY!

So, for starters... my birthday was fun. It was pday, and we had a little party (; then I got my package! And, oh my goodness mum. You went overboard in the best way possible. Aha, I've had a tummy ache lately, but I'm still not fat, so that's good. Aha, thank you for the ridiculous amount of junk food though (: It's been fun. Theeen it was Elder Neeve's birthday, so we had another little party. He got a package as well. Theeeen we had Zachary's baptism! Which was super great (: The first thing he said after emerging from the waters of baptism was, "Bloody hell!" Aha, it's kind of my fault though because he's a lot taller than me so he was hard to pick back up, and I hit his head on the pipe in the wall pretty hard, aha. But then we had testimonies and it was just great! (: So, yeah! Fun week. I'll send some pictures!

Love,

Chase

Zach's baptism! We look like a wifi signal or something!

Boxing for pday, but I don't know how to box, so I just wrestled with boxing gloves on!

Home made deviled eggs. I was so proud of myself. I had no paprika, though ;(