ZACH'S BAPTISM IS NEXT WEEK! CONFERENCE WAS SWEET!

Hey! Sorry about missing last week. But hey! I've got some cool stuff to tell ya! So, I presided at church 2 weeks ago. I know its just a branch of like 60 people, but it was still weird. Aha! The branch president was gone that week, and I guess I'm technically the first counselor, so that was fun (:

Also, Zach's baptism is next week, so that will be amazing. Conference was good, too. I liked this one talk a lot. It was his conversion story about he he just met with the missionaries because of his girlfriend. Aha, flirt to convert! But yeah, overall, it was pretty sweet. Last conference on the mission! So, then maybe the talks about spending time with your family will actually apply to me, aha.

BRANCH PARTY BBQ, DRIVING IN THE CAR AND SERVICE

Branch party BBQ thingy!

So, this was a good week (: we've taught Chad everything now and had some fun playing marble with him and his friends. Now it's up to him to really work towards baptism. We'll be helping as much as we can of course, but Chad's got to step his game up a bit if he's going to be ready for baptism next month. In other news! Zach finally committed to a baptismal date! That was awesome! He says he finally feels ready and he really wants me to be there, so he made me feel special. April 15th is his date, and I just got my transfer call that I'll be staying in Black Rock with Elder Neves. All around good week! Had a lot of fun too. We cooked burritos for Zach because he's never had them (no Mexican food here) and did some service for this prison rehab place, painting and fixing up.
Also fun (:

Clock Tower in Bridgetown

Driving in the car!

SERVICE PROJECT!

INVESTIGATORS CHAD AND ZACH ARE DOING AWESOME!

Heyyy!

Yeah, Bathsheba was pretty sweet (: Oh, it was raining so I made a shirt and a hat out of some grocery bags to keep me dry, aha, it kind of worked. No, I'm just a district leader now. Being an old missionary is pretty coolio. I make fun of my trainee all the time because he still has 23 months to go. Chad's doing great. we taught the Word of Wisdom. He had some changes to make... but he had no problems making the changes. (: He really is a great kid. His date was moved to April 8th though, but it's all good. Zach is doing great too. We played football with him and his crew this week. I love football now. It's so much fun. Aha, he also said he's feeling more ready for baptism so we're going to see what he thinks about April 8th with his buddy Chad (: That would be sweet!

Thanks for all the updates!

Love,
Chase

CHAD, KIM, ZACH AND NEW COMPANION ELDER NEVES

Chad is doing great. He came to church again and has been reading and praying and we see him almost everyday, aha, he's a great guy. The law of chastity lesson went well actually. He just told us what he was doing wrong and that now he understands why it is wrong and is going to fix it. (: So, he's living it and still looking good to be baptized on the 25th of March! Which is like 3 days after transfers, so if I get moved I'm going to be pretty bummed. :/ I'm going to ask President to stay one more transfer but we shall see (: Kim's basically dropped. Not like forever, but she's just too busy right now, so it might not be her time. The other investigators are doing alright. Nothing crazy to report on, but Zach is feeling more prepared for baptism now he says. Still no date set but definitely progress! My new companion is great (: He's still learning and stuff, so it's fun. It's weird to think I'm an "old" missionary now. Aha, Elder Neves, he's tall, from Arizona, played volleyball, funny, like girls aha, and just over all just a pretty cool guy. (: But don't tell him I said any of that cause ya know, bros can't just compliment each other like that ;P oh yeah! We went to a place called Bathsheba! I didn't take a lot of pictures because it was raining, but you should google image it! I'll send some pics, too.

I love you all!

Elder Mikesell

NEW INVESTIGATOR CHAD!

Heyyy! So, this week has been good (: Life is good with Elder Neves. No new news on Kim :/

We have a new investigator named Chad who is super cool! He's 16, and he already has his own place, so that's cool, aha. We taught the restoration and his only question was "how can I join this church?" So, that was a nice miracle this week. We explained baptism to him, and he said he wants to work towards it with us. So, it's going to be great. (: Bujo is this guy who helped us fix our bikes, so we started teaching him. He's super nice and humble. He lives with his girlfriend, Cindy, and she's funny. She wasn't interested at first, but she overheard us teaching Bujo and started asking questions, and now she's totally interested. Aha, Zack is good as well (: He actually knows Chad! So, we are hoping they will help each other get baptized! He's still reading a chapter a day. He's in 2 Nephi, and it's going well. Came to church last week (: yeah, all good over here!

Love,

Elder Mikesell

ZACK'S 2 HOUR FAST, KIM, TRANSFERS AND BUJO'S SECRET HOBBY

Heyyy! Zack is doing well. He's still reading a chapter a day and is in 2nd Nephi now, so we warned him about the Isaiah chapters, and he took it as a challenge and said that it would't faze him. He said he is going to read the whole Book of Mormon no matter what, so that was sweet. Then we had a pretty funny lesson on fasting with him, and he was like "nooo... that is literally going to be the hardest commandment for me to keep. I love food." Aha. So he committed to start practicing with a 2 hour fast 😂 which I don't think is a real thing, but I'll take it. Aha. And it's funny because he's such a thin guy....

Kim! We are seeing her tonight hopefully. She's finally not sick, so everything should go fine.

Transfers! I'm getting a new companion, but I'm staying in my area. Plus! My new companion is not just new... he's NEW. Like 1 day on the mission, so that will be fun. His name is Elder Neves, and he's from Arizona. I'm meeting him tomorrow, so wish me luck (:

Love,

Elder Chase Mikesellah

Bujo is one of the coolest guys that I teach, and I just found out he has a secret hobby. LOL!

STILL TEACHING REMA, LOTS OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES HERE & WORKING WITH INVESTIGATORS KIM AND ZACHARY

So, I'll be quick today, but I'm alive and well... mostly! aha

Rema is okay... the lesson went well. We're still going to be teaching him. It's just tough because his wife is so nice, but she is very apprehensive to religion and won't learn about it like Rema, so she's not very supportive and it is hindering his progress. But we'll continue working with him because I love him.

As far as service here goes... we cut bush... paint... move bricks... mix cement... lots of stuff (: It's a perk of serving in 3rd world countries. At least I think it's a perk because I enjoy service.

Aaaaalsssooooo Kim is a new investigator that I just really like. (: I think she will progress well but she's been sick :/ Another guy we've been teaching is named Zachary, and he's super cool, too. 19 year old guy. We've actually taught him everything, and he comes to church with us, and all the members know him. He believes the Book of Mormon, reads it everyday, and has a testimony of the restoration and Joseph Smith, but he says he just doesn't feel ready for baptism. Which is understandable, but I'm not sure what to do to help him be ready at this point, and I don't want to seem like I'm pushing him or forcing him or anything. So yeah, but I have a lot of faith that he is ready and will realize it soon (:

I forgot to send these pictures! We went to a wildlife reserve on P-day. It was pretty sweet.