Family,
ok so wow this week was really eventfull Ihope I can get it all in... so I first got Shannon's package it was awesome I love the Cereal. Also I got the tape I already sent you guys back my response you'll get that probably tomorrow. I also got all Jordan's email and they made me so jeleaous but it's fine i'm haveing some pretty sweet/strange expiriences. I also realized from his emails i'm not sharing enough with ya'll but this one will be better. Thanks mom for getting those addresses sorry but I already had them cause I have the best girlfriend in the world, but no worries I didn't have Scott's so thank you so much. First off hahahaha super funny expirience. I promise no missionary will ever expirience anything like this hahaha. Ok so you guys remember that guy who looked up the chapel in the phone book and called and asked for the missionaries to come and teach him. Well his name is Michael Coneley and so I call the number back and ask for Michael Coneley, they say "Well there is no Michael Coneley but there is a Micheal Hello and he usually goes by that name, do you want to speak to him?" I say ya sure. So they give me his number to reach him and just before I hang up they ask " Do you know where you are calling?" I say no, then they say "This is Melbrook Rise Center, this is a mental institution and Micheal is a patient" I was all "uh... hahaha ok, Bye" Then I call this Michael character he answers and I comfirm that he was the one who called us, he said he was and then asked me "Can we go out?" and not really understaniding him I say Sure. But it wasn't until I hung up till I figured what he meant. I was all "ahh crap he probably thinks we are gonna take him out into the real world!" hahaha oh well, so the next day we drive to where he is at and go in. We talk to a nurse about him and she says were lucky cause he is one of the not very agressive patients hahaha oh boy, do I feel lucky. She also said he has been calling every church in the phone book asking for every church to come teach him. haha ok whatever send him in. And in walks Michael Hello. wearing three pairs of trowsers, two shirts and a suit coat that is two sizes too small and he is half bald with the classic crazy man hair. haha he sits and he asks me "Hows the beaches in utah?" haha no beaches in Utah bud. Then he asks "How many...How many Keys will it take to get into your church?" I said 436 to mess with him hahaha. Then we had a fairly normal conversation and then gave him a Book of Mormon. Then he goes on about some eagle God, and finally we ask if we could say a prayer before we left and I was just about to ask if I could offer it when he just started to pray and this is his prayer to the best of my knowledge "Heavenly father... please bless this food (right there i lost it and busted up laughing) thanks for the grass and the sun _...Some other stuf..._ Holy holy holy holy holy amen" hahahaha what?? Then he stands up infront of me and starts rifeling through his pockets and says "I have somthing for you" oh boy I can't wait to see what is it, he looks through all 2 million pockets and pulls something out hands it to me and says "a nut" hahaha it was a peach pit, and then he turned to my comp and says I don't have anything for you... then we leave and when we get to the parking lot I burst into laughter and say "I got a nut from a nut!" hahaha funniest thing ever! Then one of our members used to know him once upon a time. He drove taxi's with him and I guess he is an amazing artist, so we'll go back to visit. But next story is we went on exchanges I was with Elder Brayden Lewis and we decide to go tract down by the beach so we walk outside and just start walking we see water and just start walking towards it. We decide to cut throught the bush I swear we walked to Africa cause it looked exaclty like the Sarenghetti plains, and the funniest part as we were walking just over the hill were we couldn't see was a bunch of kids at recess banging on drums haha I seriously was africa haha then we get to the water and walk along a road for ten kilometers (about 6-7 miles) and we realize its the wrong way and have to go bcak worst day ever, why would they put two newbies together. hahah anyways also most exciting thing about this week is WE GOT A BAPTISMAL DATE WOOO!!!! Awesome guy his name is Lee we gave him a book of mormon and came back in three days he was already in Omni this guy is golden commited to Bap. on first lesson I can't wait he is awesome only problem is he smokes but who doesn't here. Oh ok assignment read D&C 75:19-21, thats made me very happy cause all the rejection we get so just check it out, hahaha sister Brynes is awesome she taught me all the Aussie slang so I wouldn't be stabbed haha you gotta meet the other ones they are awesome and also a sister from Tazzy will be reporting soon to that mission. Ok so I know how to make the soup I already made it but its ok and it was delicious like always i've made it like 6 times. Oh I can't wait for the Hulmes letters. ok thats about it I love you all, thanks for the support!
-Elder Ballard
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