Elder Dittmers Journey to New Mexico

This past week has been pretty exciting.

Elder Briscoe got transferred to Chinle, and we drove to Gallup in the morning on Tuesday to drop him off at the transfer van. That is where I picked up my new companion. His name is Elder Simonsen. He really likes shoes. Also, he is the designated driver, so I'm STILL not the designated driver! Honestly, I'm kind of relieved. I never was a very a good driver, anyway.

While me and Elder Simonsen were in Ramah on Wednesday, we were being guided around by a member who was very friendly and willing to help us get to know the people in Ramah a bit better. We visited an investigator named Tye and were prompted to share the Plan of Salvation with her, so we went through the first two questions we usually ask (Where did we come from and why are we here) and then this member bears his testimony and abruptly cuts our lesson by saying "That was a good message. Thank you, Elders!" even though we had never gotten to the last question (Where are we going). He wasn't even busy, he must have thought we were done or something, even though he knows the missionary lessons inside-out. Anyway, he was a big help in showing us around Ramah a bit, but he wasn't a big help with the messages we shared because he kept cutting us off using that same sentence to every place we went in Ramah. That bugged us a little bit, but oh well.

I was able to share my testimony during testimony meeting on Sunday, and I used a scripture in Mosiah chapter 4 verse 9 which says "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all things which the Lord can comprehend." I really like sharing that scripture to other people to help them grow their testimonies because it is such a powerful scripture to share with others. Not only that, but I truly do believe that God created all things, and that I can't comprehend the infinite power and wisdom that he has. I'm so glad he loves me and doesn't strike me down with a lightning bolt for all the sins I committed in the past. Jesus Christ played a big part in my life as well so that I don't have to feel the guilt and shame of my past sins. That helps me love both Jesus Christ and God so much more. I love this Gospel so much!

Well, I would tell more stories and stuff, but not much happened this week. I took some pictures, though!

The first picture is of a Zuni oven that they use to cook bread.

The last picture is of me if I had a huge chin. We used the fish-eye lens mode on our camera. Hehe.

Thanks for everything!

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Zuni is a slow-ish area, but I am enjoying it anyway. We had a little snowfall for a few days but it all melted now, so I don't have to worry about that!

I have been studying in the Bible a lot recently. I'm currently reading in Proverbs. I remember there was a scripture in Proverbs that said to discipline your child with a rod. I don't have my scriptures with me to email, but I would totally tell you what I studied in there.

We mostly tract whenever we can't think of anyone to see, so we are usually visiting potential investigators and less-active members. We tract sometimes, and I enjoy it too.

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April Fools day mustache.