Crazy, Crazy week!!!

Crazy crazy week, I wont lie, I don't really remember it very much but I am going to do my best to remember and tell everyone! 

But it was pretty great!

Monday- We went down to the very bottom of Wilmington and viewed this place called the hermits bunker.  It is a WW2 bunker that this guy went and lived in.  It was pretty cool and we hiked through this marsh and got all muddy.  It was tons of fun running all around through it it reminded me of creek fishing!! Then that night we went and saw the Mire family they are doing good.  We went and played basketball in the rain with Elisah and it was super fun!  After basketball, we talked to them about the word of wisdom and we taught it by showing them a picture of the temple and saying how we are the temple of the spirit and we don't want to release elephants into it and let them destroy it!! and how these 5 things are just like it.  It was pretty great and they all agreed with it!! Then we went and taught a man named Keith.  It was about how the Book of Mormon is important.  He said he wouldn't read it so we are going to have to drop him, but i got a super awesome knife! I was talking to him  about hunting after the lesson and we were looking at his knives and I was like that one is like my favorite.  He picked it up, looked at it then handed it to me!!  Its yours he said and it was so awesome!!!! 

Tuesday- was crazy busy and we worked hard and it was great.  We got a member to come to a lesson with Amelia.  We invited her to be baptized and the spirit worked really hard on her and it was crazy to see.  She didn't except it yet but we will keep trying.  She is a sweet old lady and the member we took has a super awesome conversion story and really connected well with her!

Wednesday- work wise nothing really happened But the worldwide broadcast happened and a ton of stuff got changed which was pretty great but kinda crazy with all of the changes! But it was super great!

Thursday- we found Carla and Shawn.  Carla was funny but it was cool and she wasn't really opening up to us and then we got her to read some of the book of mormon and she opened up!!  The spirit just touched her and we were able to tell her all the book of mormon and then she committed to read it!! Shawn was cool he asked all these questions about the bible and it was really cool to tell him about the great apostasy and let him see why a prophet is necessary and a restoration was also necessary!

Friday-  was weird nothing really happened but we had taco salad with peach cobbler (remember this). And I also crashed my bike (haha) it was so funny I was riding with no hands then I went down on my side it was so great really great!!  I wasn't hurt but really funny looking and I didn't wreck my new pants or anything#whatablessing!!

Saturday we have a bunch of lessons but we schooled some kids in basketball and Elder Miller dunked on them.  Then we had a lesson with Ashley who is really cool.  She prays to the universe and it was kinda cool and very intriguing.  The lesson was basically finding out what she believed!! Then that night we went and taught a family from Milasia and they speak Burmese.   It is pretty crazy and such a cool lesson we taught the restoration and basically it was just them reading then us testifying and really intense!!

Sunday- Sadly the Mires didn't come to church again but something is going on.  We are going to try and find out what all is happening and try to help! We gave a blessing to one of my favorite members brother Grishman.  He is from cali and is just super awesome and has been coming out with us a lot!! That night we went and taught Mike and he is so funny and always laughs when he talks it is the best, but the lesson was so powerful the spirit really took  over and he really felt the spirit.  He wants to learn more and we showed him all of the scriptures about Christs church and he said he believes it all!!

Fun stuff that happened this week! We found out there was a black panther march in Wilmington.  It was funny, we had taco salad with peach cobbler twice - two days in a row!! So funny! Also I crashed my bike no injury or anything pretty great!! Oh and also so we have a disgusting rat that ate my dadgum banana bread!! It is so smart and it foiled us trying to catch it!!! Hahaha that is all from this week it has been super great love it!!! We found this great Buddha statue and yeah that is the knife!!

Love Elder Dylan Hutchings!!

The awesome knife

Awesome Buddha statue!!!

The amazing Mire Family - short sleeves in paradise!!

Sorry there was no update for last week we lost our internet but last week was super crazy and tons of fun we worked super hard both weeks and we have found people and a family who were so ready for the gospel!! The Mire family is so amazing!!  We saw them everyday this week and they all have baptismal dates for the 4 of February!! I am so excited, it is so great!! We were able to give them all blessings on Sunday because they were sick. Elder Miller is my boy and he is doing so good!! He is just super ready to share the gospel and isn't to scared.  It has been really amazing and this area is super cool!! I would say the hardest thing is we are right next to the college so there is college girls all over and it is so hard sometimes hahahaha.  

It has been tons of fun lots of tracting and biking. I haven't (almost) been hit in a while so that has been super great!!

Funny story - so Elder Millers bike tire popped so I rode this one that we have that has a flat all day and man was it was tiring and so much work and it hurt my butt!! Butt it was fun all at the same time!! hahahaha  That same day we met with Jean-luke Mire and we played basketball with him and his friends.  We whooped them and made them read the Book of Mormon with us!! It was pretty great and we really enjoyed it!! 

We found 4 other new people this week and all of them are really awesome.  It was pretty crazy how we found one it took forever and a lot of driving but it was super good!! Then also this week I gave an instruction during zone training and now I have been asked to do one at Zone Conference!!  Usually it is only ever asked of Zone Leaders so I'm pretty nervous about it!!  It's pretty weird but great haha!! 

That's about all for the week but we had one last cool experience, I got to teach a man with Elder Shearer on Thursday.  It was a man I have met with before and it was so good because he really opened up to us and might progress this time!!! I was so happy and so excited!! I will send some pictures!! this is all from this week it has been super busy we are teaching tons and working just super hard and biking a ton!!! It is so great to be a missionary!!

Love to everyone

Elder Hutchings

Elder Miller and I

I'm shrinking

Just another day in paradise!!

Now this is paradise - SHORT SLEEVES!!

I got this!!

We got this - Oh yes!!

Happy New Year - Sunrise at the Beach - Starting the year off right!!!

Monday we went and played tennis and I lost like every game!!!  I got some new slacks it was so nice to have some new ones!! Haha and other then that, that's was all we did!!

Tuesday my bike broke down, well, the Schwin that i was riding.  I finally popped the tires but then we had to walk a bunch but it was super great!!

Wednesday I went to Leland on exchange and it was cool.  We went and tracted a new place.  It was fun and we found this guy making crosses.  They were pretty sweet!! I got to see some members that I haven't seen for awhile and then they lost their cat!!  I hope they find it but we had to leave!! I found out that they are still teaching someone that i found from when I was here so that was super cool and crazy!!!!!!! #suchablessing!! It was great and I got to sleep in the queen size bed again!! Lovin It:)

Thursday we came back i dealt with the bike that was stolen and then we found and called the police.  It was pretty interesting.  We also found another new investigator but this week was weird.

Friday nothing really happened we just knocked a lot of doors with very little success:( but that's all good!!

Saturday was crazy Elder Pesetas bike got a flat so we fixed that then we did a ton of work.  What was really fun was we spent the night at the zone leaders and it was great such a party well as much as a missionary can again hahaha!! Then I got the call from President James to train another missionary, so I will be a trainer and a district leader it is going to be crazy!!!

Sunday church was fun we changed to 11 it is interesting haha.  I don't like going at 11 as a missionary, it throws the whole day off!! We spent the night at the bishops house and it was cool.  We have such a great bishop. Not to much going on again this week it was pretty boring but we worked super hard and it was fun!!

Happy New Year to Everyone and looking forward to a great Year!!!

Today we went to the beach and watched the sunrise it was an AMAZING way to start this year!!

Love Elder Hutchings