Duck....Duck...GOOSE!!! Missionary Style!

Addios Aurora!

Sorry I know that I am perhaps the slowest blogger on earth but I will keep trying!! SO.....Elder Wilson said goodbye to Aurora, I don't think he was too sad to leave it behind! He spent a couple of days in the big city of Denver with the Zone Leaders who he said were "great missionaries"! He had a really neat experience there with a lady that he met who had been excommunicated from the church.....he had a chance to share some personal feelings and thoughts with her and share his testimony. He was waiting for his next transfer and was hoping that he wouldn't stay in the CITY! According to him.....it was TOOO BIGGG and had TOOO many people:) He ended up being transferred to Craig, Colorado on June 3rd! He says it is like "ERDA"! His new companion is Elder Landon who is from Ammon, Idaho. He says that in this new area there are a lot of "less-active" people! He spends a few hours every Wednesday, which is his P-Day, teaching four men at the local jail! What a great sacrifice it is to give up the few free hours he has to suit up and keep "preaching" the gospel....WAY TO GO ELDER WILSON:) He gave his first really great lesson on "the plan of salvation" to a young couple Erica and Bobby who have a little girl. He said that while he was teaching the spirit prompted him to ask Erica to commit to baptism......and even though he thought Bobby was further along than her.....he followed the prompting and asked her to be baptized. She said that she had always wanted to be baptized and she asked Chase what she should do next? I believe he said.....UHHHHHH???? So he asked them to come to church on Sunday! I am not sure that things will work out with her because last time I asked they had canceled but I am so proud of you Chase for "listening to and following" the promptings of the Holy Ghost! That is exactly what the Lord would have you do!! You planted the seeds and hopefully they will grow!! On Wednesday we received an e-mail that said that he was moving to a "new house"? Not so sure what that was all about but if there is anything that a missionary knows how to do well, it is how to "PACK UP AND MOVE"!! So "Addios" again and "Hola" as well...hahaha:)

"Home Sweet Home"

Elder Wilson feeling right at home here on

"WILSON STREET"

Halfway "UP" the Hill

OK, so for those who are slighty unfamiliar with "Crazy" Missionary Traditions, I shall explain what this is and to the rest of you who already know.....I apologize. On July 6th, 2010 Elder Wilson celebrated his "6" MONTH MARK...HOORAY! This is a major milestone and he was happy to have made it half-way up the BIG HILL!! Notice how artfully arranged these ties of Elder Wilson's are? They form his initials quite perfectly don't you agree.....C, for Chase and W, for Wilson:) I think that I recognize a few of these ties as ones he took from home when he left but most of them must be from a second hand store. The foot you see in the left hand corner is Elder WIlson and a little higher up you can see his hands holding........Yes...Yes...it is a lighter!!! In commemoration of 6 long, hard, happy, sad, joyous, difficult, easy, fun-filled, boring, enlightening, overwhelming, perfect, sacrificial, wonderful, short, trying, faith promoting MONTHS....he is about to "BURN" these ties!!!!

READY........AIM.........."FIRE"!!

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS ElDeR WiLsOn For Reaching This Major Milestone!!!

Missionary Suitcase

So It has been a while since my last post but I am patiently waiting for the memory card so that the photos can be updated and added to, but Elder Wilson is still hard at work:) He is feeling like a little bit of a minority in Aurora; the majority of the population there is, well as he would say, DIVERSE! He has "30" investigators which is like "28" more than in Littleton. One is a young man from "NEPAL" who Elder Wilson enjoys playing soccer with but is not so hot about the "3 day counter yogurt with rice mixed in" served as a meal......UGGHHHH...Trying Times for sure:) He hung out with "Rocky" the mascot from the Colorado Rockies baseball team and did trampoline stunts....There were no charges to the medical card so I assume he came out "unscathed"! It seems that there is more "fellowshipping" involved in his new area and less "tracting" so that was a good change!! But transfers are coming up QUICK!! This next week! He is getting a new mission President this month..."ADIOS" PRESIDENT CHRISTISON......"HOLA" PRESIDENT MAYNES!!! Since you'll be packing up and moving again soon I thought I would offer a little MISSIONARY PACKING ADVICE:

SUITCASE-The desire to SERVE

DARK SUIT -Respect for the PRIESTHOOD

WHITE SHIRT-CLEANLINESS, WORTHINESS

TIE-Sense of HUMOR:)

BELT-An encircling LOVE

SOCKS-HUMILITY

SHOES-The ability to WORK

UMBRELLA-The protection of FAITH in PRAYER

HANDKERCHIEFS-Common SENSE:)

SEWING KIT-An understanding of REPENTANCE

SCRIPTURES-A knowledge of the TRUTH

Always remember ELDER WILSON that a properly prepared missionary is an effective missionary! Pack with a purpose; Both Temporally and Physically! YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB and as always WE LOVE YOU!!!

*** TORNADO TERRITORY! ***

Chase arrived in the Heatherridge, South area in Aurora Colorado on Wednesday, April 21st 2010! He arrived there just in time for a "ToRnADo!!" He sent an e-mail that said,

"I am in the middle of my first tornado warning! I am so excited, I have always wanted to see one!" GTG Love you, Love Elder Wilson"

Anybody who knows Chase would know that it would be just like him to want to be right where the action was! However, I think that Tornado Chasing is probably against the mission rules...LOL!

LEAVING LITTLETON

Chase has been serving in Littleton for the past 12 Weeks. This was Chase's first area after arriving in Denver on January 27th! He had two companions while in Littleton. The first was his trainer Elder John, and the second was Elder Geigle from Chicago who seemed like the "perfect" companion for Chase. He was from Chicago, loved SoCcEr, was a UtEs fan, and looked just like Chase's friend Stewart Christensen!! The first day that Chase, excuse me, Elder Wilson, arrived in Littleton he was greeted not only by his trainer, Elder John, but by "THOUSANDS" of geese. GEESE, GEESE EvErYwHeRe!!! But alas no gun and no hunting permit. Just a Book of Mormon, A Bike and his testimony!! He taught a man named "DUKE" who was a Vietnam vet. Duke had some really interesting stories to tell because he had been a sniper during the war. Chase said that teaching Duke was a challenge because you would get about 2 minutes of "Gospel Teaching" time to about an hour of Duke stories! He also had the opportunity to teach the "GOODMAN" family while serving in Littleton. They were an older couple who lived outside of the area boundaries by just 4 houses but since they were a referral from the Bishop, Chase and Elder Geigle were allowed to teach them. Chase shoveled snow for them and said they were interested in learning more about the gospel. While in Littleton, Chase enjoyed going to the Denver Temple on the first P-Day of every month, he loved teaching the members and didn't have to cook a single dinner since he was fed so well by the members! He said the "Lessons & Dinners" were two things he really enjoyed in Littleton:) Yesterday, April 21st was "TRANSFER" day once again and Chase got the call that he would be shipping out!!! PACK UP ELDER!!! And, P.S. DON'T FORGET YOUR COAT.....HaHaHa!!!