Week 99: Happy 4th of July!!

Hey everyone! 

This week was crazy. We were in the hospital on Wednesday, all day Thursday and all day Saturday because that's when my kid got surgery! They operated on his both legs and he will be in the offices recuperating for a week! So since Saturday, I've been in a tri-companionship with the other Elders in our ward. It's been fun being in a trio! We are all gringos so that's a riot. It's been nuts trying to cover the whole ward though cuz it's huge!

On Saturday, I was alone in the hospital the whole day and so I had a lot of time to think/read/sleep and I had a lot of time to look back on these past 2 years. I had a really peaceful, happy feeling and just felt really grateful for my mission and all the people I've met and helped and all the experiences that I've had. I am sure grateful for my mission. It has changed my life!! 

Well, another cool experience this week was with an investigator named Nicholas that's 18 years old. He is studying to becoming a Catholic Priest/Deacon kinda thing so he wasn't too open to the book of Mormon or restoration at first but we told him to just open his heart enough to ask God if it's true and that God will make him know that this is the only true church. I honestly doubted a little that he was going to humble himself enough to read and pray but we came back and he said "I did it" and he received an answer to his prayers and has a baptismal date for the 14th!! woohoo!

Well, till next week, have a good one! And HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

—Elder Hale

Funny pics of us with my comps glasses.

Last time wearing my "fast and testimony meeting tie."