Semana Noventa y Cuatro (Arrested + Trainee Graduation!)(Minden, LA)

Alright! The quote of the week comes from a lady after we asked her if her husband was home. She said, "Whut you try'n a do..... Convert'm!" haha, classic 🤣 I love people. One thing before I dive into the rest of this email... there are several tornado sirens going off outside as I write this, so hopefully I'll still be here by the end of the email.... if not, well.... look for me in Kansas. 

To clarify, we were not actually arrested...... though the police certainly tried their best to make it happen. We were out knocking last night when two police showed up and tried to arrest us for "suspicious activity". Luckily we got off the hook after talking to their head honcho and after explaining the difference between proselyting and soliciting. Upon realizing they couldn't arrest us, we finished knocking the rest of the street with a police car following us from house to house, back to our car, and then all the way back to our apartment. What a special person. I hope following us brought him happiness....🚔😂

In other big news, MY SON GRADUATED. I'm one proud papa. We spent Tuesday night with a companionship in Tyler, and then the next morning we drove to Frisco where all the new trainees "taught us" the lessons and we gave them feed back. After that I got together with Elder Patchett and we taught the law of chastity to another companionship. It was great seeing some old friends such as Elder Packham and Elder Clift from my Longview days. I love those elders. #bacheloursinthewilderness 

In other exciting news Elder Bailey (my first mission son) finished training his trainee, so that means I'm a grandparent! My mission posterity is growing... I feel like an old man. 

In other good news, the work is exploding here in Minden like never before. The Lord is dumping bucket loads of blessings on us. One of those blessings is a man we found this week named Eddie. I swear, that man is elect as they come. We found him Thursday night, taught him the restoration, went back on Saturday, and then he came to church on Sunday and LOVED it. Talk about a miracle. We're teaching a bunch of other awesome people as well, including Dorothy who's still progressing well, but had a little bit of a melt down this week because of the fact that Joseph Smith was a white man and not black like Jesus and the apostles "supposedly" were.... so she's still a work in progress. But things are going well. 

It's weird to think that next week starts the last transfer of my mission.... Yikes. That also means we'll have transfer news in a week.... also yikes. I'm really hoping to "die" here in my little back woods, town of Minden, Louisiana. I've really learned to love this place. But that's about all she wrote this week. Keep reading, keep praying, keep loving. Everyday, everyday, everyday! 

Elder Clark Fox
(La Iglesia De Jesucristo De Los Santos De Los Últimos Días)
(102 Emerald Drive Apt. 7 Minden, Louisiana 71055)