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| Sis. Egginton sent me (Pam) a fun surprise Tuesday, this photo of Elder Wagner, and Elder Hogge! Her comment to me: "They are in town for Leadership Council tomorrow. I was in the office at the right time!!!" |
Hello everyone!
Elder Hogge and I made some changes this week in our areas focus and saw some good changes! We started visiting different people and found quite a few new people to teach. Its kind of ironic because every day I teach people that repentance is a change that we make in our lives and that we shouldnt be afraid to make changes in our lives even though they might make us uncomfortable, and I wasnt making changes in my own life! But dont worry I have repented and changed!
The adventures continue with new creatures in our house of never-ending surprises. The other day Elder Hogge was punching a mattress in an extra bedroom we have in the house to work out and then I heard that he had stopped and thought nothing of it. He then calmy walked out and said something like "Elder, come check out this crazy bug that just came out from the behind the mattress I was punching." We went into the room and he showed me the weirdest/creepiest/scariest bug i have ever seen. Its like a mix between a spider and a scorpion. We put it in the freezer to kill it and then gave it a photoshoot. The pictures are attached. We dont know what it is, but some people here say its the "Mother of the scorpions". Im pretty skeptical because everyone here thinks that every bug is poisonous and will give you fever if you touch it haha. So thats your homework. Figure out what the heck this bug is. I might give the person who figures it out a small mexico souvenir.
We had some pretty good experiences while finding new investigators this week. Ill share one of them with you: So a couple weeks ago a family brought their neighbor to church (nonmember) and he shared with us how he got to know the church. He said that many years ago he had gone to the U.S. to work and he was treated terribly almost the whole time. Then he arrived to Utah and he said that the people there were really kind. They gave him food and work and didnt discriminate against him at all. Now he is preparing for baptism! We still have a lot of work to do with him, but his name is Victor and he is great!
My scripture to ponderize this week is 2 Nephi 25:26
Challenge: Make some changes in your life to become a better person and get closer to God. The scriptures tell us to "repent" or in other words, "change" about one bizillion times. Im sure thats not by coincidence! So make a change or two in your life and get a little out of your comfort zone and I promise that you will see good results!
Aunt Lori: I sure enjoy the updates from Zach. Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteJenn Wagner: Ummmm, NOOOOOO, I would die if that spider came out from under a bed! 😅😵
ReplyDeleteCarrie Wagner: That was fun! I found this bit about the tailless whip spider online. It's famous!! For Potterphiles...
ReplyDeleteA CGI representation of a whip spider appears in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Bartemius ("Barty") Crouch Jr, who impersonated Professor 'Mad-eye' Moody through the use of Polyjuice potion demonstrates the three Unforgivable Curses on it.
Kathee Clifford: That bug is horrifying!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAunt Mary:
ReplyDeleteHi Pam,
Perhaps you can forward this to Zach.
It is commonly refered to as a Whip Spider. Please note the last two sentences of the first paragraph (whew).
Amblypygi is an order of arachnid chelicerate arthropods also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions (not to be confused with whip scorpions and vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelyphonida). The name "amblypygid" means "blunt rump", a reference to a lack of the flagellum ("tail") that is otherwise seen in whip scorpions. They are harmless to humans.[1][2] Amblypygids possess no silk glands or venomous fangs. They rarely bite if threatened, but can grab fingers with pedipalps, resulting in thorn-like puncture injury.
As of 2016, 5 families, 17 genera and around 155 species had been discovered and described.[3] They are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Some species are subterranean; all are nocturnal. Fossilized amblypygids have been found dating back to the Carboniferous period, such as Graeophonus.
Love and Hugs,
Aunt Mary
Missy Crapo:
ReplyDeleteSo proud of this righteous Elder!!!! So grateful that he serving a mission in making a difference in the world! I love hearing about his adventures you can really feel of his spirit and his testimony!!! And I try and follow through with his challenges and read his scriptures that he's pondering for the week! We love you all!!
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