Elder Bronson Scott Puzey

Nothing too exciting has happened this week. The other day we went over to Tosin's house to try to fix his little refrigerator. One of our investigators taught us a little about refrigeration because he is taking an HVAC class, so we used our new knowledge to help out our best. Afterwards we went outside and saw a little memorial on the street and he told us that a few days ago there was a man working on a car to make a little bit of money for his family. He had to lift up the car but didn't have anything but a little bottle-neck jack and no jack stands. Sadly the car fell onto him and he didn't have any way of getting out or getting help. It was a strong reminder to me of how fast life can change or end. That's why it's so important that we always live a life in such a way that we are prepared to enter into the rest of God and not enter into an eternal regret. One of the ways that we can always be ready is relying on the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Tosin has been an...

So I've made it through my first transfer! To no surprise Elder Etheridge and I are not transferring. Elder Reilly (one of the elders we live with) is getting a greenie though so now I won't be the newest one at the house. Even though we just got a brand new truck we have a new whip! We traded the Zone Leaders because they are going to do all the bike logistics so they need a truck and we get their Subaru Legacy. It's a good little car but it needs a little more (like a turbo). This week we were able to teach a ton of lessons which was really good! One of the lessons that sticks out the most was a lesson that we taught to a little ten year old girl. She is the daughter of a less active family in the Adelanto ward. We had to switch up how we normally teach just because she is so much younger than the average age of our investigators. It was amazing to see the light of Christ inside of a child. She knew so much which just shows how simple the gospel is and how much of an ...

This week's biggest event was the celebration of the Promised Land. Being up in the high desert we see trash all over the place so as we drove from appointment to appointment Elder Etheridge and I would stop and pick up tires that we saw. We stacked them all in the backyard and put some couches (found on the side of the road to be thrown away) on top so we would have a good seat for the fireworks show. We had to be in by 7:30 and the fireworks started pretty soon after. We had a 360 degree show as fireworks lit the sky for more than a few hours.  Not too much happened this week but I learned a few good things this week that I would like to share. The first lesson is the importance of the Book of Mormon. It is so important for everyone! As missionaries it's important because it gives us power when we teach and it helps us learn and understand the doctrine way more. It's important for our investigators because reading will help them know that it is true and it will al...

This week has felt super long but has gone by really fast. On Tuesday we had the four week meeting so it was good to see everyone that I came out with. We got some good instruction from President Taylor and a spiritual refill. On Thursday we went down to Rancho because one of the Elders that we live with had an appointment and it was really fun. During our little field trip we ate at Cafe Rio and while we were driving to and from the Mission Office we saw some more tender mercies including a Ferrari 458, M4, M3, WRX and others. Not going to lie I really want to serve in the Rancho area so we'll see if that happens.  This Friday was also the day that our investigator, Tosin, was baptized. It was an interesting event. Tosin has had 5 strokes and a brain aneurysm so his balance is not the best. The first time he was dunked he didn't bend his legs at all or plug his nose so Elder Etheridge was struggling to get him back up and then we had to wait a little bit for Tosin to get h...