Jonesboro-Week 5

Another exciting week in the mission field for Elder Phillips.  He started out with a funny story for the week....so as missionaries we do weird stuff plain and simple...we actually cooked up a nice little squirrel and ate em this week....that is a change from the usual top ramen..  hahaha.  Not a lot of meat on them. I hope he is joking and really didn't eat squirrel.  He said it tastes like a fish/chicken taste.  I think Elder Phillips is becoming like his Grandfather Phillips....he likes to tell stories.  My week has been great, just out searching for his children that are ready.  The work is moving forward and the Lord is really blessingus.  I am getting along great with my companion, Elder Keliikoa.  He is sort of the shy one.  Oh on a side note, we had a missionary meeting and I left my backpack with my scriptures, camera and everything else in it so I am praying hard that I find it because I really don't want to try and replace everything in it.  So if you could throw up a couple of prayers for that I would appreciate it.  I am enjoying Jonesboro.  We got a baptism this week so that is always good.  Well some small miracles for the week.  We have been having trouble finding new people but we keep receiving referrals from the Spanish missionaries and from the ward because people are just walking into church.  It is so crazy the Lord is answering our prayers, just in a different way than I expected.  I know that He is there.  I know that he listens and answers our prayers.  I know that by small and simple things great thing come to pass.  This work is true and I know that this work is real.  God loves us all and wants us all to come back to live with him.  Oh another side note....one of our recent converts received the Priesthood yesterday and he asked me to ordain him...all I can say is...WOW!!  I am so grateful that the spirit was with me at that moment..the spirit filled my mouth...I have no idea what I  needed to say but the Lord took care of it.  I love ya'll!!