March 21, 2016
So yesterday we getting back from an appointment in south Phoenix and
stopped by one investigator that we had but she wasn't there. A member
joined us for that appointment. So because we were in the area we went
and stopped by our Branch Mission Leader's house and elder Jackson and
the member went in to tell him that the lesson he was going to join us
for later was cancelled. Elder Weber and I went across the street to a
man that him and Elder Hearne had contacted and referred to the
English missionaries to teach him but they haven't been teaching that
man so we went to visit him and give him an Easter pageant card. He
wasn't there so we dropped off the card and walked back to our BML's
apartment. In front of his apartment were 5 kids that looked like they
were Charlotte or Brysons age. They were dressed like mini gang bangers. We
walked over to contact them and they started walking away. They said
"h (word) naw we don't want any of that s (word)" and I said the first
thing that came to mind, " Hey shake our hands we want to be your
friends!" One of them said "h (word) naw I ain't shaking your hands
you can shake my a (word) n (word)!" Then they ran away and we said "
alright have a great day!" And the one who cussed yelled back " you
too!" And then a man who saw us drop off the Easter pageant card
randomly walked to us and gave us Coke zeros. Not a member or
anything, he thought we were helping his neighbor and thought we'd be
thirsty so he gave us some soda. We're going to contact him again this
week.
What I learned from this? Don't take it personally when when people
don't like you and cuss at you. Because that won't do any good. Just
joke about it and talk to the next person and you will be blessed with
kind people and Coca Cola Zero to cheer you up.
Elder Grayson Stotts
Easter Pageant
March 21, 2016 part 2
Our week was great again! Lots of interesting things happened. We had
service at Manna food bank. Went to the temple for asl night. Taught
lessons this week. One of our investigators is progressing towards
baptism. Her friend invited her to go to her church but she told her
she want interested because she is Mormon. Cool right? We drove down
to Yuma but all of our people we were going to meet and teach weren't
there it was alright though because we will see them this next week
and we had chick fil a while we're down there. I missed chick fil a.
We went to the Easter pageant every night for asl. It is really
amazing. Very well practiced and put together. Our branch went on
Friday to the pageant. The Phoenix asl elders went on Thursday and
Saturday to it and I met Elder Stott who is deaf and served in that
branch as a mini missionary. His family also was there and I got to
meet them. I never have met any other Stotts or Stott until I came on
my mission. Now they're all over the place. We are bringing an
investigator to the pageant tomorrow. We went to globe to give the man
who got baptized 16 days ago the Aaronic priesthood. It's interesting
how God makes things work out. We were planning to go do that on
Saturday but our plans for some reason needed to be changed so we went
Wednesday. We went to his house and he was in his wheelchair which was
interesting because normally he's in his hospice bed. We gave him the
priesthood with the elders that cover that area and their bishopric
member. Everything was good, that was the only visit that went though
that trip. Yesterday at church we were told that he was in a coma, we
were shocked. Then last night around 8:30 he died. He didn't make it
but we know it was his time to go. It is sad but joyous at the same
time. He was baptized only 15 days before his death and he held the
Aaronic priesthood. He was prepared. When we first set up his
baptismal date it was set for the 19th, 2 days ago but it had to be
earlier due to his condition. Everything works out. That is Gods plan.
We think he is in heaven teaching people about the things he learned
just before he died. I look forward seeing him teachpeople just like
he was taught when it is my turn to go.
Have a good week y'all
Much love,
Elder Stotts
Our week was great again! Lots of interesting things happened. We had
service at Manna food bank. Went to the temple for asl night. Taught
lessons this week. One of our investigators is progressing towards
baptism. Her friend invited her to go to her church but she told her
she want interested because she is Mormon. Cool right? We drove down
to Yuma but all of our people we were going to meet and teach weren't
there it was alright though because we will see them this next week
and we had chick fil a while we're down there. I missed chick fil a.
We went to the Easter pageant every night for asl. It is really
amazing. Very well practiced and put together. Our branch went on
Friday to the pageant. The Phoenix asl elders went on Thursday and
Saturday to it and I met Elder Stott who is deaf and served in that
branch as a mini missionary. His family also was there and I got to
meet them. I never have met any other Stotts or Stott until I came on
my mission. Now they're all over the place. We are bringing an
investigator to the pageant tomorrow. We went to globe to give the man
who got baptized 16 days ago the Aaronic priesthood. It's interesting
how God makes things work out. We were planning to go do that on
Saturday but our plans for some reason needed to be changed so we went
Wednesday. We went to his house and he was in his wheelchair which was
interesting because normally he's in his hospice bed. We gave him the
priesthood with the elders that cover that area and their bishopric
member. Everything was good, that was the only visit that went though
that trip. Yesterday at church we were told that he was in a coma, we
were shocked. Then last night around 8:30 he died. He didn't make it
but we know it was his time to go. It is sad but joyous at the same
time. He was baptized only 15 days before his death and he held the
Aaronic priesthood. He was prepared. When we first set up his
baptismal date it was set for the 19th, 2 days ago but it had to be
earlier due to his condition. Everything works out. That is Gods plan.
We think he is in heaven teaching people about the things he learned
just before he died. I look forward seeing him teachpeople just like
he was taught when it is my turn to go.
Have a good week y'all
Much love,
Elder Stotts
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| Elder Weber, Me, Elder Stott |
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| at the Easter Pageant |
Arizona Sunsets
March14, 2016
This week was so good! We had a baptism out in globe. We have been
teaching this man since the first transfer I got here. The program for
the baptism went very smoothly. Because of the fact that he has stage
4 prostate cancer and his age he couldn't walk or stand by himself. So
we needed 4 people to help walk him to the stairs (his wheelchair was
too big to go through the doors and bathroom) so we put our arms under
his armpit and carried him to the font entrance, because of how tight
the entrance to the font was and he couldn't go down sideways, we put
him in a metal chair and there was only enough room for two carrying
him to go down the two sets of stair with 4 steps. The ward mission
leader was one of the four and he carried his catheter bag the whole
time. So after 10 minutes we get him into the font move the chair out
of the way and all four of us needed to help get him submerged under
the water and lift him back up. Elder Jackson performed the ordinance,
we got him down and back up and all of his family and all the many
people who we didn't expect to show up waved at him and did I love you
In sign language to him as they were closing he font doors. Then we
carried him back out again. After he said he felt happy and good and
peaceful. Then because he isn't physically capable of going to church
we got permission to confirm him a member of the church directly
afterwards. This man who got baptized, part of his family told him he
didn't have to do it if he didn't want to, but he insisted. He really
wants to be able to be sealed to his wife and to live with here for
the rest of eternity. This baptism was very very touching to us and
all who came. The spirit was so strong there. Can you imagine being 83
years old, having stage 4 cancer and having all this pain through your
whole body and making the decision to be baptized? This man showed a
lot of faith. Imagine watching an 83 year old man with 3 missionaries
helping and one ward mission leader who is holding your dads,
husbands, friends catheter bag be baptized? Imagine the spirit that
was there. It was a huge testimony builder to me.
Thanks for all you all do. Have a great week
Love you all
Elder Stotts
Arizona Mesa Mission
This week was so good! We had a baptism out in globe. We have been
teaching this man since the first transfer I got here. The program for
the baptism went very smoothly. Because of the fact that he has stage
4 prostate cancer and his age he couldn't walk or stand by himself. So
we needed 4 people to help walk him to the stairs (his wheelchair was
too big to go through the doors and bathroom) so we put our arms under
his armpit and carried him to the font entrance, because of how tight
the entrance to the font was and he couldn't go down sideways, we put
him in a metal chair and there was only enough room for two carrying
him to go down the two sets of stair with 4 steps. The ward mission
leader was one of the four and he carried his catheter bag the whole
time. So after 10 minutes we get him into the font move the chair out
of the way and all four of us needed to help get him submerged under
the water and lift him back up. Elder Jackson performed the ordinance,
we got him down and back up and all of his family and all the many
people who we didn't expect to show up waved at him and did I love you
In sign language to him as they were closing he font doors. Then we
carried him back out again. After he said he felt happy and good and
peaceful. Then because he isn't physically capable of going to church
we got permission to confirm him a member of the church directly
afterwards. This man who got baptized, part of his family told him he
didn't have to do it if he didn't want to, but he insisted. He really
wants to be able to be sealed to his wife and to live with here for
the rest of eternity. This baptism was very very touching to us and
all who came. The spirit was so strong there. Can you imagine being 83
years old, having stage 4 cancer and having all this pain through your
whole body and making the decision to be baptized? This man showed a
lot of faith. Imagine watching an 83 year old man with 3 missionaries
helping and one ward mission leader who is holding your dads,
husbands, friends catheter bag be baptized? Imagine the spirit that
was there. It was a huge testimony builder to me.
Thanks for all you all do. Have a great week
Love you all
Elder Stotts
Arizona Mesa Mission
Goodness in Globe
March 8, 2016
This week was so good! We had a baptism out in globe. We have been
teaching this man since the first transfer I got here. The program for
the baptism went very smoothly. Because of the fact that he has stage
4 prostate cancer and his age he couldn't walk or stand by himself. So
we needed 4 people to help walk him to the stairs (his wheelchair was
too big to go through the doors and bathroom) so we put our arms under
his armpit and carried him to the font entrance, because of how tight
the entrance to the font was and he couldn't go down sideways, we put
him in a metal chair and there was only enough room for two carrying
him to go down the two sets of stair with 4 steps. The ward mission
leader was one of the four and he carried his catheter bag the whole
time. So after 10 minutes we get him into the font move the chair out
of the way and all four of us needed to help get him submerged under
the water and lift him back up. Elder Jackson performed the ordinance,
we got him down and back up and all of his family and all the many
people who we didn't expect to show up waved at him and did I love you
In sign language to him as they were closing he font doors. Then we
carried him back out again. After he said he felt happy and good and
peaceful. Then because he isn't physically capable of going to church
we got permission to confirm him a member of the church directly
afterwards. This man who got baptized, part of his family told him he
didn't have to do it if he didn't want to, but he insisted. He really
wants to be able to be sealed to his wife and to live with here for
the rest of eternity. This baptism was very very touching to us and
all who came. The spirit was so strong there. Can you imagine being 83
years old, having stage 4 cancer and having all this pain through your
whole body and making the decision to be baptized? This man showed a
lot of faith. Imagine watching an 83 year old man with 3 missionaries
helping and one ward mission leader who is holding your dads,
husbands, friends catheter bag be baptized? Imagine the spirit that
was there. It was a huge testimony builder to me.
Thanks for all you all do. Have a great week
Love you all
Elder Stotts
Arizona Mesa Mission
This week was so good! We had a baptism out in globe. We have been
teaching this man since the first transfer I got here. The program for
the baptism went very smoothly. Because of the fact that he has stage
4 prostate cancer and his age he couldn't walk or stand by himself. So
we needed 4 people to help walk him to the stairs (his wheelchair was
too big to go through the doors and bathroom) so we put our arms under
his armpit and carried him to the font entrance, because of how tight
the entrance to the font was and he couldn't go down sideways, we put
him in a metal chair and there was only enough room for two carrying
him to go down the two sets of stair with 4 steps. The ward mission
leader was one of the four and he carried his catheter bag the whole
time. So after 10 minutes we get him into the font move the chair out
of the way and all four of us needed to help get him submerged under
the water and lift him back up. Elder Jackson performed the ordinance,
we got him down and back up and all of his family and all the many
people who we didn't expect to show up waved at him and did I love you
In sign language to him as they were closing he font doors. Then we
carried him back out again. After he said he felt happy and good and
peaceful. Then because he isn't physically capable of going to church
we got permission to confirm him a member of the church directly
afterwards. This man who got baptized, part of his family told him he
didn't have to do it if he didn't want to, but he insisted. He really
wants to be able to be sealed to his wife and to live with here for
the rest of eternity. This baptism was very very touching to us and
all who came. The spirit was so strong there. Can you imagine being 83
years old, having stage 4 cancer and having all this pain through your
whole body and making the decision to be baptized? This man showed a
lot of faith. Imagine watching an 83 year old man with 3 missionaries
helping and one ward mission leader who is holding your dads,
husbands, friends catheter bag be baptized? Imagine the spirit that
was there. It was a huge testimony builder to me.
Thanks for all you all do. Have a great week
Love you all
Elder Stotts
Arizona Mesa Mission
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