Elder Pulsipher

This is a picture off of Elder Echols' Facebook page.  He came home last week.  

Hello friends and family!

I'm so sorry to hear about Josh's concussion!  Our family just doesn't have great luck with horses, do we?  Bruised ribs, broken ribs, a concussion... :P haha

So Steven (a recent convert) wrote Elder Echols a letter (which he said should have been to both of us, so I stole a copy, and take the liberty of saying it was addressed to both of us).  It was INCREDIBLE!!  *backstory* One day in Ward Council, Bishop asked us to visit the Schriver family.  He said they're super friendly, but their Dad is the only member.  So we went and started leaving 3-5 minute versions of the discussions as "spiritual thoughts."  Well, Steven was baptized and has been SUPER solid.  In his letter to us, he said that the timing of us coming to him was an answer to his prayers.  He'd left the Catholic Church for the Congregational Church, but still felt that there were unanswered questions.  He continued studying the Bible and came to much the same conclusion as Joseph Smith-that he would do whatever God showed Him was the way to truth.  About 2 weeks later, we call his family and started coming over.  Then he took Moroni's challenge and knew it was what God wanted him to do.  He said his devotion to God, sense of purpose, and desire to be better has never been this strong.  He also said that "If we would have told him 2 months ago that [he'd] be a Mormon, [he] probably would have scoffed at us.  But now, here [he is], watching 10 hours of General Conference." It was amazing because this experience showed how inspired our Bishop and Preach My Gospel really are.  

It kinda tripped me out for a second-Elder Pulsipher (my new companion) and I were just getting into the apartment, and someone pulled up behind us and said, "Hey, Elders!"  All I thought was, "Who the heck knows that we're Elders...?" and it took me a little bit to figure out that it was Calie.  I was absolutely shocked!  Brother Norton, Calie... I'm gonna have to get transferred soon! :P haha-just kidding :)  Also, please tell Grandma Boone that I'm worse than her at writing letters, cuz there's just not enough time in the day.  So don't get offended if it takes me FOREVER to get back to hand-written letters.

A brief bio of Elder Pulsipher: he's 19, from Avon, UT (in Cache Valley).  He has been out for 4 months, and he's pretty legit!  More to come when we've spent more than 4 days together :) haha

Love all of you, and hope this finds you well!

-Elda Boone