Crazy fast week...‏

Hello all!!!

This week was a quick one.

Monday night, we went to Farmington for MLC. Ended up staying at the same place Elder Longino was staying at, which made for an interesting night; lots of conversation of how things are going both in Durango and Tuba.... 

Tuesday morning, a lot of missionaries and I woke up supah early to go play some touch rugby as a workout before the meeting! Twas fantastic :) Reaffirmed rugby as one of the greatest sports with a ball. MLC went extremely well; we figured out quite a few things as a council on how we can help the mission improve, especially with upcoming Zone Conferences and Transfers (2 weeks away already!!). Swung by Red Mesa Tuesday evening to pick up Elder Erikson for an exchange, which went wonderfully. Every time we're with Elder Erikson, we learn so much about just loving the missionaries and the people we serve. It's awesome. :) 

Fast forward a few days... we had the opportunity teach this guy who called himself Turtle. We taught him the Restoration, and he didn't seem all that into it, but he accepted the commitment to learn more, annnnd he showed up to church on Sunday! Twill be interesting to see where this goes with him.....

On to the craziest part of the week:

The 4th of July.

To start with, Durango is a bit of a tourist town. 

When I say a bit, what I mean to say is that it's absolutely a tourist town. Visitors from out of town at church on Sunday outnumbered Durango natives by more than 2 to 1. 

The city was packed; using the truck would be futile, so Elder Gray and I hit the streets on our bikes (see enclosed picture). I've never seen such a high concentration of people in this mission before; it was a fantastic opportunity to be able to share the message we have with as many people possible in as short of time as possible. Durango puts on quite the show for the 4th!

And suddenly week 5 has begun....

Should be a great one :)

I love this church; I love this gospel: I love this country, and I couldn't be more thrilled to have the opportunity to serve and love these people. My people.

Have a wonderful week everyone!!!

Elder Kraus

P.S. I swear there's nothing drastically wrong with my arm... Resting it on the handlebars just made it look a little weird....

And the second picture: Driving to Cortez with Elder Erikson and Elder Gray.