A South Jordan connection, a great realization and sooo many meetings!!

Monday night we had a FHE with the Tippetts, and yes they are related to Roy and Barbara, and Br. Tippetts asked if we knew the Sherwoods.  He grew up with Doug Sherwood.  They hung out in high school!  Small world!!  From there we picked up the Elders and had an incredible lesson with the 4 generation Allen family.  We challenged them all to read Alma 32 this week.  Tammy, one of the 2nd generation said she's scared to read  the Book of Mormon because she knows its going to completely change her life and the direction she's headed.  Can't wait to hear how it went. I texted her and know she read this week. 
Okay, we had Zone Conference on Tuesday; it is an all day affair, our usual Missionary Correlation meeting Wednesday afternoon and then District meeting on Friday morning, then we had the adult session of Stake Conference Saturday night and regular Stake Conference this morning.  That left only one day without meetings this week! 
Firsts for the week; our first Zone Meeting. We met a less active sister and her significant other who plays in the band "The Texas Twisters".  They showed us his memory room which has pictures of him with Willie Nelson.  He lost a finger in and accident once and had them cut off his toe and attach it, so he can still play the guitar.  This is really cool; Brandon was baptized on Saturday morning.  At Stake Conference the next day, before he was confirmed, the Area 70; Elder Karl Tilleman called him up to bear his testimony in front of 600 plus people!!  Then two great new members from our ward were ordained as Elders after the meeting and Elder Tilleman, a General Authority stood in the circle to confirm Brandon with these 2 new Elders!  Oh and the mission president; President Drake.  We helped the Spanish Elders to teach a couple of kids a lesson.  It was fun because I had to repeat everything Elder Riches said because he doesn't know how to talk to kids.  I'm good at simplifying.  By the time we finished the lesson their Grandma and teenage sister had joined us.  Now the Spanish Elders want us to come to all of their lessons. 
We had a great time with a family for dinner tonight.  Brother Rich hopes that we will be able to get his wife back to church.  She and Elder Quincy could talk about baseball all night!  A great ending to a wonderful week! 
Trying to get a good picture of the full moon.

Storm approaching.

Brandon's baptism.  He is almost 18 although he doesn't look it.

Another Church.

Elder Johnson made it just in time for the baptism!!

The District with the 3 newbies; Elder Burdsol, Elder Kent and Sister Smith!  Funny that Elder Quincy and I are the only missionaries from Utah in our District.