This was our little hike over the backside of the Black Ridge to the Temple Quarry, where the early settlers cut huge 5000 pound blocks of lava to lay the foundation for the St George Temple. It was quite a feat those pioneers accomplished! And a good hike for the younger boys!

Blake loved climbing the huge lava boulders and being king of the mountain

Keanan was quite the acrobat too! It was a fun afternoon. We went were hot when we got down off the trail and had frozen yogurt for a treat.

April 8th 2009
Ok so this semana,
This week was pretty freakin good the sector is progressing a lot right now we have 9 people the baptismal dates. And 5 baptisms for this weekend. So as you can imagine I´ve been pretty busy. We got a ton to teach and a lot more potential still. Me and Elder Rodriguez will be splitting up in the next few weeks and the crazy thing is I might be training next change its only speculation but it wouldn’t be un normal at all. I have to admit it would be pretty sweet to have un hijito. Confrence was stinkin sweet this year I think Sunday more was the best session there has ever been usually these things build up to better and better talks but woof Pres Uchdorf started amazingly Elder Andersons was incredible Elder Snow tambien then Elder Holland gave probably the best talk I´ve ever heard and then Pres. Monson oh incredible. But serious Elder Hollands talk was like a dream I couldn´t move or do anything also Elder Perry wow I’m gonna share that one with every member here. Elder Christoffersons and Nelson and Bednars make me temple sick (like homesick but for the temple) and no Alejandros son isn’t a member until this weekend y despues TEMPLO. And no we couldn’t go to the priesthood session so I’ll learn about it at some other time I guess but that’s about it so japo

les amo, Elder Chase


March 30th 2009....Ok so heres the story of the week. Alejandro was baptized! It was a very complicated weekend, we all did a lot to make this thing happen. First of all we couldn’t have the baptism when we planned it because it's a juvinile dilinquint day here, and so we had to go into the house early and then he couldn’t (be baptised then) anyway because of work and then he was working when we had planned the interview, so we changed it to the morning of the baptism and changed the time of the baptism, and his wife was worried she couldn’t make it but long story short-- it happened! To be confirmed and baptized, Alejandro, I think slept about 2 hours in three days! He was working a full 24 hours before his baptism.. got home and had to go to the interview.. had the interview.. went home for about 2 hours (slept a little there I think).. came back to the church about 2:30pm.. was baptized.. got home about 6pm.. went straight to work.. worked all night.. came home.. and went to church for the whole time (three hour block) in a tie and everything!. He’s got a super strong testimony, and in one year he’ll have an eternal family. He bore his testimony how the gospel changed his life. He was in a bad time then we showed up at his door, -like his angels he says and found his ticket to eternal life. His wife tells us about his changes and everything. He gave up smoking and everything really he’s amazing. Its crazy. And Geraldine's already a little Mormon girl shes got 2 calling teaches primary is running from meeting to meeting she looks like she’s been a member forever, its crazy how much she’s changed also. CP