Adventures & Crazy People

This week has been an adventure in all honesty. The work here is
starting to pick up and we are doing more and more service for less
actives and elderly people. In order to help speed up the
finding/teaching in white plains, I put together a skills camp for
kids of all ages! It is this Saturday and I hope it goes really well!
Last week, there was this guy that came to sacrament meeting wanting
to know more about the church and what the difference is between the
bible and the Book of Mormon. We told him that we can set something up
during the week or meet at church on Sundays. He came back today.. We
got to talking with him and he is literally crazy. At first, he seemed
like a solid investigator, and then he said some weird things that as
missionaries and also our ward mission leader questioned about the
sanity of this guy... Claimed he was Jesus Christ because he believed
in himself, he wants to write a book about him and all this crazy
stuff.
Also this last week, you can say that we are the "traveling healers"
hahaha. We gave blessings (of comfort or healing). We gave at least 5
this last week. That is the most we have ever done in this area! It
was a very cool experience for me because I'm still not comfortable
saying those things to people. You never know what to say but then the
spirit comes in and takes over from there! It was good experiences all
around.
Today, we had a zone activity and guess what it was?! BOWLING! :) we
played two games: the first, I didn't do too well (I wasn't warmed up
at all;) ) then the second game I broke 140! I was very rusty today
haha.
I have been in this area for almost 6 months now and I am pretty I
will be heading out of here next week. I will find out if I am staying
or going Saturday night. Transfers are on the 14th and I will be out
for 6 months on the 13th! Ain't that crazy?!

Hope y'all had a great week last week and that you will have and even
GREATER week this week! Also, tell all your moms that Elder Ekberg
says happy Mother's Day and that he loves you! Your moms are ALL
amazing mothers!

Mom, I LOVE YOU TOO!

Elder JT Ekberg

Below is a picture of us celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Sister Schwartz.  She is a great member in our ward.  Her son just returned home from the Salt Lake City, UT South mission!!