Elder Chase Mikkola

 Well brother and sisters, moms and dads, aunts and uncles, friends and family, oh and great grandma. Wait.... u don't have any sisters...... It was a great week to say the least and I'm greatful to be here in brooklyn. The Lord is so involved in this work and I'm so so greatful to serve as a missionary. We have been teaching a family (mom and son) "Moe and Amaziah". I had met them on Coney Island back in May and she wanted to come to church but couldn't that week then from May into August she didn't answer the phone. Fast forward to about two weeks ago she picked up and I invited her to study with us and to be baptized. She was a little hesitant but after teaching her about the restoration, The Book Of Mormon, Joseph Smith, and especially Russell M. Nelson it was lights out and she desired baptism so much. All of the lessons were so fire and she even said this " I want to live in the Celestial kingdom and keep my covenants". I'm telling you ...

  Well everyone it's been another couple weeks. Honestly nothing exciting has happened so this is gonna be a quick email. Coolest thing for me is that the new missionary I'm training is Elder Andres from Pocatello Idaho.  He farms and Rides dirtbikes so it's been nice to finally have someone to talk about bikes with. Don't worry I'm not trunky yet.... anyways I'm doing great and I can't complain becuase I'm still alive. My patience gets tested every day but the spirit is with my so that's my saving grace.  The people here are wild but you have to bust your butt and have faith in the lord and you will find the ones.  Our friend Laseana I met a few weeks ago finally came. She brought a niece and a nephew. The niece who is less than 1 year just slept the whole entire time snd the nephew is like 3 and he ate 7 bananas that she brought. He kept taking them when she wasn't looking. Then during 2nd hour he puke everywhere in his class and it was crazy b...