Just thought I would share a few mission stories from my brother Kristopher who is in California; they are pretty funny.
So myself Elder Bourne and Elder Gossman (my zl's last transfer) were walking on Pacific Ave in down town Santa Cruz when this fairly ripped dude with a sick mullet and a beater on ran up to us yelling at us.... hmm... I wasn't sure what to make of it at first but then he said "hey do you guys have one of them Mormon Bibles?" we all three looked around realizing that we had each already given all of ours out that we had carried with us that day... "Actually we don't, but we can get you one if you'd like. Oh and by they way, what was your name again?" "Oh hey I'm Michael (I don't remember his last name), what's going on guys?" "Nothing we're just out talking to people about Jesus Christ and His restored gospel." ... Then he stopped us all... "You know guys, that's me."... "What?"... "Yeah, I'm Jesus.".... "Oh really! Well what makes you say that?"...."Well my girlfriend keeps sayin I'm the son of God, and my WIFE told me that I should be nailed to a cross." ..... We all three busted out laughing at this point, but to be polite continued to listen... "I'm serious! All my life its been nothing but persecution, I go around doing good for people and all I get is persecution! I'm telling your I'm Him, I'm Jesus. Its crazy isn't it.".... so we at this point said "okay, well Jesus, where do you live and we'll bring the Book of Mormon to ya."....so he gave us a street name and that's it... so I asked him "well do you have a house number"... "No I live out of the back of my truck, I don't have a house." so we then said "ok we will get it to you see ya later!" While we were walking away Elder Bourne said that a lady had told him that often bums ask for Books of Mormon because they use the paper to roll their joints... apparently the thin paper works GREAT, and its free. Moral of the story, don't ever give out a Book of Mormon to a homeless guy on the street who says he's the real Jesus! No I'm just kidding, I figure that its up to them what they do with it, maybe they will learn the Plan of Salvation through osmosis!
One day Elder Vest and I were up in the mountains and we were waiting for Shannon, so we could teach her new member lessons. We were supposed to meet her outside of Chopstix, but she was no where to be found. So this bum walks up to us and starts talkin to us... oh great here we go! Well first off his breath was kickin... something NASTY! We talked to him of couse, gave him a BOM even. Then he started goin off about how he had all this power.... "I'M EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN JOSEPH SMITH!" that kinda urked me. So I asked him how. He then said that he was Elijah, walking the earth again with special powers, that his toes had all been cut off (which they had) and because of his power he could still walk! So I said "You've got all this power, so that must be why you live on the street then!" haha, he got kinda upset and screamed that the earth was his home, that when someone says where do you live he answers them ON PLANET EARTH! I'M AN EARTHIAN!... that was a bit odd, we quickly left and found Shannon! haha it was fun though. We also had a guy outside of a bar tell us that he was a prophet, and he saw through vision that soon aliens would come and take all of the righteous people off of the earth to another earth and all of the wicked people would be left on earth to be destroyed!
So myself Elder Bourne and Elder Gossman (my zl's last transfer) were walking on Pacific Ave in down town Santa Cruz when this fairly ripped dude with a sick mullet and a beater on ran up to us yelling at us.... hmm... I wasn't sure what to make of it at first but then he said "hey do you guys have one of them Mormon Bibles?" we all three looked around realizing that we had each already given all of ours out that we had carried with us that day... "Actually we don't, but we can get you one if you'd like. Oh and by they way, what was your name again?" "Oh hey I'm Michael (I don't remember his last name), what's going on guys?" "Nothing we're just out talking to people about Jesus Christ and His restored gospel." ... Then he stopped us all... "You know guys, that's me."... "What?"... "Yeah, I'm Jesus.".... "Oh really! Well what makes you say that?"...."Well my girlfriend keeps sayin I'm the son of God, and my WIFE told me that I should be nailed to a cross." ..... We all three busted out laughing at this point, but to be polite continued to listen... "I'm serious! All my life its been nothing but persecution, I go around doing good for people and all I get is persecution! I'm telling your I'm Him, I'm Jesus. Its crazy isn't it.".... so we at this point said "okay, well Jesus, where do you live and we'll bring the Book of Mormon to ya."....so he gave us a street name and that's it... so I asked him "well do you have a house number"... "No I live out of the back of my truck, I don't have a house." so we then said "ok we will get it to you see ya later!" While we were walking away Elder Bourne said that a lady had told him that often bums ask for Books of Mormon because they use the paper to roll their joints... apparently the thin paper works GREAT, and its free. Moral of the story, don't ever give out a Book of Mormon to a homeless guy on the street who says he's the real Jesus! No I'm just kidding, I figure that its up to them what they do with it, maybe they will learn the Plan of Salvation through osmosis!
One day Elder Vest and I were up in the mountains and we were waiting for Shannon, so we could teach her new member lessons. We were supposed to meet her outside of Chopstix, but she was no where to be found. So this bum walks up to us and starts talkin to us... oh great here we go! Well first off his breath was kickin... something NASTY! We talked to him of couse, gave him a BOM even. Then he started goin off about how he had all this power.... "I'M EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN JOSEPH SMITH!" that kinda urked me. So I asked him how. He then said that he was Elijah, walking the earth again with special powers, that his toes had all been cut off (which they had) and because of his power he could still walk! So I said "You've got all this power, so that must be why you live on the street then!" haha, he got kinda upset and screamed that the earth was his home, that when someone says where do you live he answers them ON PLANET EARTH! I'M AN EARTHIAN!... that was a bit odd, we quickly left and found Shannon! haha it was fun though. We also had a guy outside of a bar tell us that he was a prophet, and he saw through vision that soon aliens would come and take all of the righteous people off of the earth to another earth and all of the wicked people would be left on earth to be destroyed!
7 comments:
Ah, he must like you more than me. His letters are never that involved to me. Jealous.
Those are hilarious! And look how grown up and cute he is!! Oh and I like how Jen and I stand out like a sore thumb in your list!! We need our "and (insert husband's name here)"!! Haha :)
Ditto Bop, I am gonna give him a piece of my mind :)
haha that first story is really funny.
people are so funny! thanks for sharing that :D
What a cutie, and funny too!
Kris is sooo handsome....I can't believe he's on a mission.
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