1-28-20

Well we had a good day today. Sunday Yvette and Inu and the grandson came to church. I guess they have finally forgiven us. However Inu didn't take the sacrament and he and the grandson left after sacrament. Yvette stayed for sunday school and made some comments.Then tonight she came to our Book of Mormon class. I have never seen her so happy! It was really crazy how just over night she changed. It was like night and day.
Eric came to church Sunday. He just showed up. He is 40 and is a traveler. He stopped in Eagle Butte this spring and just never left. He stays in the homeless shelter. He is a sharp looking guy with a beard and seems very sharp. Anyway we had a wonderful sacrament meeting with the missionaries speaking and I gave the Priesthood/Relief society lesson. He was very attentive and seemed to enjoy it a lot. The Elders gave him a book of mormon after wards and introduced him to the sisters. Well tonight he came to the church and had a wonderful meeting with the sisters and then attended our Book of Mormon class. After it was over he said "you will see me again.)

We met Bill Gather in Cherry Creek today and we took a look at a building that belongs to the tribe that they said we could use. We might buy it, it just depends if they would want to buy the building or bring in a modular. The church is thinking about either of these. I believe that this is going to make the people in Cherry Creek pretty excited to see that the church does really care about them.

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They caught the suspect who burned down the church in Cherry Creek this last week. In visiting with a person in Cherry Creek who is related to the suspect (the suspect's name is Josh Hale) She said he started fires when he was young. His mother is afraid of him and hides form him. He beat up a man in Cherry creek a few days before he was captured for not giving him $100.00 (an old man) He was on drugs and was released form prison a short time before burning the church down. I have been working with President Howell because someone has started a rumor suggesting he burned down the church because one of the missionaries touched his daughter inappropriately. Below is an email from president Howell and the church headquarters.

I have not allowed the elders to go into Cherry Creek until the suspect was caught. Now that he has been caught I asked them not to tract out anyone but to just go to people they know and work with them. If someone gives them a referral that is fine but I really didn't want them to run into strangers in case a crazy believed the rumors. And there are a fair amount of crazys in Cherry Creek.

The worst thing that could happen would be for something to happen to my young friends!!

Scott L. Howell	Thu, Jan 23, 3:03 PM (4 days ago)
to Blake, Scott, me

Great suggestion. I am copying President Johansen and Elder Morgan to help us monitor this possibility.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 23, 2020, at 3:04 PM, Blake D Archibald <archibaldbd@churchofjesuschrist.org> wrote:



President,

I would suggest that we verify that he is NOT going to be released on bail… We do not want the Elders to be there is the man is on the loose.

Blake

From: Scott L. Howell ChurchofJesusChrist.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:53 PM
To: Blake D Archibald ChurchofJesusChrist.org>
Subject: Update on Suspect who burned the Cherry Creek meetinghouse

Blake, this message came in to me by text a few minutes ago. . .

Dear presidents,

They captured the suspect yesterday afternoon in Cherry Creek. I took the elders to work in Cherry  Creek last night and taught and visited some of our people. One of the people we visited with was a member who said “the suspect is her mother’s,  Brother’s son.” (Her first cousin). She said he has  been in trouble sense his youth. She said his mother was afraid of him and would  hide from him. The day before yesterday he beat up an old man in Cherry Creek because he wouldn’t give him $100.00.   He went around starting fires when he was young. He just sounds like a bad guy.

If something comes of the elders “touching a girl” it will most likely come in the next few days and I will most likely receive a call.  It doesn’t sound like anyone would believe him BUT,  we will see what happens. I am thinking we can send the missionaries back in but to just go into homes for appointments and not try and tract into homes where they don’t know the people. Your thoughts?

Elder Morgan

Scott L. Howell

NORTH DAKOTA BISMARCK MISSION

101 Slate Drive Ste 7

Bismarck, ND 58503

Phone:  605.391.0206

 1-28-20

Well we had a good day today. Sunday Yvette and Inu and the grandson came to church. I guess they have finally forgiven us. However Inu didn't take the sacrament and he and the grandson left after sacrament. Yvette stayed for sunday school and made some comments.Then tonight she came to our Book of Mormon class. I have never seen her so happy! It was really crazy how just over night she changed. It was like night and day.

Eric came to church Sunday. He just showed up. He is 40 and is a traveler. He stopped in Eagle Butte this spring and just never left. He stays in the homeless shelter. He is a sharp looking guy with a beard and seems very sharp. Anyway we had a wonderful sacrament meeting with the missionaries speaking and I gave the Priesthood/Relief society lesson. He was very attentive and seemed to enjoy it a lot. The Elders gave him a book of mormon after wards and introduced him to the sisters. Well tonight he came to the church and had a wonderful meeting with the sisters and then attended our Book of Mormon class. After it was over he said "you will see me again.)

We met Bill Gather in Cherry Creek today and we took a look at a building that belongs to the tribe that they said we could use. We might buy it, it just depends if they would want to buy the building or bring in a modular. The church is thinking about either of these. I believe that this is going to make the people in Cherry Creek pretty excited to see that the church does really care about them.

1-29-20

We had 20 people out to young mens/young womens tonight. Sister did another outstanding job with the youth. She is just awesome.

I didn't mention that on the way home from Book of Mormon last night Fran asked us how often we attend the temple and we said about every month. She said she would like to go. She hasn't gone yet and so it kinda made our day. We told her we are about ready to start a temple class. She is a sweetie!!