Mutton Chops!!!!

September 1, 2014

Hey everyone! I'm sure you're wondering why Mutton Chops is my subject line this week. The answer is Hidden in the following story.... 

One day we were out tracting when someone yelled out there car window ..."you coulda' went the chicken way!" so i walked over and fell right into his lame trap and said "What's the chicken weigh?" "'bout 3 pounds" .... lame joke... and i'm soo ashamed i fell for it.... The man had Huge mutton chops that connected to his Huge mustache and his chin and neck were clean shaven... it was awesome looking... 

anyway, he laughed hysterically and drove off... never to be seen or heard from again... 

NOPE! 

we were once again out tracting one night, with no success. It was late and we were heading back to our apartment, feeling discouraged, when all of a sudden i hear... "Did you go the chicken way?" I spun around to find Mutton man sitting on a park bench, late at night, alone... except for his big dog... but heck i'm a missionary! so i went over to talk with him, we talked for about 10 minutes, asked if we could stop by his house some time and teach him about the church. and he said YES!! wahoo!!!! Crazy Mutton man actually said yes! 

So we went back a few days later... now this is where crazy Mutton man gets a little more.... crazy.... we go to his house, say hello, and he invites us in. he takes us back into his ... Study room... i think... and closes the door, and locks it... I looked at my companion a little worried and confused. everyone locks the front door, but he took us into a back room, then locked ThAt door... weird... so he begins to talk with us, and the first thing he says about our church is, "you know, maybe i should look into your church, I've always wanted more than one wife.." hmmm.... wrong church.... So i explained that we don't practice polygamy, and that those people aren't affiliated with our church. He seemed a little thrown off, but accepted it and moved on... about 15 minutes later he looks me right in the eye and says, "what would you do if someone took you hostage in their house and told you they would cut your head off if you didn't convert to ThEir faith?" ... I said something like "I will never deny my faith, and i do not fear death, because in my church, we know where we go after we die... do you?" we then continued to teach him about the plan of salvation. he opened up to us a little, and i realized he wasn't as crazy as i thought, just a lonely old man, who doesn't quite know how he comes across sometimes... 

We ended up getting a return appointment with Mutton man! wahoo! a new investigator! 

Sorry i spent my whole letter on a story... but hey, that's what you like to hear right? 

Thanks for showing me so much support! And remember, The members are the most effective missionaries, not us. Help the missionaries not with food, but with the names of your non-member friends. We would ten times rather have those names than some food :)

love you all, and have a good week! 

-Elder DeFreese

1. Elder Bryant and I at the "cliffs" ... I'm in the background, i only had a 30 second timer so that was a quick run to say the least... 

2. The Pennsylvanians call this place the cliffs.... They've never seen mountains.... this was a 4 minute hike...