Bluff, Utah
March 2, 2015
Well let's start by saying serving a mission in Utah is
better than I ever thought it would be.
The town of Bluff is tiny as we
all know, but we don't work in it at all. The whole town, although it was settled by Mormons, is kind of against us. We have been directed not to
work in the city of Bluff because of all of the bad feeling toward
missionaries. I don't know why that started but it did. So instead of
serving in the city we are exclusively on the Rez, thanks goodness.
We
cover Mexican Hat, Mexican Water, and the 5 points area south to the
Arizona border. It's difficult not only switching an area and people
but also switching a culture. But on the bright side Dine Bazaad (the
Navajo language) is so much easier to learn than Hopi. I already know as
much Navajo as Hopi. Something that is really cool about Bluff is that
we have 2 parts to our branch. We have the branch in Bluff itself and we
have a ministry on the Rez for the natives. Some of them are
intimidated by lots of white faces.
This week I was in Bluff and got to
meet all of the newcomers. There is a fort here that is run by
Missionaries. As of now there are 14 senior couples who live here and
work at the fort. The best part about this for us is that fact that they
fight over who gets to feed us. So this is kind of missionary paradise.
Guess what!? I saw grass. Lots of grass. There is grass here in Bluff!
The snow has started to melt off and there is green underneath, not just
mud. That's a change for me. As is the trailer. I can actually walk
around, stand up in the shower instead of hunching over. The shower is
hot too. I can sit up in my bed without hitting my face on the ceiling.
we have a real toilet! It is awesome.
We are in Blanding which is way
closer than Tuba City was to us, and I am actually emailing from Utah
State. The Blanding campus of course but hey it's close. I am finally
getting to know my way around on the Rez out here now that all of the
snow is melting and I can actually see landmarks. Well that's about it
for this week talk you y'all later.
Love,
Elder Warnick
Things the Navajo hide in the middle of no where on their Reservation.
Really nice Camaros
Polar Bears
and random lakes in the middle of the road that you have to drive through and almost get stuck in
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