We Were Protected

Hey everyone, This week Elder Key and I had a crazy week so hopefully in my time I will be able to tell you all of it. Especially one experience. Well I will start by saying we had two investigators at church this week, both of which will be baptized on the 27th since this week is stake conference here. Almost every day this week we didn’t have a full day to teach but it was an okay week. The main and craziest thing that happened is this… and I don’t tell you this story to freak anyone out or have mom worry but to show really how protected we are as missionaries. So on Saturday evening around 6pm we were at an investigator’s house. The Gregorio family who we have been teaching for quite a while, but they are really strong in their religion, so they are having some concerns. Anyway we were waiting outside their house for some of the family members to come home from work and a drunk man walked by and Elder key said "kumusta brud" to him which is just like "hey man" or "hows it going man" and the man, who was with his wife started yelling at us and swearing and stuff at us for some reason. His wife was holding him back but he seemed really mad at us for no reason. So he left and then after that a bunch of the drunk guys (neighbors) came over to where we were and were like "he said you two (Elder key and I) were saying bad words to him and stuff. But since we had a bunch of witnesses there (the Gregorio family) they had our backs and told them we only said hello. This is where it gets crazy, about five minutes later we were still outside talking to people about it, and the drunk man ran around a corner with a knife in his hand charging towards Elder Key and I. He was drunk so he was kind of staggering but then his wife was chasing after him. This is where I knew we were protected. For no reason, the man just stopped and pointed at us with his knife when he was about 20 yards away, which allowed his crying wife and others to grab him and take him away. Later the police came and said he told them that Elder Key punched him so that's why he was mad. All I know is he had a free shot to come get us with his knife but for some reason he stopped and I know we were being watched over and I feel really lucky. We ended up teaching the lesson and continuing the day. Please don't feel worried for us or anything. The lord is with us, he is on our right hand and our left and in this case, he was protecting us from a drunkard. I am happy you are all happy and healthy and loving life. I am loving it here and loving the people. The weather has been crazy this week, super hot, and then way rainy. I will send some photos of us in a flood! I love you all and hope you have a great week! Elder Garrett Christensen Hey dad, What’s up! This week has been really good, but super filled with weird things happening. I had my tooth worked on again. I got a haircut, I got almost stabbed haha, but it was sweet and the work is still progressing. I am happy that hunting season starts! I can’t believe it. This will be the last hunting season before I am home. Time is short and I am glad to be here. Tell James I love him and am happy for him and his call. I love you tons, dad. Elder Christensen