Garr saw a GHOST!

hello how are you guys all doing this fine day. we woke up to 6 inches of snow so thats always sweet. they say by the end of the week we are supposed to have 3 to 5 feet but i dont know about that. thats cool that you guys have been doing the basement. that will be sweet to come home too. and the upstairs living room purple. that will be groovy. but thats good thats keepin you and mandy busy. and great that mandy's tooth is doing better. thats good to hear that everyone is trying to get into shape. it will be nice to hit up the sports mall when i get home. but i have worked out every morning since Christmas so thats good. i feel pretty good. i heard spencer young is gettin married thats pretty crazy. to the girl that he dated in high school too. you will have to let me know when that is going to take place i would like to go to that. heard from trent that is so crazy that he is going to be home in 7 weeks. but thats awesome that fill will be speaking at his homecoming. thats pretty crazy that the jets are doing so good that would be pretty sweet if they won the super bowl them or the vikings. but things are going good here. my comp is a really good guy and he is a lot more laid back than i thought, a pretty funny guy. monique is doing great had a really good lesson with her and she hasnt smoked since last saturday! she is really excited. and chastity is gettin baptized this saturday. she was pretty nervous about it all but she prayed and got really excited so thats solid. but other than that its pretty much the same old same old we have made some good visits and are working with some good people but not a whole lot of progression yet. but its still awesome up here in showlow. we ran over a skunk the other day and then a wild turkey was really close. but nothin too crazy has happened this week really. but, i think i saw a ghost the other night. im not sure but i woke up in the middle of the night and it looked like my companion was dressed up in his suit standing against the wall but it wouldnt move or anything so i just went back to bed. i told my comp he got pretty scared but havnt seen anything else. i might have been trippin but you never know. i think thats about all the news for the week but for the sweater probably a medium thickness if thats possible. but i love you guys so much thank for all the support and love have a great week
love elder knaphus

Monique and Chastity are on date!

Jan. 14 email:
well hello. how is everyone doing. things here in show low are pretty good. once again sorry for not bein able to email yesterday. it took forever for my comp to get her from the valley. but he is a pretty cool kid and a good missionary so it should be good, we'll see what we can do. his name is elder laporte he's from california san jose. but it seems like everything is going pretty good back home too. thats awesome riley is going on that trip that would be a blast. thats sucks too that the bengals lost better luck next year i guess. but things are all good here. our investigators are doing good. we got a good phone call the other night from chastity's mom. we put chastity on date for the 23rd and she was pretty nervous but her mom sat her down the other day and chastity prayed about it and stuff and she is super excited and things so thats way cool. then with brittini she is doing pretty good we had to move the baptism back a littel bit but what do you do. she is plannin on the 9th and she's excited. then monique is on date for the 23rd as well as long as she doesnt smoke. so keep her in your prayers if you would its been tough for her. and john is doing really good we had a good lesson the other night he's way cool and way solid. we have picked up some new investigators some more people who are a little rough but they are cool 3 guys and they all agreed to read and pray so hopefully they will do it. im trying to think if anything exciting has happened. im really tired so its hard to think while i dose off. but i think it should be a good transfer we will work real hard. it will be interesting to see if i stay here. you never know. thanks for everything once again i did receive everything from c mas the cookies were perfect and delicious. i dont think i need anything right now but i love you all so much and i hope you all have a wonderful week.
love elder knaphus

ShowLow Photos

Where does a missionary get a gun?

New Years

Jan. 6 email
well hello  it seems like you guys are having
a lot of fun ward ball started up thats good
to hear. i haven't played basketball for like
3 months now so thats a bummer no one up here
is very athletic. but it will probably change
quite a bit with transfers they are next wednesday
it will be interesting to see if i go or stay i
have no clue what could happen i guess chances
are a little more likely that i stay but you
never know.  thats fun that your still having
fun with moses, he's losin his teeth. the other
day we played with 4 puppies that were half wolf
half rot wiler they were really cute and playful. 
it will be fun to get some pics from you guys.
but things have been going great here been
having fun.  new years wasnt anything really
exciting just visited members and things had a
lesson during the day. didnt stay up or anything. 
we saw that the bengals got beat thats not good
hopefully they will get em in the play offs.
things are going pretty good here. we are trying
to pick up the pace with the holidays being
over but we have had like 6 lessons fall
through in 2 days. but we have had some really
good lessons. last night we watched a movie
about tom monson with john are investigator
and he's way solid and is 7 days without smoking
really wants to get baptized.  then had a lesson
with a girl named chastity her step mom is a
way cool member and her dad isnt a member but
we have taught her for a while and she finally
accepted a date for the 23 or jan and she's
really excited and it was cool too, in their house
they have a bouldering wall so after the lesson
we did some climbing but it was tough in my church
clothes. and she has this little kid who looks
just like a mini Chris sharma i will get a pic
of him climbing.  but sad news monique isnt gettin
baptized this week she wouldnt even talk to us but
we have a lesson on thursday so hopefully we will
be able to get her back on track.  then there is
brittany she is the 12 year old girl and we have
only had 1 real lesson with her and she wants to
be baptized but her parents are flaky so it
might take some time but she loves the church so
that will be awesome.  im trying to think of
anything exciting or funny that happened this week
but i cant really think of anything but i have a
little bit of a cold and its really hot in here
so its making me frustrated but thank you so much
for the email its good hearing from you hope you
guys have a great week. love elder knaphus

finally pictures!!!

Garr has turned into quite the photographer!

The famous minivan! Four wheeling

The lake right outside his guest house apartment

He was so happy to have snow!