Can you believe that it is almost the end of my second transfer? I cant. Next week we find out if we will be transferred or not. Who knows.
This week went well. We had a baptism on Saturday!! It was for Jaeson, the 11 year old that we have been teaching. It was so exciting to see him be baptized, and to experience that. We were a little stressed getting it all ready, but when it was time to get doing, it all went well.
He was so excited to be baptized that day. He had one of the biggest grins on his face. When we were talking afterwards, he said that he felt excited. It was so cute to watch him just glow. Definitely a rewarding feeling. He seemed to really enjoy the attention, and the feelings that he got when he was baptized. Troy seemed to love baptizing him. When we asked him if he would, Troy said that he felt really privileged to be able to do it. It was exciting for Jaeson, and for Troy. We had about 30 people all together at the baptism. It was a little sad, especially because Sister Young had call about 40 member families to come to the baptism. We have learned that we need to have baptisms on Sunday’s, because more people will be able to show up, and to support our investigators. It went well though J I did not give a talk. I was the chorister, so I was conducting for Sister Holmes, who was playing the piano. It was so cute. At the end of the baptism in the closing song, I was conducting the music, and Jaeson came up to the front, and wrapped his arms around me while we were singing. We shared a program, and the music. It was so cute! Sister Young got a picture, but I forgot to get it from her… All well. I am sure I will get it soon J Jaeson’s grandmas, and Linda loved the baptism. It was more than they could have hoped for. It was so toughing to see them so happy and so supportive of Jaeson. Brother Lomenick and Sister Young gave talks. They were so good, and so touching. It was neat to see the Spirit working through them, and then to see the Spirit on Jaeson’s face. It was just powerful to listen to them. Sister Young focused on Jaeson. She spoke right to him, the rest of us were just kinda listening. It was powerful. It was stressful, because we had to do everything, and our ward mission leader was out of town. We made almost all the desserts, and then had to clean the building, fill the font, set up drinks, find the clothes, and just make sure everything was prepared. It was also stressful, because the other Stake was having their stake conference at 5 in our building, and we had the baptism at 3. Kinda crazy, but it worked out J We do not have Linda committed to a baptismal date yet. We are going to hopefully commit her tomorrow forNovember 16th. It means that I may not be the one to teach her all the lessons, because of transfers, but I am sure that President will let me come and see the baptism at least. It should be good.
Well, this coming week is going to be good, and busy. We have exchanges on Thursday (My 3rd month) Tomorrow we see Elder William Walker, who is one of the Seventies, and he goes to the temple dedications around the world. He works right next to President Monson. He is coming to our mission to say hello. We also have the relief society dinner tomorrow night, Friday is the harvest festival, so trunk or treating and then this weekend is also Stake Conference. And then next week we find out if we are getting transferred. It is going to be busy.
I love you all so very much! For this week, I want you to look up Isaiah 41:10. Look at the footnotes, and cross reference it. It is amazing how powerful a couple of scriptures are. Also, I want you to make a goal. Take a paperback Book of Mormon, and read through it. Highlight in different colors each of the following:
· Each Reference to Jesus Christ (any of His names of pronouns referring to Him)
· His words (spoken by Him, or by prophets when they say “Thus saith the Lord”)
· His attributes.
· The doctrines and principles contained in the Book of Mormon.
At the bottom of each page, tally up the number of items referenced.
I am going to be starting this too. I want to hear how it is going, and the expierences you are having. At the end of the mission, we will all compare Book of Mormons. It will be fun.
I love you all so very much! I know that the Lord is putting people in our paths that will help us progress, and have us to help them. I know that this is the true gospel. I know that we have been given the Spirit, and that the Lord hears our prayers. We need not fear. The Lord is always there for us and will always be there. We can always be forgiven for the mistakes that we make. His love will never end.
We are teaching Linda, and she is Jaeson's grandma's cousin. Good luck figuring out the relationship, and once you do, please let me know. She sat in all the lessons that we had with Jaeson, and then has started taking them herself. She talked to Bishop Holmes about being baptized, and keeps telling everyone that she will be. It is great :) She is so excited, and can't wait to become a member like Jaeson and his grandma are. I love it.
The weeks have been going by so fast. This week I will hit my 3 month mark. It is crazy to think that it has already been three months since I became a missionary. Craziness.
We are also still teaching Robin. She isn't progressing and doesn't seem to be very interested, and is not reading the Book of Mormon. But that is okay. We are still going to see her at least once a week, and will teach her about the gospel.
Things are going well. My mental health is improving, which is very nice. The sad part, is that I feel myself getting a cold. But, I have thieves that I have been using, so hopefully I wont get sick!! :)
We have exchanges a lot now. Which means that Sister Young leaves to go to another area, and teaches the other missionaries how to be better ones :) It also means that i get to be with Sister Straatman, which is very nice. She came out the same time I did, and is a wonderful sister missionary. She is so cute! We have decided that we are going to be best friends :)
I love being a missionary!! It is amazing to be able to feel the spirit, and to be able to teach others about Christ. I love the work!
Funny stories –
So, on the day of the baptism, we picked up one of those really big pitchers that look cute, and took it to the baptism. We also had to take it back to the Olson’s. Well, on the way back it was full, and we had put it in the back seat, to just set it there while we took care of other things in the building. Well, we forgot it was there. We got it all the way to the Olson’s without it tipping over, but we drove past the Olson’s and had to make a U-turn. We had totally forgotten that it was back there, until I heard it spill. The entire container of lemonade, all over the backseat of the car. It soaked our seats, and also Sister Young’s scriptures… It was not the best. We can now laugh over it though Which is good :P
Another Funny story –
We had decided to write letters to a couple of the families that have done a lot for us, and we took them to the Millers and the Frosts. Well, when we went to the Millers, Sister Miller had just gotten home, so we drove around the block, and waited for her to go inside before we went to the door. Well, Sister Miller had gone inside, and I was supposed to go put the letter in the door. So I went to do that. Brother Miller must have seen me through the window, because just as I was about to go to the door, he opened it. I just froze, and was like, “Shoot, you weren’t supposed to open the door.” He looked at me, and then shut the door. I slipped the card into the door, and then started walking away. He opened the door, and was like “run, before they see you. Run, RUN!!” It was the funniest thing ever!! We laughed about it all the way home. It made our night.
Well, I don't know what else to say.... I love you all so very much! I love hearing from you, and getting your letters. They mean so much to me!
Love you all so very much!!
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