Elder T has been out for about 12 weeks so he has already done some great work in another area. He and his companion taught the father of a young family and this man asked to be baptized (his wife is already a member). Saturday was the baptism and Elder T was allowed to attend, so he needed a ride and I offered to take him. That family just lit up when Elder T walked into the church, you could tell that they love him.
The blessing I got from this experience is that I was able to attend a convert baptism and feel the missionary spirit at it's best and what is really cool is that I couldn't help thinking how awesome it is that this beautiful couple with their two cute little boys will soon be able to join together in a Temple of the Lord and be sealed together forever as an eternal family. Now that's good stuff. No, I don't feel a bit bad that we have three elders staying here! My only regret is that I didn't make the bedroom bigger, there's just not room for 3 beds in there, I wish I could make it a bit more comfortable for them.
One of the scriptures read at the baptism was Mosiah 18:8-9 talking about those who are desirous to come into the fold of God, to bear one another's burdens, to mourn with those that mourn and comfort those who need comfort and to "stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places..." It makes me think how sweet is it that as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we are all in this together. We don't need to be ashamed of our beliefs and shouldn't be ashamed to accept help from others when we need it. But what is really great is that if we expect to live with God after this life, we need to get used to living the kind of life that is compatible with being in the presence of the Lord.
So I'm not sure where that last paragraph came from, but I'm not deleting it.
Not sure why I'm posting this pic either, but I guess I need to explain. During Christmas I like to setup a Christmas Village in my entryway. This year I found these awesome missionaries that I put in the village. I have them set so that they are high on a hill looking over the village almost like they are planning how best to bless the village with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But why the giant sock monkey? It's all my nephew; yes, the same nephew who called out to Elder B (the first) from the bus stop asking why he wasn't driving... He got my camera and started taking random pictures and when I got the camera back there was a series of pictures of the sock monkey attacking the missionaries. Here is the ending frame...
I have no doubt that my nephew will be an awesome missionary. I wish I could say that I will still be blogging when he is out serving as a full-time missionary and tell you of all his successes, but he is only 15 years old, that's a long time to commit to.
So another blog entry in the books. Remember the missionaries in your prayers every day. Help out the missionaries in your area, they can't do it alone.
May God bless you to be awesome this week. All the best to anyone reading this.
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