First Baptism!

This week has been the best week of my whole mission! We had a baptism on Saturday, Lester was baptized and it was the coolest experience ever. Let me tell you a little about Lester. He is a big black guy that has been investigating the church since 1998!!!! I was 4 years old when he started investigating. So one day out of the blue he called us to help him out... this was about 2 months ago and Elder Wagstaff has only met him once and I finally got to meet him. So we helped him clean his house for about an hour and didn't think much of it. Then he called us back to help him again... so we did. He was so appreciative of what we did for him, he was so happy we helped him even though we really didn't do much. Anyways we started talking about the gospel and he said he wants to start coming to our church. So we began to teach him and things went well.... really well. He stopped drinking coffee and tea right after we taught him the Word of Wisdom. It was so cool, he did so good. He was finally baptized August 24th 2013!!! It was the coolest baptism ever... the spirit was so strong in that room, it was unreal. I felt it like I never have before. It was so amazing. A member named Bruce baptized him... Bruce was less-active.  Bruce and Lynn (his wife) have picked Lester up every Sunday and now Bruce's family is on fire and they are coming to church and everything, it was two birds with one stone, it was so amazing. The Lord knows what he is doing. Lester is a pretty big guy though so they sent me in the font as well to help Bruce out. It was so sweet, I got to help him out of the water and man,  it was an experience I will never forget!  I was so happy and Lester was even happier. Lester's conversion is a miracle! It really is and I couldn't be more happy for him.

Yesterday Elder Oaks came and talked to us. We drove 2 hours and 30 minutes down to Cincinnati and listened to him speak. It was amazing. An apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ spoke to us. It was the coolest thing ever. He was so powerful you could tell he loved us, he had that pure love of Jesus Christ and we could feel it. He spoke about the Holy Ghost and it was unreal. The spirit was so strong, I was overwhelmed, it was the best feeling in the whole world. Then we sang a song as a mission. "Armies of Helaman." Jeez that just got me.  These past 2 days have been the best two days of my whole mission and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I have never felt the spirit so strong and I have never been so happy or felt so good, it indescribable.  The Book of Mormon is true. The church is true, Jesus Christ is our Savior and our Redeemer. Joseph Smith restored that same church that Jesus Christ originally set up and we have that priesthood authority back on the earth today and it is truly the power of God. I love you all, thanks for all your help and support.

Lester's Baptism!

No time!

No time today so sorry. Lester is getting baptized this Saturday!!!!!!!!!! I am super excited. This week went really well! We meet with Dallon H Oaks next Sunday, and I am pumped.

Preparation Day!

Birthday!

I am the big one nine now!!!! Birthdays are definitely different on the mission. It was good though. I went to ward council, sacrament, and a priesthood meeting at night, but they were good. A member in the ward asked me what I wanted for dinner so we had chocolate chip pancakes, cinnamon rolls, and watermelon! It was awesome, exactly what I wanted. She was so good to me yesterday, she made me a chocolate cake too, it was a great dinner. Four other sets of missionaries were there too and they all sang to me, it was awesome! Then I opened my package from my family at night, it was fun! This week has been good though. We were knocking on some doors one night and were having no success whatsoever. Then just about when we were ready to leave we knocked on one more door. They let us in and we taught The Restoration, it was awesome, it was such a great experience and the spirit was so strong! The mission is awesome. The church is true! Thanks for all the letters and all the support!

Birthday Package!

Families!

This week was a good one! I have been in Indiana for 2 months now, its crazy to think that. We have 3 people on a baptism date this month, we are super excited! Lester is doing really good, he reads 5 chapters out of the Book of Mormon everyday, he is such a good guy! The work is progressing, I am lucky to be in Muncie Indiana, I love it. It is hard at times but it is definitely worth it! We had a lesson with this guy that really likes dragons, he had pictures and little statue things every where, it was pretty funny. We meet very interesting people out here that's for sure. We are doing good though! Phil's family sent me letters the other day and I loved them, thank you so much, they meant a lot! I love hearing from the family. Being out here makes me realize how amazing and how blessed I really am to have such a great family. I miss you all! I love you all, choose the right. Count your many blessings! Church is true, families can be together forever.