Well, this last week was fantastic! We had some great weather throughout the week and we saw a lot of blessings and miracles in the work. For some reason, there has been almost no humidity in the last 4 or so days and it has made biking and traveling around so much nicer and bearable. We did not run into a lot of people on the streets to talk to, but we were still able to get a lot of work done. We didn't have any issues with our bikes this week and that helped out a lot.
This last Saturday we were invited to go with a member family to their son's baseball game to support him and meet some of their friends who are not members of the church. It was the first game that I have been to in over a year on my mission and it was a lot of fun. After the game we went over to the member's home for brunch and had crepes. They were so good! We got to know the family better while we were there and I found out that one of their children is going to be going to BYUI this coming Fall for school. After brunch, we sat down and watched "Joseph Smith, The Prophet of the Restoration" with their nonmember friends. You could definitely feel the Spirit during the movie and we had a great discussion following it.
On Saturday evening, we ran into a dog that was like the dog on the movie "The Sandlot". It was absolutely huge and had a deep bark! We were trying to contact a less-active member of the church, but we didn't really get much further than the gate. Too bad I didn't take a picture of it.
Sunday was the baptism for Alan, and everything worked out great. We almost made it to the service late because we were stranded at a birthday party at a park for one of the members and we were waiting for our ride to the baptism. We managed to make it there about 5 minutes before, though, and everything went very smoothly. One of Alan's friends did the talk on baptism and I gave the talk on the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Elder Pond was the one who baptized Alan and he almost did it backwards with his left hand raised to the square. I think he was a little tired that day, so he wasn't thinking completely clear. Haha. We corrected him, though, and it was a great experience for Alan. Right after the baptism was performed, we talked to Alan's nonmember friend that he invited to the service, Cory, and asked him what he thought about it and he said that he wanted to get baptized, as well. He said that he loved the way he felt as he watched Alan being baptized. So, hopefully, we can start to teach him, as well, and possibly the whole family!
This last week has been really great and I am looking forward for this next week. I hope that all goes well for you this next week and that you make the most of it.
Love,
Elder A. Whaley
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| Alan's baptism |
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| Elder Whaley (on the left) and Reynolds raking the mounds/bases to help out! |
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