July 1, 2013

Letter & Pictures from Elder Green - July 1, 2013

 

 

 

 

This week was super crazy awesome and also frustrating as can be. We almost ran out of miles on our car so we had to bike all week. I fell of my bike twice - no big deal. It rained early on in the week and then got super hot, which made the humidity just ridiculous. With that being said, it was a really good week!!

 

 I got to teach our investigators the Bugalas the commandments with Elder Bishop and President Weaver joined us as well. He is the coolest guy in the world. Also, we had a baptism yesterday. He is a 17 year old kid named Tailonie Dixon and he was the first person that I have been able to find to teach and baptize in a transfer. He is super awesome and the first person in his family to get baptized into the church. I got to get in the water for the first time as well because he asked me to baptize him. Needless to say yesterday was pretty amazing.

 

(Blake getting ready to baptize Tailonie Dixon)

 

 

Yesterday a girl named Ali came up to us and said she wanted to start taking the discussions. She has been reading the Book of Mormon and she knows that it is true and has been coming to church with some extended family. She is on date for the 13th of July so most likely I won't be here for it, but it is still awesome to see.

We are having a wedding this Saturday for our investigators Ashley and Vadim and they are getting baptized next Monday. This next Saturday we are also going to have a baptism for this girl we have been teaching named Mary Lou Bugala. She is so amazing. She has been asking about callings and what her calling might be when she is baptized. She is worried that her calling might take her away from going to Sunday school because she likes it so much. I love the Bugalas so much! So my week all and all was great.

 

(Found a place in Olympia that looks like the Sacred Grove)

 

Thanks for all your prayers that you send my way. I love you very much!

 

Elder Green