Hey mom, this week went pretty good, we had two baptisms, they were awesome :) We hiked today and now we are just at the house playing Monopoly. The work is going pretty good, I just don't have a bunch of new stuff to say anymore haha :p How's everything going at home?
Elder Walker
Monday, May 30, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Week 47 - Breaking Records
Hola! Mis amigos! No, I'm not going Spanish speaking, just thought I'd switch up the greeting.
Sooooo, this week has been absolutely fantastic! We managed to solidify three people to be baptized this upcoming Saturday! It is going to be great :) Gracie, Devynn, and Randee! Gracie is a nine yr old girl who we have been teaching for a few weeks. She is super smart and is super excited to be baptized. Devynn is a 10 yr old boy who was never baptized because he was always chose going to be with his dad on the weekends over church, but he recently decided after we visited with him, that he wanted to start coming to church and be baptized. So that's awesome, we are excited for both of them. Randee is Westynn's soon to be step-dad. He has been taught by missionaries in the past, but decided that he didn't want to get married or quit smoking, so baptism never happened. But! After Westynn's baptism he was really quiet, and when we asked him what was wrong, he said he knew he needed to be baptized, so he has quit smoking and on Saturday, we turned from missionaries into emergency wedding planners, as in, they are going to e married this Thursday and we spent a good while helping them fill out the paperwork (it was kind of a zoo because none of us had gotten married before :p) and then Randee will be baptized on Saturday, so that is pretty cool!
Today is a super special day! One of our investigators is a foster child, and today she is going to finally be adopted! And we got invited :) So we are baking her some Ooey Gooey Cake this morning and we are going to leave the mission (with president's approval of course) and go see this super special event happen! :) She is going to be baptized next month as well, so they are all excited!
Now I will let you know what happened on Saturday! The Spencers got baptized! It was such a cool baptism :) After Brother Spencer baptized his family, he teared up and it took him a bit to make his way out of the font, he announced to the audience that the feeling he was feeling was indescribable and that he was so glad that he had the chance to perform this ordinance for his family. The spirit was so strong, it was overpowering (I may have teared up). I am so happy for them :) We are going over to help them find family names this week so that we can take them to the temple! They are super exctited! I love the Spencer Family, they are fantastic and I just realized that I get to go through the temple with them in a year, just before I go home :) It is definitely something to look forward to.
Anyway, the mission is going awesome :) Our zone is going to break the mission record this week, we are amazed at all the miracles that we have been able to witness this month, it is a really humbling feeling realizing that it is all because of the Lord that we see success, it just makes me want to be the best that I can be, for him. I just want to bear my testimony that I know that this is the true church and that this gospel has been restored to the earth. I have a testimony of priesthood power and the effect that it has on the lives of other people. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and I love seeing the power of the atonement take effect in people's lives. I love my Heavenly Father and all that he does for each and everyone of us. I am so glad to be serving a mission and I say this in the name of Jesus Christ amen.
Elder Walker
Sooooo, this week has been absolutely fantastic! We managed to solidify three people to be baptized this upcoming Saturday! It is going to be great :) Gracie, Devynn, and Randee! Gracie is a nine yr old girl who we have been teaching for a few weeks. She is super smart and is super excited to be baptized. Devynn is a 10 yr old boy who was never baptized because he was always chose going to be with his dad on the weekends over church, but he recently decided after we visited with him, that he wanted to start coming to church and be baptized. So that's awesome, we are excited for both of them. Randee is Westynn's soon to be step-dad. He has been taught by missionaries in the past, but decided that he didn't want to get married or quit smoking, so baptism never happened. But! After Westynn's baptism he was really quiet, and when we asked him what was wrong, he said he knew he needed to be baptized, so he has quit smoking and on Saturday, we turned from missionaries into emergency wedding planners, as in, they are going to e married this Thursday and we spent a good while helping them fill out the paperwork (it was kind of a zoo because none of us had gotten married before :p) and then Randee will be baptized on Saturday, so that is pretty cool!
Today is a super special day! One of our investigators is a foster child, and today she is going to finally be adopted! And we got invited :) So we are baking her some Ooey Gooey Cake this morning and we are going to leave the mission (with president's approval of course) and go see this super special event happen! :) She is going to be baptized next month as well, so they are all excited!
Now I will let you know what happened on Saturday! The Spencers got baptized! It was such a cool baptism :) After Brother Spencer baptized his family, he teared up and it took him a bit to make his way out of the font, he announced to the audience that the feeling he was feeling was indescribable and that he was so glad that he had the chance to perform this ordinance for his family. The spirit was so strong, it was overpowering (I may have teared up). I am so happy for them :) We are going over to help them find family names this week so that we can take them to the temple! They are super exctited! I love the Spencer Family, they are fantastic and I just realized that I get to go through the temple with them in a year, just before I go home :) It is definitely something to look forward to.
Anyway, the mission is going awesome :) Our zone is going to break the mission record this week, we are amazed at all the miracles that we have been able to witness this month, it is a really humbling feeling realizing that it is all because of the Lord that we see success, it just makes me want to be the best that I can be, for him. I just want to bear my testimony that I know that this is the true church and that this gospel has been restored to the earth. I have a testimony of priesthood power and the effect that it has on the lives of other people. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and I love seeing the power of the atonement take effect in people's lives. I love my Heavenly Father and all that he does for each and everyone of us. I am so glad to be serving a mission and I say this in the name of Jesus Christ amen.
Elder Walker
The Spencers
Monday, May 16, 2016
Week 46 - The Spencers
This week has been pretty good, we had a few people drop out on us, but we will still have four baptisms this week, and more next week. Brother Spencer got the priesthood on Sunday, so now he can baptize his family :) It is going to be awesome!
That's sad that Steve (Nathan's violin teacher) is done teaching, but it's good that he is going to try and spend more time with his family, he's awesome. Let him know I appreciate all the time he spent teaching me :)
Lauren's graduating! That'll be cool! Tell her I'm proud of her :) can't wait to get the announcement!
Yeah, the Smiths were a fun couple to eat dinner with, they were super nice. That's cool that she gave you a call. How did she get your number?
Tell Ainsley that I'm sorry I missed her talk :( But I'm sure she did an awesome job!
I'm excited for this Saturday, the Spencers are one of my favorite families, they are awesome :) I'll send you pictures after the baptisms!
Today we all just went and played sports, now a bunch of Elders are at our place and we are emailing everyone :)
Anyway, love you! Let me know if there is something I forgot to tell you, or that you want to know :)
Elder Walker
That's sad that Steve (Nathan's violin teacher) is done teaching, but it's good that he is going to try and spend more time with his family, he's awesome. Let him know I appreciate all the time he spent teaching me :)
Lauren's graduating! That'll be cool! Tell her I'm proud of her :) can't wait to get the announcement!
Yeah, the Smiths were a fun couple to eat dinner with, they were super nice. That's cool that she gave you a call. How did she get your number?
Tell Ainsley that I'm sorry I missed her talk :( But I'm sure she did an awesome job!
I'm excited for this Saturday, the Spencers are one of my favorite families, they are awesome :) I'll send you pictures after the baptisms!
Today we all just went and played sports, now a bunch of Elders are at our place and we are emailing everyone :)
Anyway, love you! Let me know if there is something I forgot to tell you, or that you want to know :)
Elder Walker
Monday, May 9, 2016
Week 45 - Transfers - Staying
So not much is happening for transfers, Elder Mobley and I are staying together for another transfer and the district is just switching up a little bit. It's going to be fun, Elder Wheeler and Elder Walker are coming back down to the zone, so I'm excited.
Elder Walker
Elder Walker
Westynn :)
Sunday, May 8, 2016
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