Hello everyone!
Mia got baptized this past Friday! She and her parents asked if I could perform the ordinance and their whole family was in attendance, which was special especially because of the tough work schedule of her Dad, who just happens to be an architect, spending a lot of time on google sketchup (like my Dad taught me and Tyler how to use).Sunday she was confirmed and to this day her family is happily progressing in the gospel. Baptisms are so special and I'm very blessed to be apart of them when Heavenly Father gives us the chance.
During the same baptismal service, we ran into an active member, Lupita 'Chicis', who had a friend named Gualberto, who wants to join with Chicis. Not necessarily marry, but she has her sights fixed on the temple, so our visits are mutually benificial. Gualberto already has experience with the Church, going to services and reading over the past few weeks being in love with Hermana Chicis and when we visited him for the first time the next day (Saturday) we talked about baptism and Elder Chan made his first baptismal invitation, which he accepted! He said, 'would it be a problem for you all if I get baptized?' Actually it would be a huge blessing! We put the date for May 6th. He didn't come to Church yesterday so we might have to push the date back, but we're very excited for him.
We also had the chance to do a service project with the youth and some leaders this Saturday. For those who might not know, service is one of my favorite parts of the mission, right up with Priesthood blessings and Baptisms. We all painted over some 'messages' that some kids had spray painted on the parking lot walls of the Church. Good fun spending some time that way and a nice chance to de-stress a bit. I invite you all this week to spend some time with your ward's youth, they really are awesome kids. Something that becomes more clear to me here.
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Lots of pictures this week...
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| Mia's baptism |
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