This week has been pretty amazing. We taught tons of lessons and
were able to help a lot of people. This week Christian was
baptized. It was such a great event and he even asked me to baptize him.
He was so nervous that he did not sleep for a second
the night before but came to church on time and
was baptized that afternoon. He was so happy and I think just
overwhelmed by the spirit. Some amazing talks were given and a few
people were, I think, inspired to challenge him to go on a
mission because of their experiences. The ward mission leader Hermano
Penaranda taught a 19 year old in Bolivia and later in his mission got a
letter from that young man saying that he was serving in the very same mission
he was. They were able to grow together in
the Gospel over the rest of their missions and see more changes they
could bring to others' lives. One of counselors in the Bishopric, Hermano
Aliaga, was able to tell his story of being baptized at the very same age
as Christian and his own path to the mission
that he was able to serve. Christian was challenged and encouraged many
times to go on a mission and has even talked about it before in our
lessons. Later that night we had a fireside that we (the missionaries)
coordinated centered on missionary work. Christian
went to it along with all the other youth. It was a very interactive
fireside about revelation, with over 60 people there. Despite all this,
and it being his first day of being really a part of all this, when the
stake president asked who wanted to be a missionary
soon, he stood up. I think it is something that will be very good for
him and I think there is a really good chance he will do it. I am
excited to see where this Gospel can take him and what he will do with
it. I am even more excited that I get to be in Virginia
for the next two years to stay in touch with him and watch side by side
more of his changes.
We are going to DC today for the first time for real and I am way
excited to go to the Smithsonian. We are busing and then taking the
metro in--true big city style. We are going in with all the youth so I
will be taking a bunch of pictures and videos that
I will send home shortly. There are all sorts of great families and
great people I am excited to come see again after my mission.
I am excited for this next transfer; our goal is 7 baptisms! My job is to make it happen.
I love you guys so much,
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