Dont let the title of this letter deceive you. Im not trunky. Rather I am...content. I know Ill continue working hard until the end and at the same time prepare myself for college and after mission life. Sometimes I get a little sad when I realize that its all coming to an end and that Ill never be able to work like this again, but I know the Lord is pleased with my efforts and the blessing we're receiving reflects that.
That being said...
LAST TRANSFER! AH! CRAZINESS! Im going to attach some photos of my last agenda. Its tradition to make it as trunky as possible. :)
So, for transfers we're stayin the same. My crazy Brazilian will be killing me and Ill be going down in a blaze of glory. I like to think that he wont "kill" me, but rather, I will be translated. :P
This week was awesome! We saw progress! We dropped a lot more people! We had a baptism!! WOO! I will tell you our swell baptism story.
So the other day we had a swell SWELL lesson with the Contreras family. We started singing the Hymn, How Gentle God's commands (one of my favorites), and then...I totally blanked. I had no idea what to teach and my companion was just staring at me waiting for me to share something. So, last second I looked up the accompanying scripture to the hymn, 1 John 5:3, and shared it. That led into a cool discussion about why the Lord gives us commandments and how they are really blessings and protection in disguise. We also used it to do a BoM, Bible comparison lesson using 1 Cor 10:13 and 1 Nephi 3 showing that God doesnt ask us to do impossible things. It was really, REALLY awesome. And totally on the spot, led by the Spirit. In the end we tied it into baptism and put a date with the 2 daughters that were present for Sunday (yesterday) and they both accepted! We scheduled the interview for friday and went our way clicking our heels and singing praises to the Allmighty the whole way.
Friday, the interview. When we sat down with the family, I felt prompted to speak again of the true meaning of baptism and why its important. Cealis (the younger) had no problems, but Crismaily (the older) had received the mistaken impression that this was just a fun baptism and that she wouldnt be required to continue in the church afterward. Thats what like all the other churches do here. We (4 of us as Elder Rowe and ELder Johnson were already there to do the interview) proceeded to have a discussion about repentance, peace in imperfection, and the true joy that comes from following Christ. Crismaily accepted the invitation (again, now with better understanding) and comitted to make the necessary effort.
But wait! Thats not all!
So sunday. Baptism. The family is super excited. We were supposed to have interviews with Pres. Corbitt that day, making the schedule a bit crazy, but maneagable. He wasnt going to be able to stay for the baptism but promised to drop by the family to share a few words. (they already know and love him). So, in the end, President got here WAY late, just as we were ready to start the baptism. While we were changing he talked with the Contreras and especialy with Crisbel, the last daughter who hadnt accepted a date. As we left the bathroom, President was just standing up to do an on the spot baptismal interview with Crisbel. BOOM. God's work. That story mightve come out kind of jumbled, but Im writing really fast. The spirit was so strong, the baptism was great, and the whole family shared their testimonies.
Love you all!
The final agenda.
End-of-transfer photo! Only one more!! :/
The final agenda.
The Contreras family.
"Trunky" final agenda.
Double baptism yesterday! WOO!!
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