Week 92

San Jacinto week 2

Email Date: April 14, 2014

David's (investigator from Pradoview) baptism

Remember my investigator David from Pradoview? I got called back to go to his baptism. The baptism was on Sunday, and the day before he married his girlfriend (the one in stripes). The is getting baptized in a couple weeks. 

David has been so determined to do whatever it takes to be baptized. The two weeks prior to his baptism he lived in a tent outside his house to keep the Law of Chastity. He said after his baptism that he just felt light, jittery and like laughing. I'm so glad that I got to be a part of his teaching process even if it was only for the beginning. He has made such a dramatic swing. From Satanism to Mormon in 10 weeks, all of his own will and drive. 

Taylor's baptism

Taylor's baptism! The talks were done by primary children in the ward and were super good. The baptism itself was a little scary. Grandpa hadn't baptized anyone in a long time... So he didn't know how to do it. On top of that he started shaking real bad. He tried to dunk her the first time, and she didn't go down all the way and then Taylor said she didn't want to do it anymore. After some (slightly awkward) negotiating, she got baptized.... That is an Interesting family...  I'm glad that everything panned out for Taylor to be baptized. I hope that we can keep them going.

So this last week was a little tough. But the Coolest parts I sent with the baptism pictures. We are back in finding mode. We've baptized our main investigators that we are not waiting on outside influences for. But we have some good potentials. 

Just continuing to work hard and finish strong.

I had the best breakfast burrito ever today. A Recent convert took us out for breakfast. 

Funny story: So our new apartment is great. However, three or four times this last week I have been awakened at the wee ours in the morning. Twice, our neighbor was making very loud phone calls in an Asian language right outside our window at 4 in the morning. Also, an alarm clock accidently got turned on set for 4 in the morning so that woke me up. This morning, our carbon monoxide detector decided to fall off the wall at 2:30 in the morning. I was awakened by it beeping every 30 seconds. I thought it was the smoke alarm. So I took the battery out, and had it dangeling from the ceiling. The beeping continued, but because it was so high pitched I couldn't tell where it was coming from. I was running back and forth between the two fire alarms on the ceiling trying to locate the beep. I was furious with the thing, I was taking the battery in and out, punching the fire alarm until finally after running in circles for what felt like forever I noticed that the CO detector was on the ground and was the source of the mysterious beeping noise. I slammed it back into the wall and stormed to bed. I looked at the clock and it said 3:20... 

Easter is this Sunday. This week preceding the Savior's death and Ressurrection. I plan on reading the accounts of that week in all 4 gospels. I will write about this study next week. In the meantime though. Check out Alma chapter 7. I know that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real, and is there for each of us to use, if we so choose. For it is given unto man to Act, and not be acted upon. 

Determination is a Caterpillar Climbing a Mountain. 

Also, Share the video and webpage mormon.org/becauseofhim with everyone! The Church is trying to make the video go viral for Easter. 

Love,

Elder Bryce Johns.