Week 85

Agüitas del bautismo en Searcy!

   This week was a great week here in the Little City of Searcy Arkansas!   A lot happened here this week and it was raining all week long. Last night we were under a Tornado watch, and we got some hail and rain but nothing really happened.

   Towards the beginning of the week we went to see Denise "Dee" who had a baptismal date for this last Saturday.  She is a mom of a member that I knew in Jonesboro who recently moved back here.  Her son was sitting in on the lesson and we taught him the restoration, and he really like it so we were able to set a baptismal date with him for the end of March.  Dee was looking forward for her baptism, but we weren't sure if she was going to be ready by the end of the week.  We ended up seeing Dee a few times after that and she was super excited about her baptism, and was determined to do it on Saturday!  She was able to overcome all the problems, and we were able to have her baptismal service on Saturday!  It went really well and there was a lot of support from the ward.  Every time I see a baptism, it's so great to see how happy it makes that person.  As well her son Joseph came to the baptism, and he said he felt really good when she was getting baptized and that he was excited for his baptism.  

   Our other top investigator Jeremy is progressing super well.  We were able to see him a bunch this week.  He is a cousin of a member and is really excited for his baptism coming up in a couple week. He has expressed to us his desires to serve a mission, and to help us as much as possible after he is baptized.  We are looking forward to that, and to keep helping him prepare.  We are also visiting a lady named Johnny, and she is a less active. This week we showed up, and she said God had helped heal her feet with new medication and that she was able to go to church now.  She went to BOM class, the baptism, and as well as church on Sunday! That was great to see her turn around.  

  I was able to teach a couple lessons in Spanish which was pretty sweet, and there are actually two members in the ward that are Hispanics and don't really speak English.  So I was able to meet them this week.  On Sunday Dee was confirmed, and as well I gave a talk in sacrament!  It actually went super well, it was the first talk I have given in English on my mission.  

  It's been pretty great serving here in Searcy, I'm learning the true southern ways.  My favorite quote of the week came from one of the less actives we are teaching she said: "did you know there were 14 presidents before George Washington?  The first was named George Washington Bush and he was black".  Sometimes you just never know what people are going to tell you! 

Well hope y'all had a great week there!  Love you!