6/29/2015
Happy almost 4th of July!!
Thanks Danielle and
Maddy for the letters this week!
Omar's baptism was
yesterday!! It was super awesome! It was a little bit crazy, though! We had to
change the time of the baptism last minute, some people cancelled, and we had
to find a ride for a family of 6 an hour before the baptism started! But we pulled
through and it all worked out! There was a ton of support there from the ward! Omar looked so happy afterwards. I'm really excited to see him start on this new path now. One of the speakers talked a lot about how baptism is just the first step. It's not the end. It's just the beginning of our journey back to our Heavenly Father!
We have been using the
Tatum family to help fellowship the Morales family. On Wednesday, we are
going to have a lesson with them at the Tatum's home! I'm super excited! The
Tatum's daughter, Sarah, has become really good friends with Antonio and
Maggie, so they have been asking her tons and tons of questions that they may
not feel comfortable asking us. Which is great! This is why I love member
missionary work!!! We invited the Morales family to come, but Antonio was the
only one who could make it. Afterwards, he was talking to Sarah and told us
that he decided that he wants to be baptized! He said that it feels right, and
that it's the step he needs to take to get the answers to his questions. Then
he corrected himself and said that he knows it's the right
thing for him to do! It's amazing how we can teach someone something over and
over again and it may not stick or it won't make a difference until they
feel the spirit bearing witness to them of the truth! I know that he felt the
spirit at the baptism, and now he has decided to be baptized in two weeks!!
I'll keep y'all posted on what's happening!
So Elder Turner got
back from Anaheim right after I finished emailing. His paperwork should get to
the mission home today, and then they will forward it to Salt Lake City. After
that, his visa could come any day. It could be this week, in three weeks, or
longer! They may keep him here until the end of a transfer, or he may just
bounce and leave as soon as his visa comes. It's up to President Mullen and the
mission president in Perth. I think now that he realizes he's leaving, he's
starting to go back to his older ways... Which has been really sad. I tried
talking to him about it the other day, but he just doesn't really care, and I
can't make him care. He told me that the only reason he is serving a mission is
because God has commanded us to. I'm kind of at a loss for how to help him. All
I can do is be a good example and keep working diligently.
I love being a
district leader! I have been super busy with exchanges, district meetings,
nightly calls, etc! But it's been a lot of fun! A little stressful, but it's a
good kind of stress! This week was supposed to be our zone meeting, but last
night, the APs called and said that zone meeting will be next week, so I get to
have another district meeting tomorrow! I haven't even started preparing!!
Haha
We had dinner with the
Lewis family this week. They said they had been visiting one of their
relative's wards when it was stake conference. The stake president asked the
missionaries to come up and pull out their planners. He went through the
following weeks and asked why it was so empty. Then he turned to congregation
and told them it was their job to fill the missionaries
planners. So the Lewis' told us that in two weeks, they would find someone for
us to teach and invite them into their home to have a lesson! Then they asked
us to teach them the first lesson (the Restoration). If any of you have the
missionaries in your home, ask them to teach you the message of the
restoration!! It was an amazing spiritual experience! Even though they are
active members, the spirit was still there teaching the truth!
The 4th of July should
be fun! We are volunteering at a parade in the morning. We are supposed to walk
around and keep people from walking into the street! We are supposed to go out
and work during the day, so we'll try and set up scheduled lessons beforehand
so we're not dropping in on people during the holiday. Then, some members
invited us to a barbecue at their home. They want us to stay late and watch the
fireworks from their porch, but we have to meet with our zone at 8:00 to
play basketball, watch a move, etc.. And then we have to be in our apartments
by 9:00. Hopefully we can see the fireworks from the zone leaders
apartment! Ours is on the first floor and is facing the wrong direction :( It
will be kind of sad not setting of fireworks in the street in front of our
house!
Thank you all for the
letters, love, and support! I love you all so much! Have an awesome (and safe!)
weekend and I'll talk to all y'all next Monday!
Love,
Elder Warren 
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