November 15, 2010

FAMILY.

The Baptism went really well. We spent all day preparing for it though, but it went really well. Everyone who was supposed to be there showed up, I was lucky enough to conduct the meeting (Absolutely terrifying) but it all worked out to the best. There is nothing like a baptism, the Spirit there is a strong one. I just sat there, on fire the whole time, it felt like. I have a picture of the investgator and her husband and the son of the bishop and the coolest black person ever. He went to jamaica on his mission, english speaking, so whenever he speaks english he has some crazy accent slang thing going on. Also, I don't know if I told you this, but our bishop is black, like from the congo black, with some crazy cool gray hair going. He looks like Nelson Mandella and Morgan Freeman mixed. And excellent combination. He's way cool. Thanks to our investigator's excellent example, we now have two more baptisms coming on the way, two of another brother's sons from a previous marriage will be getting baptized within the next couple months, how excellent. It's amazing how many people are affected by one person when they decide to follow the light.

French is going really good, comprehension is at an all time high, speaking is still okay. We've run into so many people from columbia however, that we have started studying spanish, so we can make initial contact and set up another appointment, where we can bring a spanish speaking member with us.

E. Cherry is amazing. I was quite nervous at first, because transfers are like blind dates that last 6 weeks, but E. Cherry is almost like being comps with Carter or Hayden or Chandler or Noah. I knew we would bond quickly when he mentioned that he was a fan of the old Olsen twin movies they used to put out. I have never, ever met anyone who has seen those old movies. We are very much on the same page. It is going to be one of the greatest transfers ever. He's been out for 4 transfers, so we're both learning french really fast, and it is so nice to have a companion that isn't going home soon. The work will be exploding quickly, as it already has. Cherry is from Snowflake Arizona, so we are both going to freeze this winter. That's about all that went on this week, Hopefully more baptisms will follow. Our goal is to keep the font full.

Light up the Darkness,


E. Holm