Another Baptism!!!!!
Shayla Pierson was baptized on the
15th by Elder Stephens!!! It was amazing!!! Elder McCain gave the opening
prayer and I was asked to give a quick talk on baptism. There were tons of
little kids there and they all sang "I Like to Look for Rainbows." It
made me think of my baptism and my family singing that song to me!
Shayla is an amazing girl. Her
mother was able to make it to the baptism on Saturday and the confirmation on
Sunday! She has been scared to talk to us and we had a great conversation
with her and were able to showed her we are just normal people! Shayla is so
full of light and will be a great example to her family throughout the years.
Please pray for her that she might stay strong being the only member in her
family and only 8 years old!
Happy Birthday Elder Stephens!!!
Sister Newman was an angel and made this huge party for us when we got home :)
She’s the greatest!! So something funny about Elder Stephens, he always carries
a spoon and chopsticks with him wherever he goes. The chop sticks he had were
just the cheap wood ones that you get at the restaurant so I got him a pair of
really nice ones with little ninjas on them. He also got a package from
my family of three matching gold ties!!!! They are super awesome!!!! I love my
new tie and we all look great in them!!! His family sent him ingredients
to make buttermilk pancakes and a pie!
That same day we ran into an
excommunicated member. His name is Brother Goodwin and an amazing individual.
You know how when you walk into a building or a home there is a spirit there,
whether good or bad, but you can feel it. When we walked into Brother Goodwin's
home there was a strong spirit of peace. Not something you would expect from an
excommunicated member. He lives in this huge, beautiful home next to the Snake
River. We sat in his living room and discuses his beliefs and tried to find how
we can help him come to church. He is amazing. You would have never
guessed that he had left the church. I’m so grateful for the gift of the Holy
Ghost and the power of the Atonement.
“But the fruit of the spirit is
love, joy peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.” Galations
5:22-23
The Holy Ghost has become a huge
tool in the work and in my life. Just the other day I was biking and was about
to pass an RV when I had the thought, "I’d better pull away from the RV. It
would really stink if someone opened the door from inside and took me
out." As I moved over, someone did open the door and I was well out of the
way and we passed without any harm.
The thing I want to focus on in this
story is the thought I had. It sounded like my voice in my head, no warm fuzzy
feeling. The heavens didn't open up and command me to move over 3 feet to avoid
getting hit. It sounded just like my voice. The spirit is very
simple but takes eternity to fully understand. It is given to us to help, and
protect; to tell us right from wrong. But the trick is knowing or recognizing
when it’s speaking.
“For I say unto you that whatsoever
is good cometh from God, and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil.” Alma
5:40.
EVERYTHING good comes from our
Heavenly Father. That includes our thoughts. Whether it is us or the Holy
Ghost, it comes from God. I’m so grateful to have this gift; this gift that
helps me when I teach, helps me when I’m travailing, helps me when I don't want
to breath anymore. The Holy Ghost can not dwell in unholy temples. We must
protect our temple, our selves, and always invite the Spirit to always dwell
with us.
Yesterday I met the brother of
"Elder Groberg," the guy from the movie "Other Side of Heaven." It
was cool hearing how the movie was almost 100% accurate. The only parts they
really "hollywoodised" was when he was taking a bath and all the
little children came, and when he was on the hike with the family and the
daughter "hurt her ankle." That’s amazing!!!
"Kolipoki" is living in Bountiful with his wife and they give
talks and devotionals all around.
“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
Romans
8:31
Your friend and Companion in Christ
Elder Eldredge
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