Email of 9/20/09
over-stress... ;-)" - Oh, I don't know, maybe nineteen years of living with them. ;-)
Thanks for your work on the blog (& facebook) and your relayed comments. It was cool to get and hear about, since I don't do internet other than e-mail anymore.
Yes, I'll probably get to travel back to see Raul's baptism. You do get to do that. I have a pretty cool story/mission experience, though, that I'll be sending in this week's letter. (see below)
I was right about going to the valley. I'm actually in San Bernardino itself, now, and yes, I'm on bike. The good news is that I'm six months into the mission and it hasn't been stolen yet! I have learned a little bit more about bikes, though. And the U-lock is pretty neat. I carry it everywhere now.
Letter of 9/14/09 -
Hey, I'm in my new area! I'm now actually in San Bernardino! I'm also on bike and I've already had a flat and had to buy a replacement tube.
Apparently, this area hasn't had any baptisms for a while, but my first week here we got to set a baptismal date! I was meeting a part-member family, the father's an investigator and the mother is a less-active member. It is the second time he has investigated and the topic of baptism came up. We were both busy resolving concerns as they were mentioned. He had worthiness concerns because he didn't feel as patient as the brothers he saw in the church.
The concern was real to him and I thought about the invitation by Alma senior at the waters of Mormon. I brought out and read that scripture. It was one of my neatest experiences so far. I looked up in the middle of reading the scripture to see his face staring intently at me. We were able to set a baptismal date for October 11th. It was a spiritual moment and though the investigator is a good and jovial guy, I could tell that he felt the Spirit.
I keep remembering looking up and seeing him looking at me. My own recognition of the Spirit there jumped up a notch. I'm glad I could be here at this time.
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