Hi everyone!
So, it's once again transfer time and the news is...we're both staying! I'm glad. We've got a lot of baptisms and stuff coming up that I definitely want to be here for. I've also just this last transfer really gotten a feel for the area and have really gotten myself feeling more at home here. So I'm happy to stay. This will only be a five week transfer though. Usually it's six weeks, but we're getting a new mission president, so it's being shortened a week, and then the transfer after that will be 7 weeks to make up for it.
Things are still going pretty well here. We didn't find any new investigators this week (we almost did, but although we tried we weren't able to get a Return appointment yet) but we taught a lot and kept pretty busy. We seemed to have appointments cancelling left and right, but we were still able to work through it and keep busy. It's exhausting though, and on top of it, teaching lessons leaves one feeling good, but drained. So I've been really tired. But it's better to be tired in a good cause than to be well rested in none.
We had another baptism this past week! We were going to have 2, but one of them needed to be pushed back to this Saturday. The person who got baptized was Lexie. Finally! I guess she's been meeting with missionaries off and on for a couple years now. A little before I got to the area, she decided she wanted to be baptized, so when I came to this area I got the privilege to help finish her preparing for baptism. So this has been a long time coming. And it went really well. I'll include a couple pictures at the bottom of this email. The first one is just us, her, and her husband (Preston). The second one is us, Lexie, Preston, their son, and some of their really good friends.
Well, there's not much more to report today so I guess I'll just add a short spiritual thought and let you get on with your lives. This is a scripture, John 6:67-68. At this time, Christ had taught some principles that seemed hard to many people, and a lot of Christ's followers left him. That's where verse 67 picks up:
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast
the words of eternal life.
The times we live in are times when the teachings of Christ are mocked. Many say there is no Christ. Many say there is no God. Many look at the values we hold dear and revile us. It might be hard to
follow the Savior. But like Peter said, "to whom shall we go?" It is through Christ and obedience to His simple teachings that we can have eternal life. It isn't always easy, but if we don't turn our backs on Him, he won't leave us stranded or alone, and He will lead us along the path that leads to everlasting happiness.
Well that's about all for today. I miss you guys! Have a great week!
-Elder Oswald
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