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Well Everybody looks like I'm going into my 5th transfer! I've been out just over six months now!! life is really good. I love missionary work. So I'm still in Hayward (my first area). The Lord still has work for me to do here so I'm really excited about this coming transfer.
We (Elder Bryant and I) had a Baptism this last Saturday: Lupe Conela. It was really nice! The Spirit was so strong! Lupe's family is Catholic and they weren't able to make it to the Baptism, she is really good friends with the Rohner family(members). the Rohners gave really nice talks and a song. Lupe is a great example of exercising Faith, she has a wonderful testimony of the Gospel. We are super excited to have her as a member of the Church. Right before Lupe's Baptism we got to sit in a Baptism for the Castro Valley 3rd ward (Tongan!) I love Tongan Baptisms they are really cool. they sing so good!
So my Saturday was filled with the Spirit. It helped me reflect a lot on the importance of Baptism and the Covenants we make and renew.
I really Love the Hayward 1st ward. The members are so great! They really take good care of us. this last Sunday was fast and testimony meeting it was so good! the topic was quickly turned to missionary experiences that members have had. it was so good to hear the different ways that the members were sharing the Gospel. I've been here long enough now I know a lot of the members well so that's been really cool.
Anyways things are going well. I'm learning alot about my self but most of all I'm learning so much about the Savior and his love for me.
I love this Gospel I love missionary work I hope everyone is doing well. have a blessed week. HANG ON summer is coming.
I love you all.
Love Elder Blandon
Monday, March 7, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Dear so and so
This week was great. we got to teach a lot. it was way better than last week thats for sure! everything seems to be going well. I getting a new companion this week. so that means we are going to be in a trio! YAY! three is a crowd, but its really fun. I'm still going to be seinor comp. and i will be training elder Hurst until he gets his Visa to Brazil. but yeah things are going great.
We started teaching a family that was referred to us by a member, the Beverly family. I'm so excited to see how the Gospel is going to bless them in their lives.
Helen Beverly is the mother of three girls, her girls are ten, five, and a little baby I think about 8 months. Their family is so special. They've had a really hard life.
Rayeal Beverly (the daughter that is five) was diagnosed with Leukemia. She is such an amazing little girl. Helen and her family have such a great spirit and love even tho they have such a huge trail in their life. because of medical bills from the daughters leukemia, the Beverly family was force to move out of their home. Right now they live in a shelter.
I feel the Saviors love so much when I serve and teach them. We had a lesson in a members home with Helen and the girls on saturday. We tought them about the Plan of Salvation, the Spirit was so strong! at the end of the lesson we asked Helen if she would like to pray, she said she didnt know how. So Elder Barria (the missionary I was with during the lesson) asked if he prayed if she would follow his prayer and repeat what he said. she agreed. shortly after the prayer started all three little girls joined in the prayer. it was such a special moment to her their little voices praying along with Elder Barria. Helen excepted the lesson and said she believes it to be true, she commited to come to church the following sunday. Elder Hurst and I waited for the Beverly family at the doors the next sunday, it came time for church to start and she didnt show. I thought "just a little longer" We waited until the sacrament was about to start and then went in and sat down. My heart was broke, I wanted them to come to church so bad. I said a little prayer and I felt calm. Sacrament meeting was great. After the meeting someone told me there was a family that come in late on the back row, IT WAS THE BEVERLYS!! they all went to primary and we joined them as well.
We are so blessed in our life. We dont even know. We have the Gospel and we have our families.
I love everyone. have a great week
P.s. please write me back. :)
We started teaching a family that was referred to us by a member, the Beverly family. I'm so excited to see how the Gospel is going to bless them in their lives.
Helen Beverly is the mother of three girls, her girls are ten, five, and a little baby I think about 8 months. Their family is so special. They've had a really hard life.
Rayeal Beverly (the daughter that is five) was diagnosed with Leukemia. She is such an amazing little girl. Helen and her family have such a great spirit and love even tho they have such a huge trail in their life. because of medical bills from the daughters leukemia, the Beverly family was force to move out of their home. Right now they live in a shelter.
I feel the Saviors love so much when I serve and teach them. We had a lesson in a members home with Helen and the girls on saturday. We tought them about the Plan of Salvation, the Spirit was so strong! at the end of the lesson we asked Helen if she would like to pray, she said she didnt know how. So Elder Barria (the missionary I was with during the lesson) asked if he prayed if she would follow his prayer and repeat what he said. she agreed. shortly after the prayer started all three little girls joined in the prayer. it was such a special moment to her their little voices praying along with Elder Barria. Helen excepted the lesson and said she believes it to be true, she commited to come to church the following sunday. Elder Hurst and I waited for the Beverly family at the doors the next sunday, it came time for church to start and she didnt show. I thought "just a little longer" We waited until the sacrament was about to start and then went in and sat down. My heart was broke, I wanted them to come to church so bad. I said a little prayer and I felt calm. Sacrament meeting was great. After the meeting someone told me there was a family that come in late on the back row, IT WAS THE BEVERLYS!! they all went to primary and we joined them as well.
We are so blessed in our life. We dont even know. We have the Gospel and we have our families.
I love everyone. have a great week
P.s. please write me back. :)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Things are going well, trianing is still going - its about that time that I start helping Elder Hurst really step out of his comfort zone, but in the most loving way possible of course! :) He's great tho, he is a really good missionary. So I've been under a bit of stress making sure all our responsibilities are taken care at the same time giving Elder Hurst opportunities to do things on his own. It's small things really, but everything we do is important. Even the smallest things like returning someones phone call or stopping by to help someone with a small chore, small things like this can make the biggest difference in building trust with people. I'm trying my best to help Elder Hurst realize these things but its harder done than said.
We have seen a lot of miracles this week. We went to visit a referral we had been given from temple square - we just happend to show up at this persons house at just the right time. Everything fell together for this person's heart to be softened to let us come back for another visit. In the ward we have 3 youth that come to Church every week and attend early morning seminary, they are not baptised members of the Church because they don't have consent from there guardian. Its really sad to see when people harden their hearts and deny another person (or child) the blessing of the gospel, it really hurts me to see that happen. Payton is one of these kids, this week we got to sit down with him and talk about how he can help his mom see how the gospel has changed Payton, we told him if he wants to be baptized the Lord is going to make him work for it. We told him he needs to be obedient to what his parents say, he needs to get good grades in school, bring the Spirit into his home by serving others and praying and reading his scriptures. We are praying for Payton and his Mother that her heart my be softened and that Payton can take the lessons and be baptized.
Things are going well tho. Over the holidays our numbers dropped (we weren't teaching very much) but thing are on the rise! so thats great for us and for those we are teaching..
I'm not sure if I told you about Randy Childs? An investigator we are teaching. He's about 30 and has two kids. When we first started teaching at him one of the lessons he started telling us about how he wanted to stop drinking, thats funny cuz we never even said anything about drinking or even the word of wisdom, we asked if he had any alcohol in the house, he was like "yes I do" "well lets poor it out!" Elder Canova said, we all went to the kitchen and watched as Randy poured out his drink. The spirit was so strong! Randy has been going to Chruch with us for three weeks now, we've been helping Randy take that next step in getting married to his his girlfriend.
I love this Gospel. I am so grateful for this opportunity I have to serve others, for this time to serve the Lord.
Love,
Elder Blandon
We have seen a lot of miracles this week. We went to visit a referral we had been given from temple square - we just happend to show up at this persons house at just the right time. Everything fell together for this person's heart to be softened to let us come back for another visit. In the ward we have 3 youth that come to Church every week and attend early morning seminary, they are not baptised members of the Church because they don't have consent from there guardian. Its really sad to see when people harden their hearts and deny another person (or child) the blessing of the gospel, it really hurts me to see that happen. Payton is one of these kids, this week we got to sit down with him and talk about how he can help his mom see how the gospel has changed Payton, we told him if he wants to be baptized the Lord is going to make him work for it. We told him he needs to be obedient to what his parents say, he needs to get good grades in school, bring the Spirit into his home by serving others and praying and reading his scriptures. We are praying for Payton and his Mother that her heart my be softened and that Payton can take the lessons and be baptized.
Things are going well tho. Over the holidays our numbers dropped (we weren't teaching very much) but thing are on the rise! so thats great for us and for those we are teaching..
I'm not sure if I told you about Randy Childs? An investigator we are teaching. He's about 30 and has two kids. When we first started teaching at him one of the lessons he started telling us about how he wanted to stop drinking, thats funny cuz we never even said anything about drinking or even the word of wisdom, we asked if he had any alcohol in the house, he was like "yes I do" "well lets poor it out!" Elder Canova said, we all went to the kitchen and watched as Randy poured out his drink. The spirit was so strong! Randy has been going to Chruch with us for three weeks now, we've been helping Randy take that next step in getting married to his his girlfriend.
I love this Gospel. I am so grateful for this opportunity I have to serve others, for this time to serve the Lord.
Love,
Elder Blandon
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thanksgiving
It sounds like you had a good Thanksgiving! I missed you so much!! I was thinking about the family all day.
Elder Canova and I got to have a SAMOA Thanksgiving!! It was great! They had two pigs and two turkeys and tons of sea food and it was so yummy!! We got to visit alot of families in the ward, less active and active families. We visited about 6 families so even tho I really really missed home, going shooting and chillen around the house watching movies and eating yummy food... ...we were still loved by our church families so it was ok..
we have a few new investigators! Zina (23) and her mom! Elder Canova and I decided to go on a Less Active SPREE and we found Zina at a less active's house while we were visiting! so now we're teaching them..
Anyways, my mission has been so good. I'm really loving the studies I've been able to do. I've been able to learn alot about the church, but I've also been able to learn and understand alot about how this earth was created, space and time, spirituality and where we come from.. The gospel teaches so much if we are willing to really dive into the doctrines and search for answers. Alot of what science is discovering now was already revealed by Prophets of the church long before scientists even had the technology to discover things like 'space and time'. The thing I like most about studying this as a missionary - is that I have the Spirit with me, the Spirit testifies of TRUTH!! so when I read about things like 'The Creation' my eyes of understanding open and I can comprehend 'Matter Unorganized' and that God in his infinite power organized that matter- thus creating the Earth! Science with out the Spirit is so limited. its like a computer without a screen.. it works, but you can't SEE anything!!! haha
I'm doing well. Tell the family I love them and miss everyone tons!! I LOVE YOU
LOVE
Elder Blandon
Elder Canova and I got to have a SAMOA Thanksgiving!! It was great! They had two pigs and two turkeys and tons of sea food and it was so yummy!! We got to visit alot of families in the ward, less active and active families. We visited about 6 families so even tho I really really missed home, going shooting and chillen around the house watching movies and eating yummy food... ...we were still loved by our church families so it was ok..
we have a few new investigators! Zina (23) and her mom! Elder Canova and I decided to go on a Less Active SPREE and we found Zina at a less active's house while we were visiting! so now we're teaching them..
Anyways, my mission has been so good. I'm really loving the studies I've been able to do. I've been able to learn alot about the church, but I've also been able to learn and understand alot about how this earth was created, space and time, spirituality and where we come from.. The gospel teaches so much if we are willing to really dive into the doctrines and search for answers. Alot of what science is discovering now was already revealed by Prophets of the church long before scientists even had the technology to discover things like 'space and time'. The thing I like most about studying this as a missionary - is that I have the Spirit with me, the Spirit testifies of TRUTH!! so when I read about things like 'The Creation' my eyes of understanding open and I can comprehend 'Matter Unorganized' and that God in his infinite power organized that matter- thus creating the Earth! Science with out the Spirit is so limited. its like a computer without a screen.. it works, but you can't SEE anything!!! haha
I'm doing well. Tell the family I love them and miss everyone tons!! I LOVE YOU
LOVE
Elder Blandon
Monday, November 22, 2010
By the Spirit
How is everything going?? HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Me and Elder Canova are going to the Napoleone's house for Thanksgiving, Bro.Napoleone is the BEST. He's from Samoa. His family is big, they have like 7 kids and a ton of other people (cousins) living with them. All the youth in the ward really like hanging out over there cuz their house is so fun.. bro napoleone is such a happy nice person..
Anyways I'm really excited for this week. This last week has been SOO GOOD. We had a district meeting and we were learning how to teach better. During the lesson I was giving something just clicked. I had finally realized something about teaching and how I can teach better, it has alot to do with the way we ask questions, (it takes a while to figure out so i won't try to explain it) but it was really cool to see how i can better invite the spirit.. it's really interesting to see how people answer their own questions through the Spirit.
anyways so after this training i was like "SWEET I'M GONNA TRY THIS' we had a lesson later that day with a lady named Annie so i thought i would try my newly learned method.. it was kinda rocky.. haha but the spirit was there to make up for it. as the week went on i was able to ask better questions and really perfect asking better questions.
so we had contacted a guy named Elon later in the week, he told us to come back the next day, so we returned, when we started talking to him he stopped us mid-sentence and said "are you guys mormons?" and of course we said yes.. after that he said "I'll be right back" he kinda looked mad, and i was really scared but i knew i was there for one reason.. to testify of the gospel.. he came back and stepped out on the porch and closed the door and said "ok what were you saying?" he looked ready to counteract anything i was about to say but i just open my mouth and i started to testify of prophets.. the spirit was so strong, i was able to ask him questions that really got him thinking and we told him why we believe in Joseph Smith and why this was the restored gospel, my trainer was just standing there looking at me like "DAAANG" and after we left the doorstep i was like "DAAANG" haha.. i didn't really know what i said, but i knew i had prepared myself and the Lord had placed me there, i opened my mouth and I testified.
anyways it was really cool... my testimony is growing alot. my comp. is going home in three weeks.. :( we'll see what happens, i know i'm going to stay in hayward for another transfer AT LEAST.. i'll prob be here for 6 months tho.
I LOVE AND MISS EVERYONE A TON!! happy thanksgiving
Anyways I'm really excited for this week. This last week has been SOO GOOD. We had a district meeting and we were learning how to teach better. During the lesson I was giving something just clicked. I had finally realized something about teaching and how I can teach better, it has alot to do with the way we ask questions, (it takes a while to figure out so i won't try to explain it) but it was really cool to see how i can better invite the spirit.. it's really interesting to see how people answer their own questions through the Spirit.
anyways so after this training i was like "SWEET I'M GONNA TRY THIS' we had a lesson later that day with a lady named Annie so i thought i would try my newly learned method.. it was kinda rocky.. haha but the spirit was there to make up for it. as the week went on i was able to ask better questions and really perfect asking better questions.
so we had contacted a guy named Elon later in the week, he told us to come back the next day, so we returned, when we started talking to him he stopped us mid-sentence and said "are you guys mormons?" and of course we said yes.. after that he said "I'll be right back" he kinda looked mad, and i was really scared but i knew i was there for one reason.. to testify of the gospel.. he came back and stepped out on the porch and closed the door and said "ok what were you saying?" he looked ready to counteract anything i was about to say but i just open my mouth and i started to testify of prophets.. the spirit was so strong, i was able to ask him questions that really got him thinking and we told him why we believe in Joseph Smith and why this was the restored gospel, my trainer was just standing there looking at me like "DAAANG" and after we left the doorstep i was like "DAAANG" haha.. i didn't really know what i said, but i knew i had prepared myself and the Lord had placed me there, i opened my mouth and I testified.
anyways it was really cool... my testimony is growing alot. my comp. is going home in three weeks.. :( we'll see what happens, i know i'm going to stay in hayward for another transfer AT LEAST.. i'll prob be here for 6 months tho.
I LOVE AND MISS EVERYONE A TON!! happy thanksgiving
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Teaching a Ton
HI MOM,
So the mission is going good.. we're still teaching alot, about 18 - 20 lessions a week, we have 4 progressing investigators, we were going to have some baptisms this week but we haven't been able to meet as frequently as we wanted to..
the first is Jai, she's a way cool black girl, like in her late 20's. she loves church, we've been able to hook her up with a couch and food from the church she had a baptismal date but we haven't been able to meet with her as much as we'd like but she comes to church most of the time so that's awesome
next is Taralyn and jasmine.. they are sisters 14 and 12 they've both been going to church for about 3 years. they want to be baptised but they need permission from their great grandmother.. so thats fun, they're fun to teach prob be baptised in about six months due to the mother being in rehab.. but they are really solid investigators
we have annie who we just started teaching this week, she's from samoa she had a really ruff upbringing, she was a felon a long time ago.. its crazy, she is really cool tho.
cali is great i love it out here, the weather is awesome its been like low 70's all week. its ok to be jealous.
anyways things are good.. its really hard tho, prob the hardest thing ive ever done in my life. everyday i come home im so tierd.. my trainer is cool.. i want to say only good things about him, LOL.. anyways idk this area is super good tho. the members are still great, i get to teach a huge multi-family home evening- im going to teach about the scriptures, then im going to have everyone look up the scripture from their birth date, example: mine would be 8 - 28 in any book, so like 1 nephi or alma or helaman, just find the best one then share it.
anywaysI know this gospel is true I know that through faith in our Savior, through the Atoning sacrifice he made, WE CAN BE FORGIVEN. I have felt the love of our Father in Heaven i know He lives. this gospel changes lives, we dont need to go searching for how to have happiness, or what to teach our families, we already know. and there are so many people in this world that dont have this blessing. i know this gospel is true, there is no way it couldnt be. . and dont forget to pray :)
Love,
Elder Blandon
So the mission is going good.. we're still teaching alot, about 18 - 20 lessions a week, we have 4 progressing investigators, we were going to have some baptisms this week but we haven't been able to meet as frequently as we wanted to..
the first is Jai, she's a way cool black girl, like in her late 20's. she loves church, we've been able to hook her up with a couch and food from the church she had a baptismal date but we haven't been able to meet with her as much as we'd like but she comes to church most of the time so that's awesome
next is Taralyn and jasmine.. they are sisters 14 and 12 they've both been going to church for about 3 years. they want to be baptised but they need permission from their great grandmother.. so thats fun, they're fun to teach prob be baptised in about six months due to the mother being in rehab.. but they are really solid investigators
we have annie who we just started teaching this week, she's from samoa she had a really ruff upbringing, she was a felon a long time ago.. its crazy, she is really cool tho.
cali is great i love it out here, the weather is awesome its been like low 70's all week. its ok to be jealous.
anyways things are good.. its really hard tho, prob the hardest thing ive ever done in my life. everyday i come home im so tierd.. my trainer is cool.. i want to say only good things about him, LOL.. anyways idk this area is super good tho. the members are still great, i get to teach a huge multi-family home evening- im going to teach about the scriptures, then im going to have everyone look up the scripture from their birth date, example: mine would be 8 - 28 in any book, so like 1 nephi or alma or helaman, just find the best one then share it.
anywaysI know this gospel is true I know that through faith in our Savior, through the Atoning sacrifice he made, WE CAN BE FORGIVEN. I have felt the love of our Father in Heaven i know He lives. this gospel changes lives, we dont need to go searching for how to have happiness, or what to teach our families, we already know. and there are so many people in this world that dont have this blessing. i know this gospel is true, there is no way it couldnt be. . and dont forget to pray :)
Love,
Elder Blandon
Monday, November 1, 2010
the water stopped leaking
Well the first transfer is over! it looks like I'm staying in hayward, this last week has been crazy, it went by really fast, we added a few new investigators so that's good. i had new missionary training it was really good! i got to see all my district from the MT! so that was nice.. i took some cool pic.s at the temple.
On Friday we had a 'trunk or treat' at the chapel there are a lot of non-members that attend so we knew it would be good to hit it up.. we dressed up as missionary's ;) it was crazy tho! this ward really knows how to party!! they had all kinds of stuff going on.. some one just gave me a huge bowl of candy and said 'give this out!' so it was a pretty good missionary tool :) i just handed little kids candy and was like 'I don't think I've met you before?' we were able to set like three appointments with non-members that night!! the youth of the ward learned the thriller dance and did for everybody, it was really funny!! elder Canova and i got to help with the doughnut eating game it was weird tho cause it was like a party an stuff.. and missionaries don't party.. we had fun.
anyways so we've been teaching a girl named Vanessa! she's 19 and she is a golden investigator, she's been going to church for a while now, and i guess no one has ever asked her to be baptized! her boyfriend is a member(he just left on a mission) and didn't want to pressure her into getting baptized but we just were teaching her one day and just asked her.. so she's been doing so well, she reads and prays more than a lot of people i know.. anyways her baptism was on HALLOWEEN!!! (yesterday) it was a really good day.. it started out a little rough but it was really good.. on the way to church i realized i had forgot my tag (I've never done that) and we had to turn around, we don't live far from the church tho.. so we were late, church was good it was a fair-well, sis. Becky Rohner, the Rohner family is AWESOME they just are so happy and funny and laugh all the time and their mom is crazy! she's in the relief society stake pres. anyways her talk was really good, we teach two investigators at the Rohner house so right after church we headed over.
our lessons went well we were able to get another potential investigator who happened to be cutting hair while we were there, we just walk in the kitchen and were like 'hey you should take lessons and come to church' so we got her info and bounced. we went looking for some referrals and we actually found one! we were at his house looking for him and he just pulled up. his name is Matthew he was bump'n hard rap when he pulled up but we started talking to him about work and all that. it was crazy tho i really gained a strong testimony about the gift of discernment, I shook his hand and looked him right in the eyes, i could see right into life, it was a really powerful experience. after that it was off to Vanessa's baptism!!
so we showed up to the church to set up, everything seemed to be going well, we started the font and set up the room elder canova said to me 'do you think 50 chairs will be enough?' i said 'probably not, we should get more just in case' but I'm the Jr.companion so what i say doesn't really matter ;) i was really nervous for some reason, our mission president has us teach the Restoration while the people being baptized are changing, so i started studying up to teach. after a little while people started showing up. it turned out that about 70+ people were attending!!! i guess a few extra chairs wouldn't have made a difference we had people standing in the halls..anyways the we shut off the water so we could get started.. but we could hear it leaking... so we got a big stick and tried to get it stop but we couldn't get it to stop draining it was going pretty fast and by the time the baptism happened we wanted enough water to be there.. we couldn't do anything but pray. the program started there was a song and a really nice talk given about half way through the talk i was listening to the water draining and it just stopped! just strait up stopped.. it was really a miracle.. so then it was time for the baptismal ordinance, it was really nice Vanessa was crying before she even got in the water, it was short and sweet.. then it was my turn! the restoration in front of 70 people i was really nervous but i was praying a lot i don't even know what i really said but i remember i felt like i was gonna cry the entire time.. i think it went well anyways.. well i love this gospel SOOO much i love this area, love missionary work. i love all of you and i miss everyone have a good week and keep up your scripture study!!
Love elder Blandon
On Friday we had a 'trunk or treat' at the chapel there are a lot of non-members that attend so we knew it would be good to hit it up.. we dressed up as missionary's ;) it was crazy tho! this ward really knows how to party!! they had all kinds of stuff going on.. some one just gave me a huge bowl of candy and said 'give this out!' so it was a pretty good missionary tool :) i just handed little kids candy and was like 'I don't think I've met you before?' we were able to set like three appointments with non-members that night!! the youth of the ward learned the thriller dance and did for everybody, it was really funny!! elder Canova and i got to help with the doughnut eating game it was weird tho cause it was like a party an stuff.. and missionaries don't party.. we had fun.
anyways so we've been teaching a girl named Vanessa! she's 19 and she is a golden investigator, she's been going to church for a while now, and i guess no one has ever asked her to be baptized! her boyfriend is a member(he just left on a mission) and didn't want to pressure her into getting baptized but we just were teaching her one day and just asked her.. so she's been doing so well, she reads and prays more than a lot of people i know.. anyways her baptism was on HALLOWEEN!!! (yesterday) it was a really good day.. it started out a little rough but it was really good.. on the way to church i realized i had forgot my tag (I've never done that) and we had to turn around, we don't live far from the church tho.. so we were late, church was good it was a fair-well, sis. Becky Rohner, the Rohner family is AWESOME they just are so happy and funny and laugh all the time and their mom is crazy! she's in the relief society stake pres. anyways her talk was really good, we teach two investigators at the Rohner house so right after church we headed over.
our lessons went well we were able to get another potential investigator who happened to be cutting hair while we were there, we just walk in the kitchen and were like 'hey you should take lessons and come to church' so we got her info and bounced. we went looking for some referrals and we actually found one! we were at his house looking for him and he just pulled up. his name is Matthew he was bump'n hard rap when he pulled up but we started talking to him about work and all that. it was crazy tho i really gained a strong testimony about the gift of discernment, I shook his hand and looked him right in the eyes, i could see right into life, it was a really powerful experience. after that it was off to Vanessa's baptism!!
so we showed up to the church to set up, everything seemed to be going well, we started the font and set up the room elder canova said to me 'do you think 50 chairs will be enough?' i said 'probably not, we should get more just in case' but I'm the Jr.companion so what i say doesn't really matter ;) i was really nervous for some reason, our mission president has us teach the Restoration while the people being baptized are changing, so i started studying up to teach. after a little while people started showing up. it turned out that about 70+ people were attending!!! i guess a few extra chairs wouldn't have made a difference we had people standing in the halls..anyways the we shut off the water so we could get started.. but we could hear it leaking... so we got a big stick and tried to get it stop but we couldn't get it to stop draining it was going pretty fast and by the time the baptism happened we wanted enough water to be there.. we couldn't do anything but pray. the program started there was a song and a really nice talk given about half way through the talk i was listening to the water draining and it just stopped! just strait up stopped.. it was really a miracle.. so then it was time for the baptismal ordinance, it was really nice Vanessa was crying before she even got in the water, it was short and sweet.. then it was my turn! the restoration in front of 70 people i was really nervous but i was praying a lot i don't even know what i really said but i remember i felt like i was gonna cry the entire time.. i think it went well anyways.. well i love this gospel SOOO much i love this area, love missionary work. i love all of you and i miss everyone have a good week and keep up your scripture study!!
Love elder Blandon
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