Everyone,
Saturday we had the first convert baptism in Schertz Ward since its
creation over 15 months ago. It was a great feeling. The bishop was
elated. He was signing the baptismal record and said, "you know
Elders, it's been too long since I've signed one of these. Good work."
Lots of members came to A's baptism and some surrounding
missionaries had investigators show up. It was an awesome experience.
A, the little 9-year old that was baptized, is such a great kid.
It was a pleasure to teach him.
This week started with throwing my back out while working out in the
morning. After finishing the set I dropped the weights, and I couldn't
move. That was pretty fun. NOT. It turns out that to do just about
anything, you need your back. By the time Elder V and I came home
from a day of biking I wanted a back replacement. But what can you do
when you have appointments and meetings all week? Out of the many
lessons I've learned on my mission, responsibility is a huge one. If
you don't do your job, who else is going to do it for you? And why
would you want somebody to do your job for you? Responsibility,
stewardship, whatever you want to call it, is part of growing up.
To try some different ways to use every honorable means to find
somebody to teach, we ware going to be part of a radio talk show. Us
and the Elders that we live with have been invited to be on a member's
radio show. He said that over 30,000 people will be able to listen to
us. That's a ton of people that we can talk to! What an extraordinary
thought that we could be sharing the gospel to thousands of people all
at the same time. Our mission president is all for having us on the
talk show. The person who owns the station wants us to do it weekly,
but I'll be honestly, I don't know what we'd talk about after the
first few podcasts, but what an incredible thought.
Wednesday we were able to rake leaves for one of our investigators who
has been having some major medical issues. Her front yard was ankle
deep in leaves, and for that 70-year old lady, it would have been way
too much. She came out so surprised. "You do this for people who don't
go to your church? That's crazy!" She put on her favorite Christmas
sweater and tried to help us. She's a funny old lady. I'm just glad we
could spend a few hours helping her out.
Thursday I had a feeling that I've wanted to have for a long time. It
was the feeling of being a new missionary again. New missionaries have
this fire to them that is addicting. Every moment is a spiritual high,
every experience is a treasured memory. Sometimes when you get further
into the field, it's not that you run out of experiences, you just get
used to them. But what a shame that is. Thursday night my companion,
the bishop, and I were meeting with a less active part member family
and the spirit was so strong, they were so grateful to have us there,
for the first time in a while, I was overwhelmed with the spirit
during a lesson. What a wonderful experience. I hope we all get
overwhelmed with the holy ghost.
Elder Richard Hall
1. Some missionaries going through some sound checks at the radio station
Saturday we had the first convert baptism in Schertz Ward since its
creation over 15 months ago. It was a great feeling. The bishop was
elated. He was signing the baptismal record and said, "you know
Elders, it's been too long since I've signed one of these. Good work."
Lots of members came to A's baptism and some surrounding
missionaries had investigators show up. It was an awesome experience.
A, the little 9-year old that was baptized, is such a great kid.
It was a pleasure to teach him.
This week started with throwing my back out while working out in the
morning. After finishing the set I dropped the weights, and I couldn't
move. That was pretty fun. NOT. It turns out that to do just about
anything, you need your back. By the time Elder V and I came home
from a day of biking I wanted a back replacement. But what can you do
when you have appointments and meetings all week? Out of the many
lessons I've learned on my mission, responsibility is a huge one. If
you don't do your job, who else is going to do it for you? And why
would you want somebody to do your job for you? Responsibility,
stewardship, whatever you want to call it, is part of growing up.
To try some different ways to use every honorable means to find
somebody to teach, we ware going to be part of a radio talk show. Us
and the Elders that we live with have been invited to be on a member's
radio show. He said that over 30,000 people will be able to listen to
us. That's a ton of people that we can talk to! What an extraordinary
thought that we could be sharing the gospel to thousands of people all
at the same time. Our mission president is all for having us on the
talk show. The person who owns the station wants us to do it weekly,
but I'll be honestly, I don't know what we'd talk about after the
first few podcasts, but what an incredible thought.
Wednesday we were able to rake leaves for one of our investigators who
has been having some major medical issues. Her front yard was ankle
deep in leaves, and for that 70-year old lady, it would have been way
too much. She came out so surprised. "You do this for people who don't
go to your church? That's crazy!" She put on her favorite Christmas
sweater and tried to help us. She's a funny old lady. I'm just glad we
could spend a few hours helping her out.
Thursday I had a feeling that I've wanted to have for a long time. It
was the feeling of being a new missionary again. New missionaries have
this fire to them that is addicting. Every moment is a spiritual high,
every experience is a treasured memory. Sometimes when you get further
into the field, it's not that you run out of experiences, you just get
used to them. But what a shame that is. Thursday night my companion,
the bishop, and I were meeting with a less active part member family
and the spirit was so strong, they were so grateful to have us there,
for the first time in a while, I was overwhelmed with the spirit
during a lesson. What a wonderful experience. I hope we all get
overwhelmed with the holy ghost.
Elder Richard Hall
1. Some missionaries going through some sound checks at the radio station
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