UPDATES GALORE!
Aug 28 & Sept 4, 2018
John! He got baptized on the 25th! Hooray!!! (Fanfare!)
The baptismal service was super awesome! We had a lot people from the ward there, our Zone Leaders came, and then our Mission President, President Dixon, was there, too! So no pressure, right?
But it went really smoothly! Our Ward Mission Leader took over the program planning, and it went really well! After John's baptism, he just shone a little bit brighter, and I didn't see his smile leave his face for the rest of the day!
On Sunday, one of his friends in the Ward was able to be the voice in giving him the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and I got to stand in the circle for that. What an amazing experience!
Something else that is incredible is that Manuel, who we learned prefers to be called Richee (He emphasizes the "ee" sound at the end, so then he will always make you smile!), was able to come to John's Baptism with his neighbor, who is a member in our ward! Ever since then, he's been talking nonstop about the feelings he got there.
Fast forward to Sunday the 2nd, Richee comes to church with that same member, and is talking that whole way about things at the baptismal service. Our member said that Richee said something like, "I want that same thing at my baptism!"
Needless to say, we are going to invite him to be baptized in the near future.
A couple that we've been working with for a while, the Liggetts, have been making some good progress lately! We've also been shown a couple of cool things by them. Like a BB Gun modeled after a mafia gun (the Thompson), how to shove a nail in your head, and more Card tricks! And on top of it, we've gotten to understand their needs better.
We also met Janet, who is super cool! She had a medical trial she was going through, and then one day, it mostly went away. She Says, "It must've been God, right? Do you think I was healed by God?" We know she was!
We had the awesome oportunity to learn more about a topic I was not very familiar with. We learned about family history! I learned that there are 2 super cool websites to go to and each of them has a different purpose. They are rootsmapper.com and relativefinder.org. On the Relative Finder one, we are able to see all of the famous people we are related to! It is super fun! On Rootsmapper we are able to see where all of our ancestors are from according to the map! It was so cool to learn more! I'll send some pictures of some of the things we found!
And finally, Transfers are happening. I'm staying!! Elder Ford is going, though. He has been here 6 months, and so it's been a little crazy for him, but he'll do just fine in his new area. Meanwhile, I'm going to have a new companion that I've never met! Well, I talked to him once and saw him a couple times, but we were never formally introduced, so I'm excited!
Shorter Email, but I'm hoping things will calm down after transfers. I know that God lives and loves us! He will send people to help us, and His Spirit is always available to give comfort and direction, if we will reach out and seek Him through Prayer and reading His Scriptures!
Love you all!
Elder Richardson
1) John's Baptism! This is (Left to Right): Elder Ford, Elder Knavel (The missionary who baptized him), JOHN!, Elder Richardson, and Elder Shelton (one of the first Elders to contact John).
2) The Liggetts have a Bullwhip! I gave it a shot, but I wasn't very good...
3) Rootsmapper.com! Turns out, we have some Jamaican Ancestors, Daniel!
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