September 22, 2014
Hey y'all!
Hey y'all!
This week was EPIC. John was baptized yesterday! Wooooo!
This was my first every baptism, and I feel so honored to have been the one to
teach John. He was so prepared and the ward absolutely loves him. The service
was great and John told us afterwards, "I feel so at peace with my
decision. It feel nice." Yay John!
Believe it or not, this week we were pretty worried about
whether or not this baptism was going to happen. John is retired, but he hasn't
made good financial decisions in the past, so tithing has always been a
sore point for him. In our final visit before the baptismal interview, we were
really worried he wouldn't be willing to keep the Law of Tithing. But while we
were talking to him, he told us, "I've been thinking about how I'm going
to pay my tithing. I don't have a lot of money, so I'm trying to figure out
where I can cut back in my expenses. My monthly payment for my truck is the
same amount as I would pay toward tithing, so I might sell my truck. I can
drive a clunker." Sister Haynes and I just about cried. He then went on to
say, "There are bigger sacrifices people make in order to pay their
tithing." I just love John. He has taught me so much. :)
In other news, I got eaten alive by mosquitoes on Friday! We
had a lesson at 8 o'clock at night in a park, right after it rained..... We
were scratching our legs the entire hour we were in the park. I woke up the
next morning and my feet looked like I had a disease. People kept pointing them
out to me throughout the day, and freaking out.Now I will be wearing tights
until my feet don't gross people out. Don't worry Mom, they are on the mend!
Thank you for all of your prayers and sacrifices on my
behalf! I love you all so much.
Love
Love
Hermana Angus
