SO..for some reason I didn't make the connection. But when I got here the
President had told me my companion was Elder Ballard. It didn't hit me until I
was in my room Wednesday and I was looking at Elder Ballard's photos. I saw his
dad and I go.."hmmm, this guy looks familiar." I was looking at a Ensign and
came across the apostle Elder Ballard. I said "Hmmm, I feel like I've seen this
face before today." Out of no where it hit me, I go "OH MY GOSH MY COMPANION IS
ELDER BALLARDS GRANDSON." I asked my companion and he just smiled, I am under
the impression that he's not allowed to tell or that he chooses not to admit it,
but how cool is that? One day I'll be able to tell my kids I served with an
apostles grandson. Way cool, no?
So this week was awesome. We had the best temple trip in the world. We got
up at 4:30, rolled out went and got dressed and took that long drive up to
Tri-Cities. The temple here in this mission is so beautiful. It's certainly been
a blessing to be apart of a mission that allows me to go to the temple. After
the temple we took loads of pictures. I'll send some with them Email and some
more will be on my blog. I've gotten to know some friends here in this mission
that i hope I will be able to keep through out the rest of my life. Was
certainly a neat experience.
The work here in the Washington Kennewick mission is moving so forward and
I am so blessed to be apart of it. THIS coming Sunday, I will experience my
first baptism. My companion and i have been working with a young lady named
Heather, and boy is she golden. It seems like every question we ask her she
comes back with the perfect answer. She is so excited to be baptized and we are
just as stoked for her. Its awesome seeing peoples life's change through Christ.
From the time that we first met her, until now, shes a totally different person.
You can see Christ in her eyes, and see the changes that she has made. I just
hope that Sunday the Spirit will be there and Heather will feel the difference
in her life when coming up from the water. We are also working with another
young lady named Hannah. She is also just as golden. She has a baptism date for
October the 18th, and she is AWESOME. We have been working on things with her,
and now her parents are investigating the church a little. But Hannah has always
wanted to be baptized, and I'm just the lucky one that gets to help her. We also
have another baptism coming up for Christina Canwell, coming up in mid October.
I am so blessed to be apart of the work here, I know I say that a lot but I mean
it. I feel the Lord's presence every single day. I have found that yes, I am
here to help change other peoples life's, but at the same time I see my own life
changing. My relationship with Christ is inevitably growing stronger every day.
I look over to the beautiful mountains sometimes, or I look up at how pretty the
stars are, and just think to myself..."There has to be a God." None of this
happened by chance, the Holy Ghost is real. Not only do I sense its presence
every day, but other people around me feel it as well.
A long with how spiritual the week has been its also been a funny one. We
had an area authority come to speak to us this past week, Elder Risenmay. He
asked myself and my companion to come and teach the first lesson in front of the
whole sacrament meeting. After we did I had 4 people, 4 PEOPLE come ask me if I
was from Australia? I mean is my accent that heavy? Have people out here never
heard anyone from the south? I've also had people ask me where North Carolina is
located, or is that another country? People out here must live under a rock
their entire life's.
Love you guys so much, and thanks for all the support. Cant wait to talk to
you guys next week!
Con Amor,
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