Hey Everybody!
This week was a crazy week...there was so much going on! Best news of the week: Patrick set a baptismal date! I am SO excited for him. So we've been teaching him for the past week and he called us one day and said that his girlfriend was going to be there the next day, so not to do another law of chastity kind of lesson (if you remember, the day we planned to do chastity he had invited 2 friends with him, and it did not go over very well) so we told him we'd review the first discussion. We got there the next day and not only was his girlfriend there, but also his twin brother, their friend Crystal, and another friend. The lesson went well, but I'm not sure they're all that serious about learning more. It was still pretty exciting though. Then, the best part, was at the end, I wasn't quite sure how to ask him for another rendez-vous with all his friends right there, so I just didn't say anything, and then he asked “So when do we get to see you again? Monday evening maybe?” So we set up something for tonight. He was also at church yesterday (a little late; he'd forgotten about dailylight savings time) and that went so well! I was talking to him after Sunday School and he asked “So...when is my baptism?” And I told him we had 2 more commandments that we wanted to teach him with just him and then he could be baptized after that, so maybe not this saturday, but the one after, and he was just thrilled about that. He went to Priesthood and volunteered the information to Elder Williams and then Elder Grinton later thought he would help push him towards baptism a bit and asked “So when are you getting baptized?” and Patrick said “in two weeks.” He's so excited about it and he really knows it's all true and he wants so much for his girlfriend to believe it to. I just love him :) Only problem: we still have to teach Sabbath day and Tithing, and I don't think Sabbath Day will be a problem, but Tithing could be a HUGE issue. Especially since we found out yesterday that he really wants to marry his girlfriend and they've been talking about it a lot, but he has to pay a dowry for her of $5,000, so it might be a little hard for him to pay tithing while he's trying to save money for that. I don't know how that will turn out...we'll just pray a lot and really try to bring the spirit in to the lesson when we teach that one. I think it'll be ok though...he knows the church is true and LOVES the Book of Mormon. It'll work out.
Also this week: we had zone conference! That was a lot of fun. I just love President and Sister McKinnon :) Sister McKinnon talked a lot about the Book of Mormon and Bible prophets and how their revelations all intertwined (especially those around 600 BC – Lehi's time) and then had us each write a verse to Follow the Prophet and sing them in front of the group. So fun. Then President McKinnon touched on a lot of different things that were all just what I needed to hear. It really was such a great conference. The weeks with zone conference and interviews are probably my favorite weeks out of the transfer. I don't get quite as much finding in on those weeks, but they're definitely more spiritually uplifting.
We also had our fireside last night and that was not as successful as I was hoping it would be. It really needed another 2 weeks of preparation and organization, but it went all right. It could've been so powerful had it worked out how we had pictured it, but it was still good and the Spirit was definitely there. The title was “Le Christ Vivant” (the Living Christ) and we went through the text of the “The Living Christ” with breaks here and there throughout it. We had Elder Magre doing the narration and we had 3 recent converts bear testimony throughout it (well, 2 recent convert and a life-long member...the other recent convert cancelled the day of) one about the Book of Mormon, one of how a knowledge of the Gospel had blessed their lives, and one I think about the Savior. We also had a congregational hymn (I Stand All Amazed) and a special musical presentation on the Restoration. It's a great idea for a fireside...I really enjoyed it.
Other than that, I can't think of anything really exciting that happened this week. It was a fun week filled with lots of work, and I'm excited for this week...we have more planned and hopefully will be able to get out and go finding more. I'm excited for it! I hope all is going well at home and you're all having a wonderful time. Love you all!
Love, Sister Nicole Lindsey
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