First highlight was going on exchanges with Elder Davis (blonde one) on Tuesday.
We had a blast together in Slidell and we accomplished a lot together.
My favorite from the exchange was probably when we tracted into this
lady R______. She is a young single mother, with one daughter. I was
just so happy/loopy from being out in the sun so she probably wondered
why I was so excited and happy when she opened the door. Regardless, we
had a fantastic lesson with her where we explained out purpose, shared
the Book of Mormon with her and invited her to read it. The Elders are
going back to check up on her this week, I hope it goes well. She was so
sweet and sincere. The whole exchange was really great. We reminisced
on the good times in the MTC and back when we first came out. Crazy to
see how far we have come.
Jacob got baptized!!!!! Saturday
was a great day for us here in Waveland. There were a lot of people
that showed up to support and Jacob's parents even came. It was a great
service and full of the spirit. Elder Crisp spoke on baptism and I spoke
on the Holy Ghost at his baptism. Pres. Naylor, the Elder's Quorum
President, baptized him and all was well. He said he felt so happy and
loved. It was a long time coming but the day finally came. I am so happy
I was here to witness it. On Sunday,
Bro. Sones confirmed him in sacrament and later Bro. Ginn conferred the
Aaronic Priesthood on him. Jacob was happy, the ward made him feel
welcome and it made for a great weekend. It is so great to see how much
he has grown spiritually and God has blessed me in being able to teach
him and see this growth in one of his amazing children. Jacob is
awesome, we are so happy! :)
Meeting with
B______ and A______ is still going great! (k_____ is out of town with
her Dad for 2 weeks) This past week we started reading the Book of
Mormon together with them. It was so great to see how they were able to
apply Nephi's struggles and experiences to their own lives. The
scriptures can help us in our day to day lives. Whether we are reading
about some brother's that don't like their younger brother or the
struggles a family faces as they leave their home land. The spirit can
teach us individually.
The 4th of July was
yesterday and we got our transfer calls. Elder Crisp and I are staying
together in the 'Promised Land' one more transfer together. We were
pretty happy to here that. The Sister's that are in our ward are leaving
though and so we will be taking over their area We now will cover the
whole ward... lots of work, lots of area and lots of fun! It'll be sad
to see them go. It was a good 4th of July though. We helped the
sisters's move some stuff out of their apartment in the morning, went
fishing with Brittany and Angel in the afternoon (we got lots of sun),
had a blast at the Sones' house for dinnner and ended the night at the
Naylor's with B_____ and A____. The Sones' had all their kids at the
house, so it was tons of fun. Reminded me of home with all the cousins
and family gatherings. We even had a little water balloon fight, Elder
Crisp and I got em good. At the Naylor's, we had a good lesson with
B______ and A____. We watched a short movie on Jesus Christ with them.
Elder Crisp and I had been prompted earlier to give them blessings, so
we also decided to offer those. It ended up being a testimony builder
for us because later they texted us and told us how much it helped them.
So grateful we had listened to that prompting and were able to help
them. :)
With the 4th of July, Baptisms and
Birthdays, July is going to be such a great month!! Birthday month is
underway. I am excited to be staying with Elder Crisp another transfer
and to be able to witness these baptisms that we have coming up. I
continue to count my many blessing: Knee surgery success, coming back to
the field, getting sent to Waveland, having such great companions,
catching a red fish, being able to help my District members, seeing
Jacob get baptized, baptisms to come... the list continues to go on. And
probably the biggest blessing, besides my Savior, is my Family. I love
y'all, thanks so much for supporting me here. I am truly happy and
wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Even though I may want to just pick
up the phone and call y'all, I know I am where I am supposed to be and
doing the things the Lord would have me do as one of his disciples. Have
a great week y'all! Can't wait for another transfer in Paradise! :)
Love,
Elder Rankin :)
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