The first is
a part member family that is well on their way to activity and baptism
for the two young ones. We were able to commit them to baptism before
Halloween. So that's exciting hopefully a good birthday for myself :)
But, as part of that lesson because we're teaching two guys ages 8 and 9
we have to keep it entertaining or the younger one will be out bouncing
around in the living room. So for our object lesson this time around we
did it with balloons. One was filled up with the breath of Elder Moore
and the other with water from the tap. The idea is that the one with no
substance represents baptism without the gift of the holy ghost and the
other with the gift. So the fun part is when the fires of trials (a
lighter) come into your life the one with no substance pops. But, when
it comes into your life when you've gotten baptized with the proper
authority and the Gift of the Holy Ghost. (this is where the audience
groans and gets back) The balloon does not pop until after the lesson
the kids throw it somewhere outside after getting the dirt bike to run
it over :) It was pretty fun :)
We also had an
extremely busy day this last week that involved about 5 lessons.
Probably the most lessons I've had plus the most that have actually
followed through in a row. It was pretty good because we had a member
come out with us and we didn't get lunched three times in a row :) It
was a good day :)
We were also privileged to have a member of the district presidency come and talk on sunday
and have a potluck after. He gave a great talk about how he as a young
convert and branch president came under a lot of fire from his
congregation. He was doing the best he could and his wife kept on
letting him know that the lord qualifies those he calls. But, because he
had only been a convert of a few years and had half of his children in
that time period he had a lot to learn. There was a posse of members who
came to the Stake President and told him all of the "wrongs" that he
was doing and how he needed to do better. The stake president gently
told them that he knew all about that because he was in weekly
correlation with him and reprimanded them for instead of helping him
they were hindering him. This was a shock to him as a young convert and
as a branch president and he told us he wondered how he made it through
that time but, that the members of the branch did help him out in the
end and that now that small branch is close to becoming a ward. It was a
good meeting.
I think that's all I've got. I love y'all and I hope you have a great week.
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