This week has been super fun for me! On Tuesday I went on
exchanges with some Elders in our District. If you are training you have
to go on exchanges for week 3 so I went on an exchange with these Elders,
and then also went with the Zone Leaders since Elder Myers is new. It was a lot
of fun, I had to go with the Greenie and basically was told to make sure he was
being trained right. So that was interesting, his name is Elder Greene (teehee)
and he is also a red head. So you best believe the jokes came at every. single.
door. Its algood, it was an easy set up to transition the conversation to the
gospel. My favorite game to play with my companions is to choose a random
object we see and then relate it to the gospel. Its super fun and it really
helps you be able to turn conversations into gospel conversations. So we do it
with the members who come with us!
There were two absolutely crazy things that happened this
week, the first being that I got to interview a wonderful lady named Debbie for
her baptism. It was my first baptismal interview and so I was really nervous,
but it ended up being one of the most spiritual meetings of my mission. The
spirit was so thick you could almost see it. Everything went perfectly, after
the interview I told her that I wanted her to go straight to the chapel so she
can feel the spirit, and pour her heart out in gratitude to God. I told her
that the happiest times in my life is when all I feel like doing is getting on
my knees and thanking the Lord. It really was a super cool experience, she was
bawling by the time she left and then ran to the Chapel so the Sisters thought
something went wrong so it was super funny!
The other crazy thing is that they redrew the ward
boundaries in the whole Bakersfield South Stake. So there is no Panama ward
anymore....I dont belong anymore I guess. The two wards are Berkshire and
Wilson. They took 3 wards and combined them, my area is in Berkshire and so if
I stay, I will be with half the members in Fairview. I already served
there....so that would be WEIRD. Its whatever though, they will let us know our
new areas soon. I hope I stay in my area, I keep having the feeling that I will
be here for a long time so I hope that comes true!
I hope yall had a wonderful new year! I watched as the clock
hit midnight and thought....wow I go home this year in august. Fun fun!
Elder Carper
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