Chapter 9: A Baptism On My Birthday!

Hello everyone! This past week was pretty great! 
 

We had zone conference with our half of the mission on Friday, and it was so amazing! I learned so much, and I got so much guidance from the wonderful speakers. They also fed us some absolutely incredible food, and I ate way too much. But that's ok. 

 
Sean got baptized on Saturday!! Which also happened to be my birthday, so it was the best present ever. It went really well, and he was beaming the whole time. It has been so rewarding watching him grow in the gospel and become the person he is today. He also got confirmed and received the Aaronic priesthood in sacrament meeting on Sunday! I am so excited to see him continue to grow in the Gospel. 

 
Then yesterday we went on exchanges. I stayed in Lakeridge, and Sister Hyde came with me. It was so fun, because we were companions in the MTC, so we were back together again! I also drove for the first time since being out on my mission, and I did pretty good. I had a few bad parking jobs, but that's ok because I didn't hit anyone. So I consider that a 10 out of 10 success. 

 
Spiritual Thought: One thing that my mission president said in Zone Conference was that we need to "Remember Abinadi". It means that we need to keep having faith and accept that we may not see the fruits of our labors. Abinadi didn't get to see Almas conversion or the wonderful things he did, and we are all like that. But we need to keep moving forward and trust that our efforts are making an impact. 

 
I love you all! Have an amazing week, and a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

 
Love, 
- Sister Willie 

 
Pictures
- some of my zone 
- Sean's baptism
- we couldn't figure out the printer for the baptism programs, and when we did we had only made 11 after 45 minutes of trying so...


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