Friends and Family,
This week has probably been the best
week of my mission so far! It was very spiritual and I was just loving
it! We worked hard, accomplished a lot, and set up busy plans for next
week! I hope everyone had a good week as well and is having a great
time! Oh and happy Labor Day!
On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to
meet with our investigator who passed her baptismal interview last
Sunday at church! She will be baptized Sunday the 7th! This will be my first
baptism, so I'll make sure to take and email some pictures! She is the
funniest lady! She always calls me the "handsome missionary" while
she calls my companion, Elder Willard, the "other missionary!" Hahaha
he hates it so much! I can't help but to laugh every time she says it. She also
sends us on our way with some type food! From cookies to chicken and rice, there
is always something she makes us!
Her lesson on Tuesday was something I
will never forget. We sat down and started to talk about her baptismal
interview and make sure things were set for Sunday. She began to talk about her
interview, and she got a little bit choked up. A few moments later she then
started to cry and just broke out in tears of joy. While she was crying, she forced
out the words "After I had my interview, there was just something
different about me. I felt like Jesus Christ was with me and I was able to
recognize God's love for me more and more in my life. I know this is what He
wants me to do right now." It was an amazing feeling in that room. The
spirit was definitely there, but it was a unique feeling for me. It made me
think about and realize what is actually happening. This lady just changed her
entire life. She's living a better, happier life because two men, ages 18 and
20, decided to serve a mission. If we didn't make this decision to serve, none
of this change would have happened for her. It was nice to know that our investigator
was ready and excited to be baptized. She understands what she is doing and
couldn't be happier! The church is true!
So it was a very spiritual week with
her, and our other appointments went well! Palm Bay is making a lot
of progress! However, we also had some pretty funny things happen this
week!
1) Elder Willard doesn't have the
quickest reaction time, and one morning during personal study he was nodding
off to sleep.... (His usual) And then he fell out if his chair and hit
his head on the floor! Hahaha it was the funniest thing! He was so mad and
embarrassed!
2) We had some prettying great
excuses why people couldn't come to the door
-
"My wife isn't home, so I can't talk right now"
- "
I was watching TV"
- "
I was in bed before I came to the door"
- "I
have a dog"
Goodness, like what are those
excuses? At least come up with something good!!
3) We went to a Jamaican members home
for a "Jamaican Jerk" bar-b-que on Saturday evening with an
investigator. There were a lot of members that were going to be attending to
celebrate the football season kickoff! Man, it was so hard not to watch the
game! But that's not the funny part at all. We went to show our investigator
some of the ward members and for them to get to know him. The funny part of the
story is that we didn't know that some of the chicken was cooked with extremely
hot peppers, and it is the Jamaican culture to have very hot, spicy food! I
took my first bite without knowing this valuable information, and my mouth was
almost on fire! I looked over to Elder Willard to see if he was experiencing
the same thing and he was practically dead! He started coughing and downing water,
rice, and some crackers on the other table! It reminded me of the scene in
"Dumb and Dumber" when they squirt the mustard and ketchup in their
mouths at the restaurant! All of the ward started to laugh and make fun of us
big time... It was hilarious!
4) We were in a trailer park teaching
an older man on Wednesday. About half way through the lesson on The
Plan of Salvation, his little poodle dog pooped right on his foot! It was
nasty! What was surprising for me is that he didn't even do anything
immediately! He was silent and just stood up very slowly taking deep breaths
right in the middle of the trailer for like 2 minutes with his eyes closed!! It
was obvious he was trying not to lose it! We were trying so hard not to laugh!
Finally, the man says "just come back later, okay?" We stood up awkwardly
and walked out with out saying a word! I was dying of laughter as soon as the
door closed behind us!
I'm loving it out here on my mission.
Having great experiences like these make it even better! I can't
believe it's already September, where has the time gone? I am taking
some great pictures, but because it is Labor Day and the library is
closed we had to email on our iPads at the church! So next week expect
some good, uploaded pictures!
I miss you guys and hope all is well!
Much love,
Elder Doman
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