December 8, 2009

Hey everyone,We had a baptism yesterday. We have been teaching Aj for 3-4 weeks and he was definetly ready to get baptized. It was a nice service, with a musical number by Bishop Smith's daughter Tara. Elder Guenther and I gave the talks on baptism and the Holy Ghost. It was a special day for the entire family because Aj has been coming to church for over 3 years, and his mom finally allowed him to get baptized. Aj is Bishop Smith's nephew. I'm not sure how they are all related. It's a miracle. His primary class has been praying for him for over a year and those prayers were finally answered. Aj was so happy. During the program he looked back at me and smiled. It was so cool. We had a nice turn out from the ward and had a lot of support. I could tell that Aj's mom, Kelly, could really feel the Spirit. I hope that from this experience, that she will come back into the Gospel. We confirmed this week that Trena & Sergio's wedding will be this saturday at 2pm. It's gonna be a packed day because Kurt Hoskins, the 9 yr old boy we've been teaching is getting baptized at 12, then the wedding at 2pm, and then Debbie Townsend is getting baptized at 7:30pm. It will be a crazy busy day, but great at the same time. I'm so excited for all of them. Trena & Sergio might not be getting baptized as soon as we had hoped, but we are still doing the wedding for them. Sister Bitner has kinda taken over the wedding plans, and I know that it will be very nice because she's just like that lol. Works for me! Haha. I went on an exchange with Elder Greep this week and had a good time. He serves with his companion Elder Figeroa in the Stake next door to ours. On Saturday Elder Guenther and I went to the Boutiful Temple. A married couple that Elder Guenther had help teach and convert were getting their endowments out and getting sealed and we were invited. President Olson gave us permission to go to Bountiful for the endowment session and the sealing. The whole experience was awesome. I have witnessed proxy sealings before, but this was my first real one. It was realy nice and I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to be there for their special day. Later that night we went to one of the ward Christmas parties. It was fun to see some of the members and mingle, but we didn't stay too long because our investigators didn't show up. We taught Debbie that night as well. I'm gonna miss teaching her when I leave this area. Debbie and JJ are really cool people and I have really enjoyed teaching her. She always asks great questions, and we have fun with them. I'm really excited that she is getting baptized. It's something that we've worked for for a while, and I can't wait to see her make that important step in the Gospel. We went to a members home on Sunday and watched the Christmas Devotional. I enjoyed it, but I would have loved to actually be there. I want to go see all the lights on Temple Square so bad, but it's not even possible because it is out of our mission. Oh well, I'll see it later I guess. We didn't make it to the Temple this morning. We got up and got all ready, and then our ride cancelled on us. It worked out though. I was able to still do my studies, write letters, and get a head start on the day. Well I love all of you so much and miss you tons. I hope that all of you are doing well. I keep you in my thoughts and prayers daily. Continue to share the Gospel with others...and help the missionaries out too. :) Every member a missionary. I am thankful to have the Gosple in my life, and to be a missionary and be able to share it with others. The church is true!!! I hope to hear from yall soon!~Elder Micheal WattsPS-It's snowing and it's so cold!