So Saturday we had this big
service project planned. And it has been planned for a long time. But
our ward, is pretty dysfunctional. Anyway. The last Sunday, they planned
the ward Christmas party for that same Saturday (last Saturday) and we
already had plans. Anyway. The service project was with Dominic and
Cindy's land lord. They are trying to get them to eventually join. But
their plan was to get them comfortable with the missionaries first.
Anyway. They own like a daycare/aftercare kind of a thing. And they had
like their end of the year graduation/celebration thing. I don't really
know what it was. But there were performances by the kids. Anyway. We
helped set everything up and take it all down. Chairs and stages. They
also had a lunch. So we helped Dominic and Cindy cook the lunch. They
did hamburgers and chicken burgers. So we cooked all of them. And a side
note. Boy I have never seen lower quality hamburgers. But it worked
out. It was a very long project. But we had to leave half way through to
go to the Christmas party. Because the ward choir was singing and we
are in the ward choir. And Cindy and Dominic are the Choir directors.
Anyway. We went and sang, and then went back to the service project.
Then,
Saturday night, we went to the Dobsonville flat. And we all pretty much
just gave each other hair cuts. Okay. Not pretty much. That's exactly
what we did. Brahser cut Edeyaoch and my hair. And then I cut Brashers.
In the end, we actually all looked pretty good! haha! But it's fun to do
stupid things like that with other Elders.
Sunday
was probably the best day though. The news of Sunday started on
Thursday when we got a call from Dominic. But this needs a bit of back
ground.
So
Dominic hasn't always walked the best paths in life. He has gotten into
some things he shouldn't have. But eventually he realized that he
really needs the church in his life. So he put himself back on the
right track. And about eight months ago he got married to Cindy. She
comes from a very strong LDS family. So Sunday he was baptized. And I
was very touched that he chose me to baptize him. There were lots of
people he could have chosen, his family members, very close friends, etc.
Anyway. I feel blessed that I was able to baptize him. It was very
unique and spiritual experience for me. He had really gone through a
lot. But he has changed so much. He is a great guy. His family was
there, some very close friends, and the missionaries. And the bishopric.
Anyway. It was a very great service. Something I will probably never
forget. Very unique. Something that not all of us get to experience. But
the spirit was there and has been there through this whole process. It
was interesting to look back and see the promptings and impressions I
have had that led to all of this happening. It's great to see
how happy Dominic and Cindy are. They are now planning to get sealed
next year December.
Anyway.
That experience made everything that has happened here in Florida worth
it. I feel like I was really supposed to be there for that. And I am
very grateful that I was blessed enough to play a part in his journey
back to the church.
Oh,
one more thing I guess. Christmas updates. You asked if we had plans.
Well, on Christmas day, we have a mission Christmas party. So that will
be fun. Hopefully. I don't actually like big groups of people. But it
will be fun. But when we were doing the whole hair cutting thing, we
kind of planned some stuff. There is a place called Carnivore here.
There are two in South Africa, or at least in our mission, and I have
wanted to go FOREVER. But there is one close. So we want to go for
Christmas. It's like Tucanos I guess, but it's African. I'm very
excited. I hope we actually go.
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