Week 36: Popcorn is popping, and the Work is poppin' too!!

This week was amazing!!

We had tons of service, ranging from helping out at an animal rescue center to working on the farm. We were able to work and see the fruits from our labors, as well as the fruits of missionaries past.

Spring is in full force down here! The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the grass is becoming ever so green. I think people are happier when the weather is nicer. It certainly seems that way down here. We have been received very well, and we are continuing to find lots of people to teach. We have seen many tender mercies of the Lord as we have tried to be diligent in serving our Lord.

We have had the opportunity this week to witness the baptisms of two children of a lady who was baptized last month. It was a very joyful experience. As with all baptisms, something went wrong! 

Earlier this year, their mother was baptized. The branch president told us to get there approximately 3 hours before the baptism, to make sure that the font would fill in time. We didn't believe him, so we only came around 2 hours early, and we had to haul water from one side of the building to the other in salad bowls to help it fill faster! This time, we thought we were going to be smarter! We got there 3 hours before and started filling the font. We checked it about an hour later, and the plug was broken and so it would not fill!!! It took a lot of ideas, but eventually we just figured that a small bowl would fit over it and get the job done. Everything worked out in the end, and the program went smoothly.

I have a firm conviction that Joseph Smith really did see God the Father and Jesus Christ in that sacred grove of trees as a 14 year old boy in 1820. Jesus Christ lives, and he has commanded us to do things, like be baptized, which are necessary for us to come back to Him. They help us to draw close unto our Father in Heaven, change our nature, and when performed by the proper authority bind us to Him forever. 

I hope y'all have a blessed week!

Love,

Elder Eliason

Pictures!!

 We helped a member out at his farm, and it was AWESOME!! We just exchanged the dirt from the tractor to us ;)

A flower, the daffodils are in full bloom here :)