We had a crazy week in the offices! Transfers, two leadership councils and a baptism!!!!! Wahooo!!! William got baptized on Saturday (see picture) and was confirmed the following day! We found out as we were teaching him last week that he works with three or four ex-missionaries and that they've been teaching in between our lessons! Ah-ha! That's why he understands everything the first time we teach it.
Update on the Iasevoli family: GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!! They have been planning their wedding and reception like crazy these last few days. They decided to get baptized in two weeks so that Jade, their oldest daughter, can be baptized with them (Jade has a few more questions than her parents and has been progressing as we've read more of the Book of Mormon together).
Best part of the office week: buying a shopping cart full of yogurt and milk for a mission conference.
Best part of the proselyting week (besides William's baptism): Diego and Anahi asking us to help them get married!!!! (We've been teaching them for a few weeks) Anahi and Diego love the church and want to be sealed in the temple. Finally decided to get married after soooo many lessons about repentance and baptism and God's plan. (funny observation, in my missionary mind, taking a whole month to decide whether or not to get married and baptized in a church is forever. But that's actually a pretty quick big life decision. It's amazing that when someone feels the truth of the gospel, their decisions become more clear and more firm).
I think it's weird when parents pick up their kids from their missions. You kinda miss out on the whole getting home to the airport experience and there's no definitive "end" to your mission. There's an Elder who just had his parents pick him up and he said it was kinda weird to be a missionary and to be doing not missionary things. I would love to come back afterward and visit all the people here! I would also like to visit some of the more touristy parts that aren't available to us during our missions.
Have a great time on Mt Adams! I love you!
Elder Smith
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