But
I have quite a good story to tell you guys! I forgot about it for the last 2
weeks but I thought that you would really enjoy it! As we came back from
district meeting two weeks ago we went to catch the bus at Foncheche, which is a
giant marche, (and it's really gross) but there went to catch the bus. And when we
got there, there were no buses so we had to wait. After about 20 minutes of
waiting a bus came. And it was all out war to get in! People were pushing and
shoving and it was not was I was used to! And then everyone had got in, my
companion was way in the back, and I was the only person who hadn’t taken a
place! I didn’t want to be mean! But the guy who directs the buses, and everyone
else in the bus, started yelling at one lady who had taken my spot and all I
understood was "pastor" (because everyone was yelling in the local language: "key congo") but
eventually she got out and I was able to get in the bus with my companion and
head off to the sector! One good thing about being a missionary here is that
you get a lot of perks!
But
as I said, Jean and Leticia got baptized this week and it was amazing! But it
was also really hectic. We informed everyone when it was, but when we got there Saturday
morning no one was there. And we had to have one of the people from the branch
presidency there to preside or we couldn’t have the baptism. So we were
frantically calling everyone and nobody was able to come and we had to consider
cancelling the baptism and doing it the following week, which was not what I
wanted to do! But then we looked at the red handbook and we saw that if it
is a convert baptism, then the zone leader can preside and luckily our zone
leader was there so he was able to preside for us! And we had a really good
baptismal service. Elder Bills baptized them both and after he did each of them
sat there in the font and I don’t know if they were soaking in the moment or
praying or what, but each waited about 5 minutes but we all just sat there with
them. They seemed so happy and they both bore their testimonies after and it
was just such an amazing and spiritual moment! It's times like this that I love
in missionary work.
The
Friday before the baptism we taught this same family about the temple and how
our families can be forever if we go to the temple and are sealed
together with the priesthood for time and eternity. It got me thinking of the
day that I went through the temple with my family and how lucky I am to have
been able to experience that. I'm so thankful for the temple and for the
ordinances that we can do. And I can't wait to go there with my wife so we can be
sealed together for time and all eternity!
But
that’s all for this week guys! Once again thank you so much for all of you who
sent me emails and I hope that I will hear from you all next week! For a
challenge, I want each family to play an entire game of monopoly together!
Love
Elder
Legerski