July
20
Happy
Pioneer Day!
That
day is coming up right quick! I don’t know how the Pioneer’s did it! I am
thankful the Lord didn’t take them on a detour to Georgia, because that would
have been miserable! Humidity, mosquitoes, fried food, oh my! They may have
just ended up here, that seems to be what happens. People in Georgia stay in
Georgia! I must admit Utah is the place, and the right one at that! As a
missionary though, it is the best place to be, hands down! God is in the soil
and the hearts of the people! Here’s the week in a peanut shell (Georgia is big
on those!):
The
miracle of the week was to be privileged to see Marcus Clark baptized! It was a
miraculous event! We filled the primary room with people supporting Marcus in
this decision of his! It was crunch time this week in getting him ready for
baptism. We had a few lessons to teach and just a few days to make it happen.
We devised a memory matching game involving all of the Commandments and Laws
& Ordinances. To up the ante, we obtained everyone’s favorite candy. On
each card we had scripture references to the Book of Mormon to teach the
principles from! It was a creative and fun way to teach Marcus! This is where
we saw the power of the Book of Mormon this week! It teaches the doctrine so
simply that children can understand it! That is the beauty of the Gospel! At
its core, it is breathtakingly simple! It also struck me that this very baptism
was similar to when me and Austin were taught by the missionaries. I am
thankful the Lord gave me the chance to help pay it forward! Marcus is the man!
Last
Monday, we may or may not have fallen into a deep slumber, with intentions only
for a power nap. A member in the ward calls it an “Efficiency Interlude.” That
sounds more professional. We laid down and woke up three hours later. I feel
indifferent about it! There is always too much to do than sleep!
We
met a man who invited us to study Genesis chapter 1 and 2 and contemplate how
Marijuana is essential to salvation. No thanks! Modern revelation trumps that
Old Testament Stuff!
We
are having a bit of a scare with Philicia and her family, the ones from the
Virgin Islands. We dropped by the other day and the youngest daughter came to
the door and was uncomfortable. She proceeded to tell us that her Mom told her
to tell us that we shouldn’t come back any more. The reason being we were rude
to her younger son. We are perplexed because we had only spoken to him
one time. We are still hoping and praying that this is our family that is ready
for the Gospel!
We
found another family of five! The Garcia’s! We were totally led to them! On
first contact they were a little unhappy, but upon praying with them, they
totally opened up! All of their kids are baptismal age! They kept thanking us
for praying with their family! They are super excited to come to church here
this coming Sunday! There are so many people that are searching for that ray of
hope, that happily ever after! We have it!
That
is about all she wrote! Thanks for all that you do for me! I really hope and
pray this is the best week ever! Better than any previous! Keep fighting the
good fight! Keep the faith! Enjoy to the End! Have a blessed up week and I will
hear from you real soon! Love you all so much!
Elder
Dallan Barnes
“What’s
your favorite Holiday?” Elder Hanson asked a child the other day, the kid
responded: “BATMAN!!”
“Baptism
is an event of eternal consequence.” Bishop Nolden
No comments:
Post a Comment