Baptism! / July 2, 2018

Me with Elder Mariteragi.
 Hey everyone! Hope you have all had a wonderful week! Because my week was pretty great!! Actually, it was pretty normal, but Saturday we had the baptism of Heiarii, so that was awesome! He is the best.

  Heiarii is the perfect example of why I came on my mission. Before we found him his life had a ton of problems, and he wasn't really going anywhere. But the change has been amazing! He is so happy now and he is so motivated! He is now planning on serving a mission (He turns 21 this august), and he is a beast. The baptism was great and I was able to confirm him Sunday!

  So funny story of the week. At the chapel, if you are standing in the perfect place, you can see pretty far into the bathrooms. I happened to lean against a wall right in that place, and when I looked up, I was staring right into the womans bathroom, and made eye contact with a sister missionary at the sinks. So what did I do? I waved. Well lets just say that quickly turned into one of the most awkward moments of my mission. But Elder Bennett got quite a kick out of it, so I guess its alright.

  Love you all, the church is true and the Prophet is really called of God! I promise! Ask in prayer for yourself if you don't want to take my word for it. Have a great week!
The Baptism!

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