First Baptism!

 Rick got baptized!! Saturday and Sunday were such great days! The actual baptism was good. Rick doesn't like cold water so we made sure it would be warm, but it still wasn't warm enough for Rick haha! Getting in the font he kept going "OoOoWh!" Haha. Then on Sunday he was confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and recieved the gift of the Holy Ghost! That was so powerful! And it was crazy to think that I invited Rick to be baptized just on my 3rd day! 

I love the primary song "When I Am Baptized" especially the chorus "I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain" because it was raining all day Saturday! I am just so grateful that Rick has made the decision to be baptized and have a clean start! 

Miracles!

☆ Thank you all for your prayers!!! Eric reached out to us this week and asked us some questions he's been struggling with! AND he came to Ricks baptism!! 

->  After much struggle on our part, God provided a way for Rick to come to the temple with our whole mission on Tuesday! Seriously, nothing was working out until we were at the point of giving up. That's when bishop called and said he figured it out! All we had to do was find a ride... a lot harder than we thought. The temple trip was on valentines day in the evening and no one here will drive at night. But we had a prompting of who to call, we did, and she said she'll take us!

Struggles... because being a missionary is not easy haha

->  Both my companions are almost at the end of their missions and this Sunday a recently returned missionary spoke and a recently called missionary spoke, it just made me miss my family a lot. But as I thought about this on Sunday I realized that God was showing me how much I've grown since I've started and how much more I'll grow in my time here. There's no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone. However, Jesus Christ is my comfort in the growth zone! 

Doctrine & Coventants 19:23 

"Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me"

Funny Moment

->  the power went out when we were at our friend Lisa's house so we had a lesson in the dark with candles as our only light haha! The thunder shook the house! Im not usually scared of thunder but it rattled the house and was so loud it made me jump! Also Sis. Peterson dropped her phone on the ground on our way into her house so her phone was outside in the pouring rain for 2 hours! (It was okay!) 

Please Pray For...

->  Trent to meet with us! He's on date to be baptized this month but he keeps canceling on us :(

Pictures

▪︎Rick's baptism! I wore my special dress that I've worn for every big moment of my mission so far! 

▪︎Had Waffle House for dinner 

▪︎Last Pday we went to a lake at sunset and had a picnic while we painted! 

▪︎Went hiking also near a lake

▪︎Our friend Lisa 

▪︎Celebrated Sis. Osborne's 21st birthday!