Temple Trip

 

   Wow, we actually got to go to the Temple for the first time since the first two months of my mission. Let's just say it's been a long while. It was a surreal experience, we had a few recent converts who came with that were able to be baptized for their parents and grandparents. Talk about an unforgettable time. They were very emotional, the spirit was heavy. Since I'm still a Zone Leader, it was actually my job to choose who does what responsibility in the Temple and that was awesome. I got to prayerfully consider who needs to be doing what and the service ended up being wonderful. I'm pretty sure the mission is going to try to do a Temple trip every transfer from now on so lucky them I guess.

   We had a baptism of a couple named the L's last weekend. They were being taught by the sister missionaries that share the Prattville area with us, but the L's had us over all the time to do service and to basically minister to them. R, the wife, actually had me speak at her baptism and talk about the gift of the Holy Ghost. I was honored to do that. It's remarkable because J, the husband, actually was an atheist when we first met him, but overtime as he's read the Book of Mormon and figured out how to pray, he's learned that God is truly real. Both of them are super excited for their future in the church. They've been calling themselves members before they were even baptized.

  They've got us going on exchanges with every Elder companionship in the Zone which in our zone turns out to be 7 companionships. It's tiring for sure, a lot of work. Almost every week of the transfer, we had 2 exchanges and we still have 2 more. The idea is that they want the Zone Leaders to keep the missionaries in check on a more personal level rather than having us wreck them in a public sermon. It seems to be having a positive effect, I've become good friends with a lot of them when I don't know if I would've had the time otherwise. With all these exchanges, it is making time fly so fast. I have 7 weeks left now and I have no idea how I ended up here.

   I've mentioned the 100 baptisms our mission is trying to go for during Christmas time, but recently our mission president gave a promise that if we get the members and ourselves to start praying for a family to be prepared to be baptized for this Christmas season, as well as putting the necessary work to help find one, we'll have a family baptized. Anybody who reads this is more than welcome to join the movement, any prayers are always helpful. This could be the perfect end to my reign as Elder Batman if I were able to be apart of a family being baptized before I depart. We'll see what happens.

That's all for now. Til next time. There's not many next times left.

Have a blessed day, 

Elder Batman 🦇