Good day to my friends, family, and acquaintances. There's no way I'm going to be able to put every single noteworthy story in this email, but the email itself will be noteworthy nonetheless.
First off I've gotta talk about the baptism we had!! On Friday, we baptized Angel, Sara, Samuel and Gabriel. I've been with those guys since day one so it was super cool to see them get baptized. However, almost everything that could have gone wrong ended up going wrong lol. Here's a detailed list to show the insanity of the baptism--
-Hermana that was supposed to bring us lunch at the church at 4:30. She got there at 5:30.
-Investigator that we invited also showed up at 5:30, so we gave him a tour of the church until 5:50.
-We then went to eat super quick because the baptism was planned to start at 6. While eating we realized the baptism clothes were still at the house.
-While Elder Vance was going to get the clothes with an hermano, I realized that the font that had once been totally full had drained to knee level. I then frantically turned on the water and closed the drain.
-E. Vance got back to the church at around 6:30 and we found out that one of the baptism jumpsuits was way to big for one of the kids. Nothing we couldn't fix with clothespins.
-Turning the water on didn't help somehow water kept draining. We ended up baptizing the 4 kids on our knees because the water was so low.
-Halfway through the baptism service, we realized our investigator wasn't there anymore. We then heard a car honking and realized it was his car. We ran outside and saw him driving away with his crying nephews that didn't want to leave the church. He told us that he was leaving because our mission leader told him that his nephews were being "too disruptive" and that he couldn't be in the baptism service with his nephews.🤦♂️
-We finished the baptism and went to eat cake. I thought I was out of the clear, until the second youngest kid we baptized told us that kids were swimming in the baptismal font!! Right after that we heard a cannonball splash. So, we sprinted to the font and saw a dirty 12 year old swimming in the now dirt colored water. He ran away very quick until
-The same kid came back with 10 of his friends.
But ya that should be everything that happened. With all of that happening, it made it very hard to feel the spirit. BUT, after the baptism, mom/aunt of all the kids shared a testimony that touched my heart. She shared that she is the only member on her side of her family and that she was converted because of her husband. She then said that her husband is now very inactive, which has made it very hard for her to stay active in the church. But, today, she now has four brand new members of the church that are all on her side of the family.
I know that this hermana will not go inactive again for a very long time. She now has people surrounding her that will help support and grow her own testimony of Jesus Christ. AND at the same time, she will help them continue to learn and grow in this path they have just started.
Please surround yourself with good people and influences. I promise that your testimony will be strengthened and intensified. The joy that comes from the Gospel of Jesus Christ is real. Go live it and you will see the blessing.
I wanted to talk about other things, but oh well, this email got mega long hehe. Lmk if you're dying to hear more sweet stories. Love you all tho, nos vemos pronto <3
-Elder Winegar
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Baptism pics, us at a mother's day activity, swag, cats, garbage, video of when I realized my comp was recording me
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