Ok there's a TON of news this week, so I'll just get right to it. First
off, my birthday was awesome! Not the same as a birthday back home with family
and friends... but cool nonetheless with my Honduran family and friends. I can't
believe I'm twenty though! That just seems so much older than nineteen for some
reason. Maybe it's cuz those carefree teenage years are a thing of the past.
Someone asked me on my birthday how old I was, and I automatically started to
say nineteen before realizing my mistake. Guess I'll have to get used to
that...
So it was pretty gnarly to celebrate my birthday with two baptisms!
(Actually, there were three, but one was an 8-year old from a member family). It
was a pretty neat birthday present to see Mirna and Benjamin enter the waters of
baptism. I'm amazed sometimes that I get to be a part of these great experiences
:) In other baptism news, we have one (and possibly two) this next week.
Jessica, the 16-year old with the addiction problems, has just completely
stopped with all of her addictions. It's been incredible to watch the change
that she has made. When we met her, she was shy and didn't really want much to
do with religion. Now, she loves it when we come over, she reads her scriptures,
she feels comfortable praying, and most of all... this is important enough to
her to stop the bad habits she was forming. Hope to tell you guys next week
about her baptism and her friend as well (who has received an answer to her
prayer, but refuses to believe us when we tell her that... it's
frustrating.)
Also, I had my best day of the mission this past Tuesday! Why? Because
Elder Hebert and I finally went on divisions together! The dream team was back
in action, even though it was only for a short time. We had a great day...
really successful as far as missionary work, and then we stayed up til about 3
in the morning drinking soda and talking about all the crazy things of the
mission. Good times! :)
Quite possibly the biggest news of the week is that I will be getting a new
companion this next Wednesday! Surprisingly, my two best friends in the mission
(Elders Hebert and Hanson) are staying in my zone, so at least I have that to
look forward to. I'm getting pretty nervous about it, but I'm excited too! We'll
see what happens this Wednesday!
Shout-out to Michael, Tyler, and Kimber for your fantastic letters this
past week! I love hearing from everyone about normal life haha. Thanks again to
everyone that has sent me a letter in the last nine months!
Elder Birt
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