Thursday
and Friday were pretty normal days. We did service for this really
sweet lady, but my companions were pretty sure that I was going to die
as soon as we left. We were helping her move, so it was really dusty and
then mixed with all of the hair of her three cats my eyes got really
swollen and I wasn't doing a whole lot of good breathing. However,
eventually the swelling went down and now I'm fine, so all that really
matters is that I helped someone out rather than the fact that my
companions thought I was going to die. Then on Saturday we attended a
baptism for a ten year old boy who was really sweet and excited to be
baptized! It was a great day!
However, Sunday is where things got really
interesting. Our very first baptism was scheduled for Sunday afternoon
and we were all really excited! However church is still ultra important,
so we went to church like normal where we met up with a couple of
people that we are teaching, and all was fine. Then we realized that we
forgot some things we needed for the baptism in the afternoon at our
apartment so we decided to run home really fast after church to grab
them. However, we were turning around the car and we accidentally ran
into a curb which blew out our tire and caused it to completely deflate
in a matter of seconds. We were already running late and started
freaking out! However, the Lord loves His children and a minute after we
popped the tire one of our members drove by and helped us change in the
tire. In the process the car fell off the jack and we hoped that it
would be okay, so we changed the tire and then tried to drive it...we
made it to the end of the street before we decided it probably wasn't a
good idea to keep going. So the parents of the member who helped us fix
the tire took us to the church where the baptism was being held. We got
there in just enough time to fill up the baptismal font and cook some
food to have as snacks after the baptismal service. The baptism was
wonderful!!! Everyone had such a great time and the spirit was so
strong! The man who got baptized was named Jon, and he just kept telling
us over and over about how he felt so great that he couldn't even
explain his feelings adequately! HE IS AMAZING!!!! I feel so lucky that I
was able to teach him about the gospel of Jesus Christ and to be able
to see him grow in his testimony and make such sacred commitments like
baptism with his Heavenly Father. It was an incredible and heart-warming
experience to be a part of. After the baptism we got a ride with one of
our members (because we broke our car) to the stake center where an
amazing event is going on this week!
SO...the
stake that I am serving in here, decided to do an amazing event for the
people around here from all churches! We built a life-size replica of
the Tabernacle of Moses from the Bible! It is the coolest thing that I
have ever seen in my life! It took us about 5 hours to set it up, but it
is spectacular! This entire week the missionaries here get the
opportunity to give tours and to explain the significance and symbolism
in each area of the tabernacle. It is amazing how much you can learn
from teaching something to someone else, and the replica of the
Tabernacle of Moses here is no different! In just a few hours had
already learned so much whether from my own knowledge, the scriptures,
and what others had told me. It is amazing! Also, because the Tabernacle
of Moses is such a universal belief it has been really neat to see
people from a lot of other religions and cultures coming through and
being able to see these similar beliefs that we all have. This is truly
one of the most spectacular experiences of my life, and I am so grateful
that I have the opportunity to be a part of this work!
It's
been a crazy few days, but it has been so worth it! I'm so grateful for
all of the many experiences that I get to have and for all of the
amazing people I have the opportunity to meet! I know that the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the true church of Jesus Christ
established here on the Earth today, and I am so grateful for that
knowledge. I love this gospel of Jesus Christ and I love all of you! I
hope you all have a great week and I hope you know that I pray for all
of you each day! I love you!
Love,
Sister Connery
All of the missionaries in this stake when we finished setting up the Tabernacle of Moses
My companions and I with Jon and his brother-in-law (who was baptizing him)
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