if i had to make a movie about this upcoming transfer, that would
be the title of it. i found out this week that not only will i be
staying in banska bystrica for another transfer, but that i will also be
staying with my good buddy elder macneish. i'm so excited. things have
been so great here recently, and i think this last week was one of the
happiest of my mission. i have mentioned a lot that we have been working
on establishing a branch in nearby zvolen for some investigators who
were unable to attend church in banska. well, this week we saw some of
the first fruits of those labors. two of the investigators down there
this weekend were baptized, becoming the first people to join the church
in the newly established zvolen area. these people live in a small
village outside of zvolen, so we had the baptism in the nearby forest.
we gathered at a campsight near a small creek that gathers into a small
watershed. we gathered campfire style in a circle and had the baptismal
service. we had great talks and a musical number by me (i put the church
building's keyboard on battery power). after that we performed the
ordinances. one of the investigators had requested that i baptize her,
so i conducted the service in my whites. i was so honored to be able to
do that. you can only have one first baptism in a new city, and the Lord
was willing to let me perform that ordinance. another baptism,
performed by elder romero, followed mine. after the baptisms, one of the
investigators expressed that she had never felt so good as she did just
after her baptism. i don't know if i've had a happier day in my life.
the entire day i had a grin on my face that stretched from one ear to
the other (as witnessed by the photos, which--due to technical
difficulties--will come in my email next week). all in all, just an
absolutely glorious week. i don't know what the waters of Mormon looked
like, but for the rest of my life i will look upon the waters of Budca
with feelings that are similar to those held by those book of mormon
converts with regards to the place where they entered into a covenant
with the Lord. we have seen the Lord's hand so much recently. He blessed
us so abundantly this week, and yet: it's only the beginning.
s laskou
sam
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