One of the baptisms was a young woman who is now the first member in her family and a great example to her siblings and hopefully her parents. The bravery she had was outstanding and a blessing to witness. Earlier that week we helped her and her family move because they were being evicted and that was quite the experience. We loaded all the big stuff from their trailer-home like beds and furniture into a member's truck and headed off only to be hit by a huge thunderstorm. They don't have a car and have limited communication so we waited in a Walgreens parking lot in the pouring rain. Everything was getting soaked so we ran inside and bought some trash bags to make a tarp, it was awesome.
They ended up never making it and didn't get the new house so we had to deal with the truckload of stuff but it all worked out eventually. Had a few dinner appointments with the ward members that went great. It seems like everyone lives on their own hill with lots of land and green everywhere. I'm moving here one day.
The people are great including a new guy we met on Friday named Bradley. We met his wife and five kids last week and were back to see her but she was busy with the baby so we talked with her husband. He is a hardworking man and loving father. I am even more excited to see the whole fam this coming week again. Our 4th of July wasn't too crazy, had dinner at the Bishops but had to be in by 8. He was hosting a party with lots of non-member neighbors and it would have been an amazing opportunity but safety is important.
Hope everyone's holiday was a blast and nothing blew up the way it wasn't supposed to. Keep striving to improve and remember the many blessings you have in your life.
Chao!
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