Hellooo Family and Friends!
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| Jacque & Nella are baptized |
f It's crazy how fast time is going! Tons happened for me
this week and we've been really busy: zone meetings, miracles, baptisms, and
some experiences that are probably best not to share until I see you in person.
Ha ha. Sorry, this letter is going to be a little shorter than most, but I figure
I'll be able to give you more details of anything you want to know next week. Right?
By far,
the highlight of my week was witnessing the baptism of Jacques and Nella, and
seeing all my friends in Roswell! Oh my goodness! I seriously love those people
so much. Saturday night was easily one of the most rewarding nights of my
mission, as we watched Jacques and Nella enter into a covenant with God. Those
two are truly inspiring and they have taught me so much. It was so amazing to
see them again. They were both so happy and the light of Christ was just shining
from their faces. Their baptisms taught me about patience and waiting on the
timing of the Lord. I can recall countless nights when I prayed and wondered
why they still hadn't received their answer to be baptized. There were times
where Elder Gosar and I and later, Elder Cottle and I didn't know what else to
do! However, on Saturday I think I finally saw the bigger picture and I realized
why we are always told to let everything happen in the Lord's timing. Now that
the baptism has actually happened I know that it couldn't have happened any other
way or at any other time. Heavenly Father likes to keep our lives interesting… always
waiting until the last moment… just to test our faith. But hey, that's what
makes life fun.
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| Every kid's dream: a selfie with Ronald McDonald |
After the
baptism, there was a multi-cultural dinner, where members of the ward brought
food from their different countries. I got to see Brian and Stacy and they are
doing so great! They've recently seen so many miracles in their lives. I also
got to see Cleevens, and the Jean family, and so many members of the Roswell Ward
that I love. Then to put the cherry on top, the Gellis family, one of my
favorite families in the world from Roswell, showed up to the Canton Ward
yesterday and
told me that
in a few weeks they were moving into the Canton Ward! God is pretty awesome.
This
Saturday Weena Riddle will be baptized! She's amazing. It will be a good little
treat for the last weekend of my mission. She has made a lot of progress and
her coversion has been a positive experience for the Mays because they have
been able to help teach her and fellowship her. Julius is going to baptize
Weena, so the man is 3 for 3! 100% on possible ordinances performed. For the time being, he is definitely leading
the LDS Church in ordinance statistics. He's the MVP in my books! #gomormons
I love
you guys! Thank you for all you do for me! I'll see you SOON!
Elder Roderick
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