November 30th 2009

Well this week has definitely been a better week. We got a couple new investigators. So for another sweet experience. On Friday we were teaching these 3 sisters and one of their guy friends comes in. We knew he was talking bad about the church cuz one of the 3 sisters said their husband and friend said that we worship mammon...by the way, a lot of ignorant people think that. So, we started to teach him. And he was being very stubborn. He kept asking the same question over and over but in a different way each time. Oh boy, he was making me mad but i kept praying to myself that i wouldnt get mad cuz i wanted to get lead by the spirit. So the guy started to listen to us. We were teaching him that if he reads the Book of Mormon and pray about it, he learn for himself that the Book of Mormon is another testiment of Jesus Christ. Then all of a sudden he started saying ignorant things. He was probably going on for 15 min. During that time i had this sudden earge for him to read 2 Nephi 33. I was shaking and i knew i was gonna finish him (finish) is a word we use a lot on the mission haha. So after he was done i had hime read from vs 18 till the end of the chapter. And i bore my testimony to him that when the Judgement day comes and he's getting judged that i will stand up as a witness and testify that i taught him these things. Oh boy! He was scared! He was silent for a little and finally said, "i want to learn more of the principles and docterines. hahaha i FINISHED him. I guess you had to be there to feel how powerful it was. So we went back to him on Saturday and read out of the Book of Mormon with him. He was a lot more receptive but he was still being a little ignorant. So we'll see what happens with him. His name is Kofi Tutu.

This Saturday we had two baptisms. Emily and Andrew. I forgot their last names. Emily is 9 and Andrew is 30 or something. Emily is in a part-member family and Andrew is just....well i'm not sure. Andrew is really cool. He hasnt had much schooling. But his will to learn from the Book of Mormon is incredible. Right now he doesnt have any friends at church and i feel really bad for him. So next week i'm gonna find some sweet friends for him though. He came to church looking all snazy and he had his small scriputure case for one of those cheap Book of Mormons. haha it was cool to see that. Well when i was baptizing them i was really nervous. But i did pretty well for my first time.

For stuff to send me- i just want a lot of food and candy. And some sweet Christmas music. AND i forgot to bring those mechanical pencils with that red and blue led. You can find that in that small stand by my bed, so can you please send that too? I wouldnt mind some granola bars and stuff like that. I have an idea to send me money. You can just send a prepaid card but dont activate it and once i get it i can email you so you can call and activate it. That's just an idea.

Have a wonderful week. I love you all!

Love always
Elder Batchelor