Baptism in USA!

Hello my friends hello! I have officially finished my first week here in New Bern, North Carolina (aka BEAR CITY). My new companion is Elder Luke John Farley. He's from Frisco, Texas and loves video games, anime, and having a good time. He is a funny dude and loves to be productive in the Lord's work.

All I can say is wow! My first day here, I had a lesson with Sean and we taught him a few of the remaining ordinances and commandments that he was missing. He is such a beast and goes out of his way to promote the church and share with others what he has been learning on his social media feeds. Along with him, I was able to get a feel for the others we have in our teaching pool. There is one guy, Nick, who has been meeting with the missionaries for almost a year, but hasn’t been baptized yet. I talked with him for a little and he agreed that if he received an answer that he would be baptized on the 17th, so be sure to keep Nick in your prayers!!! 

One day this week, we had over 4 hours of service that consisted of building a greenhouse all the way to moving bricks around to construct a wall! It was really hard and hot work, but it was a good time lol. Along with being outside, we have played soooo much Frisbee golf and I am learning from the masters themselves! I really like being with these cool elders that know a good balance between working diligently and having fun! This is going to be the best way to finish my mission :)

Elder Farley was originally called to serve in the Tokyo North mission, so I'm doing my best to keep him diligent in his language studies!! I have taken up learning Japanese along with him and I am loving it! I'm so close to having the entire Hiragana alphabet memorized, so I guess you can say I'm fluent, jkjk.

This past Saturday I had the awesome chance to take part in the baptism of Sean Stansberry!! My companion baptized Sean and I confirmed him right after it. His mom even came and she was really feeling the spirit. I looked at her after the confirmation and she was crying, tears of joy, of course haha. I just hope Sean continues strong and keeps being a baller.

That's it for my week y’all, I'll catch ya on the flipside!