Melbourne Mission Moments
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| Happy 5 Months! |
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| "I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain..." |
Happy Spring!!! Spring has finally arrived here in Australia and
it is so nice. The weather has been beautiful the last few days and everyone is
wearing color and the coats are gone. :) That in and of itself is enough to
make my week but we also had many other things happen this week which made
things great!
On Monday after P-day we went to have dinner with some members
in our ward who have a farm. After dinner they showed us their 5 tiny bunnies
that were just born last week. We got to hold them and they are such cute
little fluff balls. Then we got to go down and feed their 2-day-old lamb from a
bottle. It was SO cute! I was sitting there in my dress, wearing a big pair of
gumboots, sitting on a bale of hay, holding a baby lamb. Not something I ever
imagined doing on the mission but I loved it!
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| Feeding the baby lamb!! :) So cute! |
Tuesday we got to teach Noah. He is so smart for an 8 year old.
After we gave him a children's picture Book of Mormon, he was excited. He said,
"Mum, can I take this to school and read it?" His mum had to explain
that it probably wasn't the best idea since he goes to a Catholic school but he
was excited nonetheless to start reading it.
On Wednesday we went to see the son of our recent convert. We
were able to have a formal lesson with him. Usually the first lesson we teach people
is the Restoration but we really felt like we needed to focus on the Gospel of
Jesus Christ (faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to
the end) It was perfect. He understood the importance of baptism and we were
able to solidify that he really wanted to be baptized. He has a date set for
September 14! There is a possibility it might get changed to September 21 so he
can go to the Stake Youth Conference, but either way, he will be getting
baptized soon which I'm really excited about! I also love seeing how happy it
makes his mum, seeing her son accept the gospel. You can see the pure joy on
her face.
Thursday we had Golden Review at the mission office. It is a
meeting for all the trainers and their Goldens just for more training and to
review the things that they go over the first week which the Goldens hardly
remember because they were all so tired from traveling. The APs called us last
minute and asked Sister H and me to do a musical number at the meeting. We were
pretty nervous because both of us had just gotten over a cold and we really
didn't have time to prepare but we sang a medley of baptism songs from the Children's
Songbook. Sister Maxwell played for us and it ended up turning out quite
well.
After the meeting we went to visit the little girl who is in the hospital who had a brain tumor removed. She was doing so much better. We are really developing a good relationship with her mum and we're praying that by us showing we care, it will soften their hearts so they are ready to accept the gospel.
After the meeting we went to visit the little girl who is in the hospital who had a brain tumor removed. She was doing so much better. We are really developing a good relationship with her mum and we're praying that by us showing we care, it will soften their hearts so they are ready to accept the gospel.
Friday we went to teach a man named that is Muslim from
Pakistan. I was a little nervous because I've never taught someone who is
Muslim and I don't know a lot about their beliefs but it ended up going SO
well! He was an absolute sponge and he asked so many questions and wanted to
know so much. He LOVED the Book of Mormon and was super excited to read it. We
have a return appointment with him this week and I'm really excited for it. He
is awesome!
Saturday was the last day of the month and we were out of Ks so
we couldn't use the car so we walked all day and did a lot of tracting. The
weather was BEAUTIFUL and it was a great day. We met some great people and got
some solid return appointments for this coming week.
The work is moving along here. My companion and I get along
great and we both just want to work hard so it is wonderful. We have a Zone
P-day today and we are going mini-golfing which should be fun. Everyone said
Australia mini-golf is way different than at home so I'm not sure what to
expect but it should be fun regardless.
This transfer is going by SO quickly. We're already half way
through and I feel like it just started. I love being a missionary. There is
nothing better!
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| At the Mission President's Fireside |
Being on the mission and away from my family has made me
appreciate all the little things so much more. I always tell people about my
family and that I have the best family ever because it's true!! Thank you for
all the love, prayers and support.
LOVE YOU HEAPS!
Sister Baker
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