Goooooooood morning!
As you can tell by the subject, Logan got baptized yesterday! It was a super fantastic experience! But before I get to that, I shall tell you a little bit about the rest of the week.
Wednesday we went to Young Women's and made ornaments with the girls. I attempted to make a Christmas tree out of wooden blocks, but it didn't pan out. Ah well, we still had fun.
Friday we met with a woman at the Alzheimer's Association to discuss doing volunteer work there. It was kinda cool how it all panned out, actually. A couple weeks ago we talked about wanting to find a place to volunteer in the community. Well, the next day we missed a call and the voicemail was from the Alzheimer's Association and it was in regards to missionaries volunteering there before and how they wanted us again. Both Sister Wright and I were like, "Whoa, this can NOT be a coincidence!" We called back and left a message, but we didn't get a response because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Well, we called her back two weeks ago and the woman said, "You know what's weird? I was about to call you guys..." Since the Lord directed us to help at this place, I really hope that we can see miracles come from it!
Saturday was definitely a different day. There's a man in the ward who was having a garage sale and he wanted to put all the funds towards missionary work. He invited us to come and talk to people about the gospel at his garage sale. It was neat because he bought cookies, cocoa, and cider for us to hand out to people. (On a side note: there was also hot lemonade, which, by the way, is my new favorite thing.) It sure was cold, but we brought some great Christmas music to play and we were able to talk to and meet a few people. The guy told us a story about his friend passing away and how after that experience, he was lead by the Spirit to where he was now. It's neat because the day that we stopped by (which was almost a month and a half ago) he had been praying about what to do to help the Lord. And when we showed up, his answer was to help the missionaries. So he did! And he's the nicest guy ever, too.
Saturday night was the Medford Ward Christmas party. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! The decorations, food, and entertainment was awesome. At one point we sang the "Twelve Days of Christmas" as a big group, but there were twelve different groups that had each different item. So whenever it was your group's turn, you had to stand up and sing as loud as you could. My favorite was Sister Lonegan's table with "Five Gold Rings" and Bishop Feuz's table of "Two Turtle Doves." It was hilarious to watch. It was so much fun, and I really, really love the Medford ward so much.
Story time:
The Medford ward doesn't really have too many baptismal suits, so we had to pick up one for Brother Mass from either Cherry Hill or Moorestown. Well, when we were talking to Brother Mass about what size he needed, he just said, quite seriously, "You're going to have to find a suit made by Omar the Tentmaker." I could not stop laughing.
We were sifting through the suits at Moorestown and Sister Wright found one that (finally) wasn't super tiny. Turns out.... it was a 6x. 6X! Brother Mass definitely did not need a 6x. We texted Brother Mass and his response was, "Well, it will be big enough for both Logan and I." Hahahahah.
As you can tell by the subject, Logan got baptized yesterday! It was a super fantastic experience! But before I get to that, I shall tell you a little bit about the rest of the week.
Wednesday we went to Young Women's and made ornaments with the girls. I attempted to make a Christmas tree out of wooden blocks, but it didn't pan out. Ah well, we still had fun.
Friday we met with a woman at the Alzheimer's Association to discuss doing volunteer work there. It was kinda cool how it all panned out, actually. A couple weeks ago we talked about wanting to find a place to volunteer in the community. Well, the next day we missed a call and the voicemail was from the Alzheimer's Association and it was in regards to missionaries volunteering there before and how they wanted us again. Both Sister Wright and I were like, "Whoa, this can NOT be a coincidence!" We called back and left a message, but we didn't get a response because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Well, we called her back two weeks ago and the woman said, "You know what's weird? I was about to call you guys..." Since the Lord directed us to help at this place, I really hope that we can see miracles come from it!
Saturday was definitely a different day. There's a man in the ward who was having a garage sale and he wanted to put all the funds towards missionary work. He invited us to come and talk to people about the gospel at his garage sale. It was neat because he bought cookies, cocoa, and cider for us to hand out to people. (On a side note: there was also hot lemonade, which, by the way, is my new favorite thing.) It sure was cold, but we brought some great Christmas music to play and we were able to talk to and meet a few people. The guy told us a story about his friend passing away and how after that experience, he was lead by the Spirit to where he was now. It's neat because the day that we stopped by (which was almost a month and a half ago) he had been praying about what to do to help the Lord. And when we showed up, his answer was to help the missionaries. So he did! And he's the nicest guy ever, too.
Saturday night was the Medford Ward Christmas party. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! The decorations, food, and entertainment was awesome. At one point we sang the "Twelve Days of Christmas" as a big group, but there were twelve different groups that had each different item. So whenever it was your group's turn, you had to stand up and sing as loud as you could. My favorite was Sister Lonegan's table with "Five Gold Rings" and Bishop Feuz's table of "Two Turtle Doves." It was hilarious to watch. It was so much fun, and I really, really love the Medford ward so much.
Story time:
The Medford ward doesn't really have too many baptismal suits, so we had to pick up one for Brother Mass from either Cherry Hill or Moorestown. Well, when we were talking to Brother Mass about what size he needed, he just said, quite seriously, "You're going to have to find a suit made by Omar the Tentmaker." I could not stop laughing.
We were sifting through the suits at Moorestown and Sister Wright found one that (finally) wasn't super tiny. Turns out.... it was a 6x. 6X! Brother Mass definitely did not need a 6x. We texted Brother Mass and his response was, "Well, it will be big enough for both Logan and I." Hahahahah.
Well, now we're to Sunday. SUNDAY! Oh my gosh, I was so excited all of Church. I could hardly wait for Logan's baptism. And Logan was excited, too. The Cherry Hill Elders brought a smaller suit for Brother Mass, and when they realized that they had left their towels at home, we suggested they use the 6x... hahah.
On a more serious note of the baptism, it was definitely a wonderful experience. Brother and Sister Mass, Sister Mass's parents, and Logan's cousin all came. The whole room was packed with people from the ward, and the Spirit was so strong. I could barely keep from crying I was so happy for the Mass family. When Logan came up out of the water, he gave his dad a big hug. It was the most tender moment, and I teared up.
It's hard to think that less than a month ago Logan approached us and asked us to be taught the missionary lessons. It was such a whirlwind of an experience, and I am so humbled to have been a part of it. I am so, so grateful to be involved in this great work! Logan was so prepared, and I am so proud of him for his decision. Now I'm excited to see him continue to change and grow!!!
Love yous!
Sister Singleton
On a more serious note of the baptism, it was definitely a wonderful experience. Brother and Sister Mass, Sister Mass's parents, and Logan's cousin all came. The whole room was packed with people from the ward, and the Spirit was so strong. I could barely keep from crying I was so happy for the Mass family. When Logan came up out of the water, he gave his dad a big hug. It was the most tender moment, and I teared up.
It's hard to think that less than a month ago Logan approached us and asked us to be taught the missionary lessons. It was such a whirlwind of an experience, and I am so humbled to have been a part of it. I am so, so grateful to be involved in this great work! Logan was so prepared, and I am so proud of him for his decision. Now I'm excited to see him continue to change and grow!!!
Love yous!
Sister Singleton
Selfie!
So.... here's where it shows the awkwardness of taking pictures with people you can't hug.
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment