Mission Newsletter #36

Exciting Moment of the Week! Walter was Baptized on Saturday the 15th! First baptism from Tracting! It was so great to see the changes he has made up to this point and his countenance glows more each week! When we first began teaching him, he joked and said he wanted to be baptized with a rubber ducky in the font. We told him he couldn't do that unfortunately. However, we did give him a rubber ducky as a gift with the date of his baptism on the bottom. :) It also came with two smaller duckies so we each have one to
remember him by as well! We are some happy ducks!

Another Highlight of the Week was our Temple Trip! The Temple is so beautiful and it is so spiritual to be able to go and remember the covenants we have made. Something different stands out to me each time. It is such a blessing to have Temples so easily accessible in so many areas. I am so grateful that we have them and can be in a place where we can feel our Father's love in His House.

While there, it was great to see my beloved MTC companion, Sis. Neufville. She is doing so great and is

Seeing Sis. Neufville (left) with her companion, Sis. Nelson (right)

amazing! She has such a light and love around her. It was so great for us to be reunited and to be able to reflect and learn from each other once again. I love that woman. :)

Lastly, EXCHANGE WEEK! I went on an exchange with Sis. Dodini. She is so sweet and teaches me so much! I swear, she speaks with such power. The Spirit and love just ooze from her as she speaks. We saw so many miracles that day together. I can't express how much the hand of the Lord was in the work that day. A cool thing we found that day out of coincidence was a road sign that said Lagniappe! Ok... what does that even mean? This is a word our Mission President taught us about.

Lagniappe- for good measure; and then some; a little bit extra. An example of this is a "Baker's Dozen." For those of you who don't know, a baker's dozen is giving 13 donuts instead of 12. They gave a baker's dozen back in the olden times because punishments were severe if someone was caught stealing, lying, etc. If they accidentally give someone the full dozen, bakers could receive this punishment. So they always gave an extra just in case. We all should have an attitude of giving a bit more. President Hanks told us that "the difference between ordinary and extraordinary people is explained in these three words, 'and then some.'" Remember Lagniappe in our callings, relationships, etc. Lagniappe! Give the Lord all you got! ...and then some. :)




Love you all with all my heart and lagniappe. :)

Have an Amazing Week!
Love,
Sister Heather Salmond