Sawyer's adventures in Australia

Hey all,  This week was pretty awesome. We had Jenny's baptism. Everything went as planned, which means that everything was kind of weird and didn't work that well, but she got baptized and we all felt the Spirit so it worked out. About an hour before the baptism, we were filling up the font. The way it works is first fill up the font with cold water, and then add hot water until it's the right temperature. However, after we finished with the cold water, we turned the hot water tap and it was still cold. Elder Yang and I started to worry because we didn't want Jenny to be baptized in a glacial lake. We said a prayer that the water could turn warm since we literally had no chance to do it ourselves. After trying a few different things and calling a few people, there was still no change. Finally, about 15 minutes before they showed up to the baptism, Elder Yang went to feel the water again. It was still cold, and as he kept his hand under the water I asked God to just ma...

Hey everyone, Life in California is moving forward. I'm still in Chino Hills with Elder Yang. He's from Beijing and has turned out to be a great companion, one of my favorites. He's a good missionary, fun to be around, and it's been a blessing to end up in this area with such a stud.  The missionary work goes on, despite not being able to proselyte the way that we're used to. I never expected to put someone on baptismal date by solely teaching them over the phone, but the Lord works in all sorts of ways. We've been teaching an 18 year old Chinese girl named Jenny for a while now. Her parents were baptized several months ago, and attending the baptism helped her decide that she wanted to learn more about the gospel. Because her parents don't want to force her, this has been her own learning journey. Finally, we invited her to be baptized and she said yes! The best part is that her dad will be baptizing her. After that, they will be able to go to the te...