Another Baptism!

All the elders in the zone

Buenos!

We had another great week in Lenoir City! The highlight of course was G's baptism! It was great, the member that originally referred G to us, C, got to baptize him, and they were both so excited. C was absolutely beaming. It was a little stressful getting everything ready, but it turned out great, and we had a great turnout at the service. We even got G's mom, MJ, to the service, and afterwards she was talking about how she wants to work towards her own baptism! It was a great day. Then on Sunday, I had the privilege of confirming G a member of the church and giving him the gift of the Holy Ghost. It was a powerful experience, and I'm thankful for the chance to participate in that ordinance. Overall it was just an awesome weekend!

We had quite a few meetings this week. First was a worldwide missionary broadcast from the missionary executive committee, including Elders Oaks, Bednar, and Andersen of the 12. Along with making some changes to the missionary schedule and key indicators, they talked extensively about the doctrine of Christ. I can't remember who said it, but something that stood out to me is that the more you understand about the doctrine of Christ, the more you focus on the basics. The more you understand it, the more willing you are to change and follow it. I learned a lot. The next day was Zone Conference, which was amazing, I always love President Griffin's trainings. Later that day we went on exchanges with the ZL's. It was kind of a weird exchange, but it was awesome being able to spend the day with my old comp, Elder C!

Other than that, not much happened this week. My ponderizer is James 5:20 which says, "Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." I've just been thinking a lot this week about how different G's life will be now. He now has a chance to grow up in the gospel, go on a mission, and one day go to the temple. I'm so glad I had the chance to teach G, and I'm so excited to see what he becomes down the road. I hope you all have a great week!

Love,
Elder Mitchell

Elder C got to come back for the baptism

G with C, who introduced him to the gospel.

G and his mom MJ