Another kind of normal week down here in the Playa . . .
This week we had zone conference, it was very weird considering this was my last zone conference and didn't really feel like it. We had zone conference in the first week of the transfer which is pretty weird. In the conference the Taylor's gave us a picture book to help us teach the people here. It is super helpful. I also gave my final testiomony, it was weird since it was the first day of the transfer but it was still cool to share my testimony in front of everyone.
Then in this week we were planning of having a baptism, but we also knew that we could squeeze a baptism out. There is this family that we were preparing for baptism but the one son that was going to be baptized disappeared and so we knew we could baptize the 9 year old daughter. After trying to teach them all week and finally teaching them Friday, Dana or the 9 year old girl accepted to be baptized. She nailed the interview questions and everything but sadly the next day, her dad who is an inactive member and doesn't even live in the house said it was too early for her to be baptized and saying that she wasn't ready.
I still think she will be baptized soon but we will see what happens. Honestly there isn't anyting new going on or anything else really crazy. Elder Boxx, one of the Elders we live with, told me during church that both companionships in the 8 weeks we have been here have baptized 15 people total. That is the most I have baptized in my mission. I can surely testify that the Lord is hastening His work and is going before us preparing His children.
In my personal study I found these scriptures in Isaiah 40:29-31:
29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
As we wait on the Lord, we can expect to receive strength that we have never received before!
Miss you all,
Elder Roper
