But first off, if you were wondering, no. Nothing's changing, Elder Dunn and I are both staying. :-)
On Saturday we went to Charleroi for a baptism. It was really cool because just a couple days before, the cousin of the kid being baptized decided he wanted to be baptized the same day. So the elders there scrambled to get everything ready in the short time they had, but it all worked out. The baptism went great! And the best part was that I got to see a bunch of the members I'd met last year!
We also met a really cool guy this week. We were out talking to people on the street a little later than usual, and we ran into Emmanuel. As soon as we stopped him, he said he recognized me! Apparently we met in Charleroi a year ago. But he's the most spiritual man I've ever met, he was so happy to meet us. When we went to his house later, he couldn't get over the fact that servants of the Lord had graced his home with a visit. Then we had one of the most spiritual rendez-vous; at the end of the closing prayer he was crying. But the whole time he was telling us how his faith was built on Christ, not a church, not even the Bible. As he put it, Christ is infinite, but the Bible is limited and can only contain a part of His word. And when we talked about Christ visiting the Nephites, he had questions, but was sincerely trying to understand, not cause contention.
Needless to say, though he probably felt unworthy inviting us into his humble home, it was in all reality us who felt unworthy to be there. All we want as missionaries is to find people like him who are sincerely seeking the truth. And he was an inspiration to me of humility and devotion. He made me want to be a better person. I'm just grateful for the opportunity to have met him.
À tantôt!
Elder Wood
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| "A nice landscape selfie" |
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| "Looking good with 3D glasses" |
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| "A friend Elder Karratti found during our exchange" |
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| Food photo: Apparently cereal was on sale at the military base, so some members bought a lot and gave it to them. |
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| "Some members took us bowling" |
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