Writings from West Virginia: The Turtle, Cutting Wood, and The Baptism!

Hello friends and family! Guess what, we had a baptism yesterday!

Isn't that so exciting? More on that later in the letter.

Last Monday we went fishing again! There's not a whole lot to do in this town, and we don't really have the miles to go up to Clarksburg, so we usually go hang out at the Chapman's pond and chat with them and steal their bass (just kidding, we put them back). We caught a turtle though! It only took us 4 weeks! We were super excited! It was a great time. Totally worth all the painstaking hours trying to catch that thing.

We met a girl named Am. on Tuesday. We tracted into her, and she was super interested. She didn't have a lot of time to talk to us, so we came back on Friday, and she was super awesome. She's very friendly, and has extended family that are members of the church. She is meeting with us again tomorrow (Tuesday) with her 2 year old son A. and hopefully her boyfriend Z. She is really awesome and Elder Fielding and I have a good feeling about her.

A. & R. continue to do their thing. A. loves church, R. doesn't come. We teach them the lessons, and A. gets super excited and always has questions for us. A. is definitely getting converted to the gospel, and she'll have to make a decision pretty soon. I hope she stays. Elder Fielding and I know that she will eventually convert, we just hope it won't be too long. She's a smart girl, she just needs to figure out life a little bit.

On Saturday we had the opportunity to go to The Loudin's house and chop wood with Brother Loudin! They have a wood-burning furnace that heats their water and house, so they go through a lot of wood. We did that from 10 to 6. We were pretty sore after. But Sister Loudin fed us, so it was all worth it. :)

Sunday was N.'s baptism! It was such a cool experience. She was prepared and ready to receive the gospel, we just had to work with her on her past, but once she realized that she could be forgiven, and washed clean, she was ready. Elder Fielding baptized her, and I will be confirming her next Sunday. She had a lot of support from the ward, which is just a confirmation on how awesome the ward here in Buckhannon is. A lot of people came out to support her. A lot of her LDS friends from up north also came out, so that was neat to see them there to support her in this great step of her life.

That was my week. I hope everything was good back home! Remember to write me!

Thank you for all the support you guys give me. I am immensely grateful for your letters and prayers. They help, a ton. I testify of that.

I love you all! See you next week,

Brax