Mission Week 5

Hello again!

It has been another great week here in the Utah Provo Mission. Thursday we were supposed to have the Baptismal service of the Romero family. Earlier in the week they had had their interviews, we had gotten all of their clothes ready, and we had called and invited most of the ward. However, the question was still lingering through the week if Alejandra would make it without having her baby. Wednesday evening we received a call from her husband Jaun saying that she was having contractions and that they were going to the hospital! It was exciting that she was having the baby but a little disappointing that the baptism would have to be cancelled. At about 10 later that night we received another call from Juan saying that they were on the way back from the hospital and that she had stopped having contractions and that the baby had not yet arrived. Baptism back on!

 The Baptism was great. The family arrived there plenty early and they was lots of support from the ward members. I baptized Kevin, the 13 year old, and it was definitely a feeling unlike anything else. The whole family was excited and after we had a little fiesta at the church with a bunch of food brought by the members.

Saturday night we had to be inside from 5-9 because Utah was trick-or-treating (although I doubt there were many trick-or-treaters in the cold rain.) We were together as a district and ate pizza, watched Invictus, and played phase ten. Not too bad.

Sunday morning was supposed to be the confirmation of the Romero family however, unlike the baptism, things did not go quite so smoothly. We had been calling them several times that morning to make sure they were going but nobody was answering the phone. Finally at about 8:50 we got a hold of Kevin and he said that he and Mario were at home feeling very sick and that Jaun and Alejandra were at the hospital because the baby had been born Saturday. We convinced them that they felt good enough to go just to Sacrament and so we went with the ward mission leader to pick them up. We arrived just as they were opening the doors after the sacrament and Mario and Kevin were able to be confirmed. It's still up in the air what's happening with Jaun and Alejandra. Hopefully they will be confirmed at church next week.

Last night we went on triple splits and I went out with an MTC teacher named Bryce who we have been working with the last couple of weeks. We taught some good lessons and we have a couple of guys from Guatemala who have gone to church the last couple of weeks and are making some good progress.

The weather has actually been pretty nice this week. No snow and the only time it rained we were inside for the district activity. It's hard to believe transfers are already next week, the time really does go by fast.

Until next week...

Love, Elder Clark