Good morning everyone!
I don't why but this morning I feel super cheerful! This
morning was interesting though, we had to go pick up some clothes from a tailor
for another missionary and on our way to the cyber, my bike crank was being
kind of weird. It was loose so we stopped, talked about it a bit and kept going
and then at the point it fell off. Wonderfully enough, we were right in front
of a Hindu version of a Home Depot when my crank came off! We walked inside,
told them our problem (with the crank and bolt in hand) and they brought us to
the back. A duo was busy working but after checking their tools real quick,
they found an Alan-wrench big enough for the bolt! I tightened it with the help
of Elder White and returned the tool. Surinamers are so kind!
The week was good too: Justin, Fabian and Randy got baptized
on Friday and confirmed on Sunday! I would show pictures but this computer's
usb ports don't work, sorry. It was awesome, after they dried off, they shared
really good testimonies. They testified about God, Jesus Christ, baptism, the
Book of Mormon and they talked about grateful they are. Justin said his family
had been investigating for 5 years! It was awesome though, we talked to them
afterwards and they just talked about how it felt as if there was a light
inside of them. On Sunday, after they received the laying on of hands to
receive the Holy Ghost, they had great big smiles on their faces. They were all
dressed up in white shirts and ties and a ton of their family members came!
On Sunday, it was raining a lot on our way to church. I felt
a little bad walking in because I was drenched and covered in mud. As I sat
down I felt good, even though I was sopping wet. I glanced at the boys passing
the sacrament and I thought about what the sacrament does: it cleanses us on
the inside. I was very grateful that I was able to partake of it. Eventually I
was able to clean off since I dried off but I remembered a verse in 1 Samuel
16:7, "for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart." I realized that we, as
people, can clean "the outward vessel" but only Christ can cleanse
"the inward vessel".
We also had a cool lesson with the Ritfeld family and
Jerome, we started to talk about their online classes and they're taking
classes from BYU. It was cool because they talked about how whenever they
struggle with math or what not, they get reminded that Christ can help. Brother
Ritfeld talked about the conversation with one of his teachers, "Math is
just really hard." "Do you believe in Jesus Christ?" "Of
course." "Do you believe Jesus knows math?" "I suppose, I
don't see why not." "Exactly, he can help you." Maybe there is
hope for me when I get back into school after all!
Well sorry about the lack of pictures this email, I took
some but I'll send them next week!
Lobi,
Elder Hardy
Title Translation:
"Can we wifi out during the evening meal?"
(Brother Aikman)
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