Baptism and Helping Others

This week has been super crazy and awesome! We got to be part of a baptism of 2 little girls! It was awesome, they wanted to be baptized so bad! We quickly taught them everything they needed to know and they had been to church enough times so we said let's do this! 

But! We got new Mission Leaders last Monday! They are so so incredible. They remind me of the grandma and grandpa from Up. They are just full of fun and energy and ready to share the gospel! They have accidentally called my companion and I twice which was hilarious (one was during church).

We invited them to come to the baptism that was tentatively planned for Saturday for those two girls and they said they'd love to! When we finished planning we changed it to Sunday and reinvited them. Saturday we receive a text saying that they will be there in 9 minutes! They must've not read the updated day and had driven 30 minutes already to come! As a missionary you never want to receive a text saying your mission president is 9 minutes away from you when they have no reason to be. So we panicked and called and explained the situation to them and they were like "Whoops! Stay there." So we did and they just stood there and with us and talked for 30 minutes! Everyone, that does not happen unless you are in trouble or are having an interview. But we were just laughing and getting to know them! And they ended up showing up at the baptism the next day too! I love President and Sister Kerr they are so incredible! 

This week has been stressful with the new mission leaders, a tough companionship in our zone, and just the overall stress of being a missionary. But it is so good at the same time!

We also met a polygamist who has 63 kids😳

But God is good everyone and life is good in Coeur d'Alene! There are so many people here that need the gospel and our mission was blessed with 111 baptisms this month!! That is something we've never done and we're all super excited! 

I'd love to hear from you! 

- Elder Dahl

Videos:

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Check In!

Hey everyone! Sorry, I haven't written for a long time! 

I am loving being a missionary. I definitely got comfortable for a little bit which wasn't good and took from some of my joy. But just like always, the Lord will always push you and won't let you stay who you are. That's one of the things I love about the mission is it's uncomfy. You will always be growing. 

I moved areas a little bit, still in the same zone but now I'm just barely in Coeur D'alene (hopefully I spelled that right). It's really awesome here! I love the members and I love meeting people on the streets! There is nothing more satisfying and joyful than serving the Lord.

One thing we've been working on is helping the members understand that their responsibility isn't just to help with lessons but to also reach out and find people, their friends to bring into the gospel. They're very awesome and we've been slowly introducing this and they're taking it well. I'm super excited!

I love you all and wish you all the best! I know that life is hard sometimes. Life is so hard sometimes but many of us turn inwards when that happens and we think so intensely about how we can fix that problem that we don't think celestially! It's absolutely the natural man. When bad things come our way, we need to turn outwards just like the Savior did! That is where lasting joy comes from even amidst the trials. 

I love you all!!! 

I'm praying for you, don't even worry.

- Elder Dahl

Videos: 

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