Trinidad Port of Spain Mission: Week 66--Garden Park, Georgetown, Guyana

Week 12--Elder Christensen

Hello family,

Well, this week was fantastic! We were able to have the baptismal services for Brieanna and Akeem! And we got transfer calls... Well, I'm really sad, but I'm leaving Garden Park. I'm really going to miss this place. I'm going to an area called Bel Air. It borders Garden Park, and it's in Georgetown Branch, so I won't be too far away. Elder Eads emailed me today, and he told me that Sister Baby (Brother Mike's wife) just got baptized! She's been investigating since last year August, and she was able to be baptized on Saturday! That's so sweet! My new companion is going to be Elder Buxton. He's from Washington DC, and he's been out for like 18 or 19 months, so that should be fun.

I love Garden Park so much. I am sad to be leaving, but I am glad that I will be nearby. We were so happy to have the baptism of two people here this week, and there are people preparing themselves to be baptized in November and December. I am so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to be here for five transfers. It has been such a blessing.

Elder Christensen is great! He is ready to lead out. He's excited that he will have two new companions this next transfer. I am also thankful that the Lord has allowed me to train him. He has taught me so much, and I know that the Lord knows what we need and who would best give us those things we need.

I have a testimony of this work. I know now that my purpose is not just to help people understand this gospel, but my purpose is to invite and help people to live this gospel. I know that the Lord has given us this time to help Him save souls. I am grateful that in spite of my imperfections, at least He can perfectly direct this work.

I had a spiritual experience on Monday. We went by Akeem, and we were planning on moving his baptismal date to November 3 since he didn't make it to district conference. At the beginning of the lesson we did that, and he seemed pretty okay with it even though he has been praying that he can be baptized on the 27th of October for a month or two. Then, we moved on with the lesson, and for some reason, the whole time, I just felt terrible. I felt like we had just done the wrong thing, and over and over again the Spirit whispered to me to change his baptismal date back to the 27th, and that he was ready. This was going on the whole lesson, and finally at the end, I obeyed. I told Akeem that I didn't know why, but I felt that if he really wanted to that it would be okay if he was baptized on the 27th. He said he did, and so we went forward with his baptism on Saturday. It was wonderful, and he was able to receive the Holy Ghost yesterday as well as the Aaronic Priesthood. I know that the Lord directs this work, and that my ways are not His ways.

I love all of you so much! Thank you for your prayers! I love you and I pray for you every day!

Love,
Elder Hanni