We Love Pictures of our Missionary!!

These pictures were taken from President and Sister Baird's blog.  We love seeing our favorite Missionary.

June Zone Conference in Trinidad!

President Baird brought a ball and Gloves to play catch with the missionaries. 

Look at that form! 

Chillin! 

Elder Stott, Our missionary, Elder Raymond. Love the ties! 

Elder Hanni and Elder Raymond

Sharing their musical talents. 

May in Trinidad

Leadership dinner. Elder Raymond, Our Dude, President Baird, Elder Porritt, and Elder Ritter. 

Sharing one of his many talents. 

Cutest Elder around and Elder Stott. 

Back row:  Elder Stott, Elder Hanni, Elder Christensen, Elder Riter, Elder Griffeth, Elder Porritt, Elder Curtis, Elder Raymond
Front Row:  Elder Weeks, Sister Weeks, Sister Atkins, President Baird, Sister Baird, Sister Williams, Elder Williams

The pose in the back was supposed to be "Titanic"???  Crazy Elders...

It's always fun to see their "relaxed" side.  They are incredible young men who are sacrificing a lot to be on
missions and I love to see the brotherhood they have developed. (this caption taken from the blog)

Playing "Don't Eat Pete"...
This Zone Conference we are talking about
Convert retention.  One of the ways to do that is teaching
them how to strengthen their families through family
home evening so I shared this game with the elders to
share with families.  Families need to learn the Gospel together
but they also need to learn how to have fun together. (caption from blog)

After Zone Conference we did interviews so we played a few more games
together.  The Elders always like the 100 game. (taken from blog)

Josh's super intense face. 

Trinidad March 2019

Elder Williams, Elder Griffeth, Elder Hanni, Elder Riter, Elder Porritt, Elder Norton, President Baird
Sister Williams, Sister Atkins, Elder Raymond, Elder Curtis, Elder Christensen, Sister Baird

Week 100--Couva, Trinidad

Week 4--Elder Raymond

Hello family,

 We are doing really well in Couva. We had a baptism on Saturday for Adrian. It went really well! We are excited that we will be able to have another baptism this Saturday for Antonio. We are working on finding more people to be baptized here in the near future.

  Elder Raymond is a really good companion. He has a really good talent for analyzing things very deeply, and I really appreciate that about him. This week, he got pretty sick, but we still our very best this week.

  I have a testimony of the power of a ward coming together for one purpose. I was amazed this week at the support we received for the baptism we had on Saturday. There were a lot of people there to support Adrian, and there was just a really sweet spirit there. I felt really good there, and I know that it helped Adrian a lot to see how excited everyone was for him. I am so grateful for the spiritual power that comes from a ward that acts with one heart.

  I had a spiritual experience this week on Monday. We were able to go with two of the priests in our ward in the afternoon before family home evening, and we were able to go on splits with them teaching and contacting. Because of that, we had one of the most effective Mondays I've ever had on my mission. It was really fun, and it gave me perspective of what can be accomplished while working with the members even just for two hours. I am so grateful for that experience, and I'm excited to have more.

 I love you all so much! Say some prayers for Elder Raymond. He's been feeling pretty sick lately. I hope you have a wonderful week!

 Love,
  Elder Hanni

Adrian's baptism day.

Week 99--Couva, Trinidad

Week 3--Elder Raymond

Hello family,

 We are doing so good in Couva. For sure, we have a baptism this week and next week, and we could possibly have a few the week after. It has been so amazing to see the excitement of our ward for these baptisms.

  Elder Raymond has been doing really well. I have really been enjoying it. We are trying to do all that we can in this area to be most effective. I am very grateful to be learning from him every day.

  I have a testimony of having the faith to find. There have been a few times this week when I've felt a little discouraged just because of not knowing how we will be able to find even more people who are prepared to receive this message, but every time we have chosen to just press on and keep trying, and without fail, working as hard as we can every day has helped me to continue to have my mind and my everything in the work. I am so grateful for that. I am so inspired by Moroni in Alma 50:1 when it says that he "did not stop making preparations." I know that the Lord expects that of each of us as well.

  A spiritual experience I had this week was in talking to our investigator who is getting baptized on Saturday. We were in Chaguanas Branch yesterday, but he was still there in Couva Ward, and when we went to go see him yesterday afternoon, he told us of his experience there at church. He was able to meet the bishop and sit down and talk with him for a while. He was very excited about that, and he expressed to us of the reason he is getting baptized. He said he is doing this as a way to make a change in his life and that he is very grateful for it. When we saw the bishop later that day, he expressed to us of how excited he is for our investigator to be baptized. He is excited to have him in the ward. That is something I am very grateful for. I am so grateful that we have members who are excited about missionary work.

 I love you all so much. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Love,
 Elder Hanni

Week 98--Couva,Trinidad

Week 2--Elder Raymond

Hello family,

  We were able to have a great week in Couva. Two of our investigators came to church, and we were able to get our ward excited about some upcoming baptisms in June. We were able to have a really good ward council this week as well, so that was really good.

  Elder Raymond and I are doing great. I'm still loving it, and this week has been a really good one. I feel like we are working well together, and I really appreciate the testimony that Elder Raymond has and his approach to the work. That has blessed us a lot so far.

  I have a testimony of following up with people. We have made a more consecrated and diligent effort this week to follow up with the people we are teaching, and we have been able to stay in contact with them a lot more, and that has helped them to feel the Spirit more. It has also helped us to know who is progressing more and who is not.

  A spiritual experience I had this week was with one of our investigators at church. While at church, we were helping him navigate through the gospel library app, and we helped him to set up a study plan so that he can read the Book of Mormon every day. When we followed up with him, he was doing it, and that was really amazing that he is sticking to his plan. I really felt the Spirit to know that he is serious about the gospel

 I love all of you so much. Have a wonderful week!

Love,
 Elder Hanni

Week 97--Couva, Trinidad

Week 1--Elder Raymond

Hello family,
 We were able to do some really good work this week in Couva. We were able to find some more interested people. We were actually able to have a new investigator and a potential investigator come to church, so that was pretty nice. We also were able to figure out that there are a few people who really want to be baptized.

  I am really enjoying it with Elder Raymond so far. We are having a lot of fun, and we are working hard. I love all of the ideas he has to improve our work in this area. I know that he is committed to the goals he sets, so this is going to be a good transfer.

  I have a testimony of the power of fasting and prayer. By doing so this week, we were able to find some success with our newer investigators as well as find a place to contact a lot of people in the near future. I love finding new places to contact. It just makes me excited to see who we can meet and help hear this message of the Restoration of the gospel.

  A spiritual experience I had this week was actually yesterday. We went to someone who was in the peripheral for a long time because he called us and wanted us to come by. When we went, we got to know him and found out that he really wants to be baptized really soon, and so we set a day with him that we could help him prepare for. He was super excited, and I am excited to help him to make those covenants with God.

 I love you all. I hope you have a wonderful week!

 Love,
  Elder Hanni

The members had a birthday party for me this week. This is what it said on the cake. I laughed pretty hard.

The picture was taken off of Facebook. Transfer week. 

The picture was taken off of Facebook. Transfer week. 

Week 96--Couva, Trinidad

Week 6--Elder Stott

Hello family,

 We got transfer calls this week, and as I suspected, I'll be staying here. Elder Stott is going up to Port of Spain, and I will be companions with Elder Raymond.

 We are doing great in Couva. We were able to take a lot of members out teaching with us this week, and it was a lot of fun. We also have quite a few really cool investigators, and we're just trying to help them overcome the obstacles of coming to church.

  I have loved being with Elder Stott. It was so much fun. I'm really sad that he is leaving, but I am really grateful that I had the chance to be his companion. I am excited to be able to work with Elder Raymond this next transfer. We are going to work hard.

  I have a testimony of supporting the members. This week, our ward planned a movie night, and we were inviting everyone we could to it, and we ended up having a decent turnout, including a potential investigator. I am really grateful that we tried to be a part of it. Those who were there really enjoyed it, and we are already planning a next activity for July. That was something really fun this week, and I am glad we were able to support the members there. PS- The movie was The Other Side of Heaven. It was real nice. Such a good movie.

  A spiritual experience I had this week was teaching the grandson of a member in our ward. We are teaching him to help him prepare for baptism, and this week, we went over to teach him the Plan of Salvation, and when we showed him the diagram in the tract, he said, "I know what this is." Then, he proceeded to explain the whole plan of salvation and how we should want to go to the celestial kingdom. Let's just say it was an easy lesson to teach. I'm really glad that we got to be there for that, and I know that these truths are things that even children can understand.

 I love all of you so much! I hope you have a wonderful week! Enjoy the snow!

Love,
 Elder Hanni

Week 95--Couva, Trinidad

Week 5--Elder Stott

Hello family,

 This week was a great one. We were given a huge watermelon this week, and it was so tasty, and we also got some buss up shut and curry. So delicious.

 We were able to find some really cool new investigators this week and put some people on baptism date, so that was really nice. We are doing our very best to have a great June for baptisms.

  Elder Stott and I are doing great. I am excited for this next week. I hope that we get to stay together this next transfer.

  I have a testimony of working with members. We went out with a member this week, and while we were on the way to see someone, I asked him to show us where another member lives. He did, and we found out that that member has a grandson who comes to church who is not baptized yet. So that was a miracle. We started teaching him, and I am excited for him to be baptized.

  A spiritual experience I had this week was in following up with a contact whose return appointment had fallen through. We were going to a next person the next day, and it fell through, so we decided to follow up on that person. When we did, we were able to have a powerful Restoration lesson, and she accepted a baptism date. She even wrote it down. I am so grateful for that experience. I know that we can continue to see miracles as we follow up.

 I love you all so much. I hope you have a wonderful week. Good luck with the last week of school!

Love,

 Elder Hanni