Elder Robbie Wilson

April 3rd, 2017

Baptism Blessings

Hey Y'all :)

well well well what a week it has been. I just wanted to start this weekly letter with a little poem that I just made up on the spot...

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Missions are the coolest

we have a baptism this week!!!

Ok I know that poem didn't rhyme.. like at all.. BUT that's besides the point. What the main ordeal here is, WE HAVE A BAPTISM THIS SATURDAY!!

So Ill tell you guys the story about it right now.. So we got a call from one of the guys in the ward named Mack. So Mack has a non member wife who has been meeting on and off with missionaries for the past 3 years and has never really committed to anything so she never really went anywhere and they live out in the boonies of our area so its hard to just drop in on them, that and Mack is in the army so its hard to set times to meet with them so when Mack called and invited us over I was pumped to say the least. So we went over and they fed us dinner and I came to find out that they are the COOLEST people ever. Mack and I are a lot a like and connect in many different ways which is pretty cool. so we sat down and started teaching them the plan of salvation and at the end of the lesson I had the impression to ask her about baptism and when I invited her to be baptized she said yes and even picked her own date! So ya, Abbie will be baptized this Saturday!! We have two more appointments with them this week to make sure she is ready! and to top it all off they are going to feed us squirrel tonight! so ya, I thought you guys would like that story :) its so cool to see blessings that come from being diligent! :)

So things with Elder Basteen has been going good! We have been enjoying our time together so far and are getting closer and closer each and every day. He is progressing in so many ways and is really gaining a love for the work which of course is awesome :) This week we had an exchange with the Elders in Vinton 2 area and the first thing he said to me was "I missed you man" haha those kids... they'll know how to tear at your heart strings :')

So for my spiritual thought this week I wanna talk about how important it is to follow the spirit in our lives! this week we had the wonderful opportunity to have not only General Conference but a Zone Conference as well and it was crazy to see how both of the meetings main messages were on the spirit and how we can rely on it! One of the talks in particular that stood out to me the most was Elder Rasbands talk. I loved how he mentioned that the first promptings we receive from the spirit come straight from the doors of heaven. How true this statement is! I want to challenge all of you this week to really pay attention to the spirit and what it prompts you to do this week and as you do so I promise you will have the blessings of heaven poor out upon you, I know this is God's church and I'm so grateful for every single one of you. have a good week and try and enjoy that crazy Utah weather :) LOVE YOU ALL!

Elder Wilson

(Your Guys favorite Elder)

P.S. send Piiiiicccccsss :)