And of course this week was Nick's baptism! Saturday morning we went to the church and filled the font with mildly warm water. By the time the baptism rolled around the water got slightly chilled. As we walked in we were both shivering a bit. Turns out we didn't go over the dunkage part well enough. After I said the prayer we went down and he went straight back. Not much knee bending happened, so he went straight back near the wall. I made sure he went all the way I see. Now, you all should know the font is pretty tiny. On his was up he smacked his head on the faucet...! The whole crowd went OOOH. He was ok but he got a good gash. Of course I cut this guy's head! But it's all good, there's been some good jokes about it. Also President and Sister Johnson was there too. Another profound thing that happened is when Nick came up the water was noticeably warmer! We both noticed it, it wasn't just our bodies had adjusted we could feel the warm pockets. That was pretty cool. I want to say God warmed it a bit but it's not doctrine.
Sunday is always a highlight as well. It was the Christmas program and all of us missionaries in the ward sang in the choir. I enjoyed trying to sing to the good people. The coolest part of Sunday was seeing Nick in a white shirt and tie. That was the first time I saw him dressed that nicely. That's where things came full circle and I could see the change in Nick's life more than ever. Elder Howard confirmed him a member, it was also Elder Howard's birthday. I really hope I'm not leaving Pittsburgh. We find out a few days after Christmas who's peacing out. Also we got to go to a concert at Carnegie Mellon University. Jeez this people could make music. It was pretty awesome. That about sums up my crazy week.
See ya,
Elder Simmons
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