On Monday we weren't doing anything, and because of the thunderstorm it was raining like crazy. So Elder Vu and I decided to run down to the harbor and get wet in the fountains. Well that was fun, we were extremely wet. I brushed off the thought of lightning safety as I was walking through a fountain next to a harbor, during a thunderstorm.
First an update on my last day of Baltimore. Not sure how much this spread across the nation but Baltimore's age is starting to show.
A steam pipe exploded, it was pretty nuts, we got there before the firefighters and such. Last pics with Hank.
So on Wednesday I left the crazy city and went to Eldersburg/Randallstown, and I'm with Elder Campbell. He's from Mapleton Utah. He is only my 5th Utah grown companion. We get a long just fine and hes got a nice camera so life is very good. Oh, and we have plenty of work to do. Its been great.
OH and I've been fed super well this week. I've been fed everyday and I've had 2 steak dinners and even ate crabs one night. And I ran across my mom's high school so that was cool.
The school is in need of an overhaul.. but its cool still.
Anyways this week we tried a whole lot of people and we found 2 new people who are pretty dang solid. The best one by far is named Elkinah. We were trying a potential and he opened the door and we started talking to him. He's in his 50's probably, from Liberia. Something we said got us in the door. So we sat down and taught him a pretty quick Restoration lesson. He was moved by the Spirit pretty hard. He told us he was going to make it his duty to come to church. He even told a different relative, who was talking nonsense, that they needed to listen to us because we're missionaries who are trained and our time is precious. Wow. So that was super cool.
We also have a member and his fiance who are doing great. Her name is Rita. They are getting married July 9th and then she'll be baptized soon after.
We found quite a few others who may become something soon. Its been really exciting.
Anyways the week was great, I love having a car with A/C. Our apartment doesn't have A/C so that's been rough. Good news is that we're moving in two days.
Sunday was the best day by far. A whole ton of people knew me already which was super cool. If you're wondering why that is, its because my mom grew up in Eldersburg and quite a few people know the Mudgett Clan. But Elkinah came to church! and he had a super amazing experience. Sacrament was about reading the Book of Mormon. 2nd hour was on the gift of the Holy Ghost. 3rd hour was a testimony-ish type discussion, in which Elkinah told the Elders Quorom that he has felt something very strongly and that he'll be attending here every week. He told us he wants to get baptized but first wants to learn more, which I think we can help him with.
Pretty good first week with 5 more left!
Elder Simmons
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