A week to remember :)

Well, the highlight of this week was definitely Cameron and Steffan's
baptism! It was very exciting and special to see these two make a
covenant with God! This baptism is one that I will definitely remember
forever! Cameron has been investigating the church almost 6 years!!
She had a lot of complications about getting baptized, but the day
finally came, and it was so neat to see her finally take that step
towards being a disciple of Jesus Christ. She is simply amazing! I am
so happy that I got to meet her and work with her! Her and Steffan are
already looking forward to going to the temple and making further
covenants! It is super exciting!
The baptism was interesting. Cameron and Steffan didnt want a lot of
people there, so there were 3 priesthood holders, the bishop and his
wife, a group of missionaries that they felt comfortable with, and
President and Sister Van Cott. Definitely different than what we would
normally expect, but it was awesome! The spirit there was so cool.
Cameron and Steffan shared their testimonies with us the next night on
how wonderful they felt and how they knew that they had made the right
choice and that their sins had truly been washed away. They are
amazing!

The set up for the baptism was definitely interesting as well. If
anyone wants to hear a good story well into the future, ask me about
filling the font that day:)

Anywhoo, the rest of the week wasn't too bad either. We have been
working with guy named Kenny. He is really smart and has a lot of
questions about the Gospel We have taught him twice and he came to our
ward activity on Saturday and church on Sunday! He is super great.
Everyone in Elder's Quorum loves him and wants to be his best friend,
so hopefully that will work out and he will be able to develop those
friendships in the Church :)

We have been also been working with this guy named David. He is a
friend of a member that just got married. That is unfortunate because
he is no longer in singles ward. David has made a lot of other friends
though, so hopefully he will keep coming. He has stayed strong so far.
David is super cool and knows a lot about the church. He wants to have
a solid answer before he commits to anything though. He has born
testimony of Jesus Christ though, so we have that to build off of. We
think he might be a little scared of us as missionaries. He doesnt
really want to have formal lessons with us, but hopefully he will soon
:)

Also this week, I sang in sacrament meeting. YIKES!! We all know that
I was not born to perform, and it did not go well, but Sister Dowd is
a good singer, so it could have been worse. She did make me solo
though. It did not go well, and I laughed at myself from the stand,
that's okay though. I am perfectly comfortable knowing that American
Idol will never choose me.

Well, I love you all and I hope to hear from you soon! hope you are
having a good week and that you are recognizing those tender mercies
of the Lord. He really is amazing. When we take the time to notice
Him, it makes us happier and puts our lives in perspective. Notice
God's hand in your life :)
Love,
Sister Hope :)

Cameron's Baptism!
Sister Dowd, Cameron, Steffan, Sister Hope

This is a recently returned missionary. He served in the Boise mission
I think. His last name is Mann.
Anyways he was in the Gooding/Wendell Stake for 3 months during the
Christmas of 2012. He knows all of the Hope's, and also knew the
Bowers, and I think he had met Grandma.
Also, this picture is proof that I do actually do my hair some days :)