Baptism & Zone Conference

Well, the start of this week was really good and went by so fast. This week we had zone conference and it was so good. We talked a lot about the holy ghost and the power it has in lessons. We talked about how if we have the holy ghost with us in every lesson then people will be more likely to stay interested because they can feel the spirit.

This week we also had the baptism of Sebastián which was awesome. I have only met him like 3 times but he instantly became one of my best friends. He's 18 and got to know the church through playing basketball. He then started investigating the church and was baptized a little while later and wants to serve a mission. 

I was asked to give a 5-8 minute little talk at his baptism and prepared by writing down 2 scriptures and planned to just talk about the holy ghost from there to take up the rest of the time. I wasn't nervous at all until 15 minutes before the baptism we had a surprise visit from President and his wife who decided to show up for the baptism. I instantly was in shock and couldn't believe it haha. I got pretty nervous but once I got up there was led by the spirit and it turned out great.

Overall this week has been great. I love the mission and there's nowhere I would rather be. There's no better feeling than watching people change their lives around and see the true happiness they feel when they do so. It makes me want to continue to change my life and become the best person I can be. 

I would love to hear from you all 

-Elder Carter