THE BEST WEEK OF MY MISSION!

November 10, 2014

ok, this was by far and away, THE BEST WEEK OF MY MISSION

no questions asked. we went so hard this week and had so much fun!!!!

so tuesday we had our zone conference, my part went awesome and everyone really enjoyed it. we are working really hard to get our missionaries to change their minds, to go hard, to really truly believe that baptism is possible. that we can baptize every week, easy. and just committing everyone to be baptized. 

so wednesday i got to do divisions with the assistants, and that lit a fire in my soul. straight up, i am not the same missionary. I AM SO PUMPED!!!!!!

we went out that morning, and had about four lessons, and commited 5 people to be baptized, in just the morning. it was so fun. then the afternoon we taught another 2 lessons and found a bunch more investigators. it was a total blast. well that made me realize, my two favorite things about the mission. 

teaching,

inviting to be baptized. 

why not do it ALL THE TIME!!!!????!!!!

well the rest of the week we have gone hard in the paint. we have been working like crazy. and its just been so much fun. we really need prayers to get people to church. thats going to be the biggest challenge. we have so many people that are so ready to be baptized, we just need to get them to the chapel. 

FAMILIA CHAMORRO   he is going to be bishop some day. it is a family of 5. and they are awesome. he grew up with a member from the ward and is right now, really really sick. they were totally coming to church, i called them at 10 AM and they said yeah. well the dad took a hit and was in bed just a wreck. he cant really walk too well. it was sad. so they were unable to come. 

MATILDE GALEANO  she is a stud. she will one hundred percent get baptized. she knows what we teach is true. and through her we are finding a ton more. ​we went over for a lesson, and found her daughter NATALIA with her. well at first she didnt really want to lesson, well long story short, she came and ended up crying saying that she really needed what we said and that she would come to every meeting and prayed that there would be more lessons with us. she is for sure going to the font shortly. =) from Matilde no mas, we have the potencial of about 7 baptisms. THAT WE KNOW OF: =) so really pray. she needs to get her house done and set. that is why she couldnt come to church yesterday

FAMILIA ROJAS   also amazing. they will take a little work but today we have an appointment with them where i think they will start progressing. we will for sure be committing them to baptism for the 13 of dicember. so that will be fun. pray that they will open their hearts and just pray and read. 

i know with out a doubt that if we can have these people just read, pray, and then come to church, THEY WILL KNOW. if you can just get them to church, 80% will get baptized. almost every time. i invite you to do the same. this week, go to your church services looking for an experience. i did it yesterday and i got it. the church really is a very special and important opportunity for these people and it should be for you too. 

im so grateful you guys are all active and strong. that i dont have to sit here and try to reactivate my family. we are trying to do that for an elder that is from this ward so that he can focus on his mission in Peru and not about what is going on here. 

Pray for his family. FAMILIA VERAS/VIGO that they will open their hearts, humble themselves, and keep our commitments. 

totally almost forgot

 

I GOT TO BAPTIZE CAROLINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was awesome!!!!!!!!!

pray for our 11 people that have date to be baptized. and pray that we can meet our goal of having 25 by the end of the week. we will do everything we can to make your prayers count. 

i love the spirit, i really feel guided, i feel that i am finally beginning to fulfill my mission scripture, that i am a still rusty instrument in His hands with a lot to learn , but i pray that i can do what He needs done, that if He needs something done right, He can count on Elder Whitaker.

i love the mission. i really do. i am so glad that i found out the secret to fun now. i wish i woulda known earlier but now i have 7 months to go hard and have some fun. 

love you guys. take care. pray always

ask and ye shall receive

this is the baptism of carolina. daughter of elba. 

​( Top shots of the week with doug miller)​