Great email from Elder McMullin. It's been a fantastic week! Here's his email:
Hello Family,
It sounds like all is going well. Happy Birthday Dad! I hope it went well besides being sick. All's been going well here too... Let's just say you would never even guess the half of it!!!!!
Wednesday was great! We had Zone Activity in Plainfield. It was frisbee and softball, and both were really fun. After that, we came back for dinner with JoAnne at the Vines' home. After that, we split, and I went with Brother Vines to the Youngs' home and Elder Hunt went with Brother Erickson to Shirley Kraft's home. It was a pretty good day.
Thursday was a GREAT day. We started it off with a lesson with a less active member, and Rylan Erickson - a prospective missionary. After that, we had a last lesson with JoAnne. We got ready for the baptism, then had it! It went really really well. It was a great experience for JoAnne, for us missionaries, and for everyone around. I sent a picture, and will email one next week too. Just wait though, this is only the beginning of the good news for the week.
Friday was great. We went over to a less active's home for lunch in Manhattan. We had a great lesson with Sister Carlson, and it pretty much turned into a sob fest for the Sisters, but it was good. After that, we drove up to Orland Park to get our oil changed. The guys at that Pep Boys are pretty incompetent. They had to call over someone higher up, who did a pretty good job. After that, we met with JoAnne briefly, then went over to the Greys'. Nick was packing up to move to Utah. It's going to be weird here without Nick Grey.
Saturday was good. There was the all day training in Naperville. It was really good actually. The guys from Salt Lake City taught us a lot, and really set the stage for some good things to happen. That was what happened pretty much the whole day. After that, we came home and visited Joaquin before the day was over.
Sunday was one of the best days ever. We had sacrament, which was ridiculously full. We had 7 investigators, 1 recent convert, and a couple of less actives there at sacrament. The whole branch is going crazy about missionary work. This is what I've thought ever since I got here... Once we got 1 baptism, a whole lot would follow. We're going to have more! The Cravens met with President Hunsaker after the block, and set a date! They're having the baptism on June 27th!!! You were in Florida for the first one, and you'll be in San Diego for the second. You should go to the beach more often... Well, other than that, we had a great day at church. One of those 7 investigators was Bob Cancialosi, the guy from the newspaper ad (you're going to hear more about him soon). After church, we had dinner at the Curtis' home. They measured our BMI over there, and I'm at a healthy weight! [We had teased him about putting on a few pounds with all the meals he's been getting in Frankfort.] Their son is about to be baptized too, so we went over the baptismal interview questions. He's being baptized in Idaho though, otherwise we might as well leave the font full over here.
Monday was good. We had district meeting, which was pretty great. After that, we had a lesson with JoAnne to get her ready to do baptisms for the dead. She's going to go on Saturday, so that will be cool. I learned that a promise of the Spirit we made was fulfilled too... We promised her that after she was confirmed, the Spirit would touch those around her and improve situations with her family. On Sunday, her mom told her she was ok with her conversion. Her Mom and her have since gone out to spend quality time together! That's pretty crazy. After that, we went over to the Portwoods' home. Brother Portwood wants his wife to be the next baptism, but the Cravens will be the first in the water. We're going to go over there later this week to help them come up with a baptismal preparation calendar. Monday night was good though too... We were studying the Plan of Salvation pretty in depth, and they brought over someone else to learn too. It went well, and could have gone on for hours longer, but we had to go home so we wouldn't be too late.
Tuesday was GREAT. 10:30 lesson with the Cancialosis. 11:30 call to President Roach, "Yet another investigator has set a baptismal date. I better not be transferred." "I'm pretty sure you're staying, Elder... Good job!"
We prayed for a baptismal date to extend to Bob in our planning session, and received revelation on how to extend it. We explained how the Plan of Salvation provided a way for him to be with his deceased relatives again, and how baptism is a major first step. He is very excited to be baptized on July 18th!!!! After that, we went and taught a less active, then did some planning, then had some canceled appointments, then had dinner at the Spencers, then waited around for our transfer calls... and got the news... We're both staying in Frankfort! I'm really happy to be staying here another transfer. I would've died if I got sent somewhere else. It's pretty funny... JoAnne was fasting that I would stay, and I guess it worked. Hahaha. Well, I'm here for another transfer. Hopefully we'll have 5 baptisms. Even if we only have 3, it will be good though. This is what the Frankfort Branch has needed for such a long time.
I love you all, thanks for everything you do!
Take care y'all!
Love,
Elder Bradley Edward McMullin
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