Hello Family and Friends,
So yes this week was quite an interesting one!
Sooo randomly I got a sore on my eyebrow and then my comps, yes my comps, she popped it for me and then the next day my WHOLE EYE was swollen haha (I wont send pics cause I think it would creep some of you out). I could barely see, and it hurt very badly so I called the mission doctor and they sent me to the hospital. We waited and waited and I was just given ibuprofen and eye drops haha! I was told to cover it sooooo I had to wear a Band-Aid on it. Some days. And the people for sure noticed haha but it made a good conversation starter to have a big eye! But the whole experience just made me appreciate my eyes more and so I’m grateful for the lessons Heavenly Father can teach us even in our tough times.
Okay but despite the weird eye thing WE HAD A BAPTISM THIS WEEK! I don’t think I have ever mentioned him before but his name is Emanuel. Okay so this guy is one of my favorite people. So we met him about two months ago while we were on exchanges and he was willing to learn so we sat down. Now Emanuel is one of the quietest people I have ever met. He just sits and listens. But if you ask him something he is so smart and knows. He just is a lot quieter than most, but that is what made him so great. At first he was SO SCARED OF us but we just offered to share our message and then he opened up and told us how he always wanted to know why bad things happen to good people. We decided to share the Plan of Salvation. As we shared he just took everything in. Little by little as we taught him all the lessons, he remembered and learned so much. When we would come back again and again he would have read the pamphlets and understood everything. When we gave him the Book of Mormon that is one of the first times I saw him smile so big, so happy to have his own copy. He has read a lot now and told us how he has learned a lot about how to be like Nephi. And as for us, we have gotten to know him better. It turns out he is a gospel artist and has siblings out on the web and that he likes to sing a lot! Despite us trying to get to know him though he still was quiet as we taught him, still just said goodbye at the end of the lessons and walked behind the house, but still we knew he was good. When he came to church he would just sit quietly and listen. Then the day of his baptism finally came. He was so ready and excited. There were many people there to witness his baptism. They call him the "Afro guy"! It was a great day and as he stood in the water I could see the joy on his face. I will never forget that. I’m grateful Heavenly Father led us to his house. Emanuel has taught me that all of Heavenly Father’s children are different but ALL OF THEM need the gospel.
This week we had an FHE with a less-active family, and the young boy in the family invited all his friends to come and meet us haha! He had them perform a song for us of the Malawian national anthem and aye it was so nice. I LOVE MALAWI!
Also this weekmy comps and I were asked to give talks in sacrament meeting. As I was bearing my testimony at the end and looking into their faces, I realized something. I have come to love about the mission. Sharing my testimony. Before I came I was low key scared and in a way ashamed of just saying and sharing my beliefs and I wasn’t willing to always share them openly and freely. But since being on mission I have learned HOW blessed we are to have the gospel and it has made me more and more motivated to share my testimony with others. So never again will I be ashamed or scared. I am too blessed to hold it in!
Thank you all for your support. So many of you emailed me this week and I’m grateful for your words of encouragement. I am blessed to have people like you in my life. Keep up the good times and the hard work on that side!
With lots and lots of love,
Sister Moulton
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