Well, what a week. It was pretty good, but had some rough patches.
Today we were able to play some soccer with some members from the
branch and some other people. It was a lot of fun!
Thomas was able to be baptized! It was a very powerful experience. He
was able to finally join the rest of his family in the church after
taking the lessons for 3 years on and off! It was great!
Rona and Nora were not baptized, and to be honest, I don't really want
to talk about what happened. It was one of the rough parts of the week
and probably one of the hardest moments in my mission. However, all
things are for our profit and learning. This life was never meant to
be easy. It wasn't easy for Christ, so why did we ever think that it
would be easy for us. We are going to have challenges in this life. We
are going to have to do hard things. That is part of the plan. That is
why it says that we have to "take upon our cross" many different
places in the Bible and Book of Mormon. If we want to be like Christ,
then we have to understand at least a fraction of what he had to go
through.
I love you all and hope that you know that you can do hard things. But
don't just endure life, enjoy it.
Love, Elder Hawk
You know you're in Africa when you are the only one who gets sun burnt.
Me and some cute kids
Thomas got baptized
Thomas, Branch pres. (left) and Parents (right),
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