Fruits of our Labors

This week was so wonderful, because as a zone we were able to see the fruits of our labors. There were 3 people baptized this week in our zone. It was such a spiritual weekend, as they were all baptized on Saturday, and then all were confirmed and received the Holy Ghost the next day in church. Kimberly's baptism was so spiritual. At the end she bore such a powerful testimony of what this gospel means to her and how she knows that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. I am so grateful to be apart of her conversion. I am excited to come visit in 10-15 years from now and see all the lives that she has touched. She is a powerful and dedicated disciple of Christ and she will be an example to so many people.

The focus for this upcoming transfer is Destiny. She putting off her baptism until the 24th because she has a co worker that wants to be there and will be out of town on the 17th. She has really been hit with a lot of trials recently and it is hard to know what to say in certain situations because we have never experienced that. I only know that the Savior has, because of his atonement. I know that he knows her perfectly and he has experienced all of her trials and much more. He is the only one who can provide comfort and consolation in these turbulent times that she is going through. That is why I am so excited for her to keep working towards baptism. The more she follows the Savior the more peace and comfort he will bring to her life, and as she receives the gift of the Holy Ghost she will be able to have that peace with her constantly. I am so grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not a list of requirements that our Heavenly Father wants us to conform to. But rather a way that we can live our lives that will uplift us, edify us, and help us to be the best people possible. He loves us and his only concern is our happiness and eternal growth.

We also got transfer calls on Saturday and I will be staying in the Carmichael zone with Elder Anderson. This will be my 5th transfer as his companion. We served together for 2 transfers in Placerville and now 3 transfers here. It has been a blessing. I have gotten so close with him and he has become one of my best friends. I look forward to working hard with him these last 6 weeks of my mission.

Love,

Elder Hallmark


Here are pics from Kimberly's baptism

With her husband, Hawk

 Here is another baptism that we had in the zone. Her name is Deborah and she is standing in between the 2 sister missionaries in the center right.