We had two baptisms last week: Meagan on Tuesday, and Seamus on Saturday. I was the impromptu pianist on Saturday, because the one who had been called didn't show up. So far I've averaged 1 baptism per week. Not too bad, eh?
One interesting thing that happened this week was a car invite (inviting while driving). We rolled down the window and asked this guy if he wanted to go take a tour of the church. He said, yes, so we parked and walked to the church with him. We quickly found out that he doesn't speak much English. He's from the island of Chuuk, and speaks Chuukese. Lucky for us, Elder Mauss knew somebody (Brother Herring, actually) who went on his mission to Chuuk. He came with us the next day, and we re-did the church tour in Chuukese. Rednis, the man we invited, came to church on Sunday, and said he wants to be baptized. Brother Herring is going to help us teach him, and he'll probably be baptized in a couple weeks.
The work is still going great. We go finding a lot, since we're always looking for new investigators.
Some of the investigators we have are progressing very slowly, which is frustrating. The Downs family doesn't seem to really take it seriously, and it's hard to get them to come to church. A man named Rudy has a similar story. His wife is a Jehovah's Witness, and she's always saying things to confuse Rudy and point out differences and things. Rudy is a very logical person. So much so that he doesn't rely on the spirit or faith at all. It's frustrating because he wants us to prove the Book of Mormon is true, and that the things we say are right, instead of just praying and trusting the answers he receives. Hopefully we can do some good things this week.
That's all for now. Thanks for all your letters, love, and prayers!
-Elder Giles
