Manny Got Baptized!

This week has flown by. Elder Richins and I went to Wave Rock, Hippos Yawn, The Humps and an aboridginal cave which was exciting. I will send pictures soon. You do not know slow computers until you are using a Windows 7 Family History computer out in the sticks.

It’s fun though. We went out to Pingelly, Kojonup, Kattaning, Wagin, Kondinin, Hyden, Wickpen and Williams this week. We are following up with a lot of less actives at the moment and doing the majority of our contacting in the day. The people are great. We have made some solid contact in Pingelly and are planning to go back there this week.

We had the baptism for Manny on Tuesday which was exciting!! We just need to get him the gift of the Holy Ghost. The younger boy we are teaching in the ward is named Kovell. He is from a kiwi family. Sister Tarawa (his mom) made us some amazing burgers.

This area of the mission is funny. Since the majority of the people are farmers or shearers they don't like depending on processed food, so we end up eating really healthy fresh food. The one thing that people in America should try is making crackle along with their roasts it is pretty good. Crackle is the fat of the roast that they take off of the roast and put back in until it is crisped and hard. It is a good little treat if done right. The Aussies really enjoy it. Lamb is also heaps more common over here and that is delicious.

The best way that I have heard Australia phrased is that Australia is America 15 years ago ha-ha. Lately I have been reading in my studies the past teachings of the presidents of the Church, a lot of Joseph Fielding Smith and James E. Talmage.

The majority of the people that we run into are pretty set Christians and think that changing that would be the end of the world. It is weird... growing up in Seattle, we didn't get a lot of interaction with Jehovah Witnesses but man are they present here. Elder Richins and I have been nice but they always try to pick fights so it is a little bit cumbersome. All in all, it has been a good week. We are strengthening the branch in the best way that we can and hoping to plant gospel seeds in many along the way.