Baptism Already: September 28, 2015

Hi Everyone. Elder Riggs from Bremerhaven. Talk about an absolutely insane amazing crazy week. Alright first news is the really weird news that happened to Elder Bodtcher and I yesterday. So yesterday the family that was going to feed us couldn't because the Branch President's wife was working. So we went home and did some studying and after that we decided to go do some proselyting. I said the prayer and right after I said amen and were about to reach for the door knob someone started pounding on the door as loud as he could and started yelling at the top of his lungs profanity and calling us pigs and was yelling to open the door. He then proceeded to back up and slam against the door to try to open it. As any normal human being would react we were absolutely terrified. We thought it was someone trying to hurt us so of course we called the police. The police arrived and came to our door. We answered the door to the man and the police. It wasn't a gangster trying to harm us, it wasn't someone who hated Mormons. It was...............just a neighbor who was mad because we dropped a couple of tennis balls on the floor and made too much noise. ARGHHH it made me so mad that that was the only reason he was pounding and trying to break in our room. He then started to go outside and spread rumors about us that we were Jehovah's Witnesses from Austrailia. Looking back at this moment it is so hilarious and we laugh about it a lot.

Okay now for the good news. On Saturday we taught an Investigator named Ibrahim, at the end of our lesson I told him that Elder Bodtcher and I were praying and fasting and we thought he was ready to be baptized. And he said....YES!!!!!!!! I am so happy already in my first week as a missionary I am getting my first baptism. He is getting baptized on October 17th. I can't wait and have never been more happy in my life.


Spiritual Thought/Challenge
Missions are extremely hard anyone who has been on a mission can testify of this truth. Already in my first week there have been a lot of discouraging moments and days where I just want a new day to start. Here is my attitude when I have a bad day.

Today was the absolutely worst day ever
And don't try to convince me that
There's something good in every day
Because when you take a closer look
This World is a pretty evil place.
Even if
Some goodness does shine through once in a while
Satisfaction and happiness don't last
And it's not true that
It's all in the mind and heart
Because
True happiness can be obtained
Only if one's surroundings are good
It is not true that good exists
I am sure you can agree that
The reality
Creates
My attitude
It's all beyond my control
And you'll never in a million years hear me say that
Today was a good day.


Pretty horrible right. Sometimes everyone has awful horrible days and they just want the day to be over. But when my feet hurt I think of Jesus and how he felt when nails were drove through his feet. When I am tired and my bag is heavy I think of how he must have felt carrying his cross. When I am sweating from walking in the heat all day. I think of how it must have been to sweat blood from every poor. I have learned that bad days happen and from now on have a different attitude about things. In every bad day there is always good from it you just need to think. And after every bad day there is always good and hope and light lurking around the corner just waiting to greet you with open arms. Now how can you change an attitude about a bad day. Well just read that attitude I just wrote from bottom to top.

Remember it is in our darkest times when light shines the brightest.
I leave this testimony that I know our savior Jesus Christ Lives he atoned and felt every pain we will ever feel in this life. When we are having a hard time we can turn to him. When we need healing for our soul remember it's when we turn outwards to serve others that is when our soul can be healed. I know this gospel is true with all my heart. The Book of Mormon is true. And we can receive happiness through heavenly Father. I love all of you and wish you the best of times!