Week 17

Hey mom!!! so This is terrible timing for no time to email this week. elder talvane wanted to go on this huge bike ride so we just got back and its actaully when were supposed to be out working.... whooopps!!

but ill tell you about the baptism really quick!!

so yes iascara did pick me to baptize her! so cool my first baptism was in a forign country in a forign language and in the ocean!!! heck ya! so we have the pre part with the talks and prayer and hymns. that was at the branch presidents house. after we got in the car and drove to a part of the beach that we thought wouldnt really have a lot of people. well when we got there there was a few diffent groups of people so we had to walk a little ways to get away from them. but then we started!! i went first. so we entered the ocean. then i asked iascara for her whole name. and it is iascara asdfiojpasiopdfhaopisdhfiop aosdfpiasdoifpu.... ya i have no idea what it is she said it to me and i was like what?????? elder talvane had to mouth it to me during the baptism for me to say it. after i said the prayer part we had to wait for a wave big enough to get her fully submerged. it was so funny it hits us then im trying to keep myself from falling and trying to make sure she goes all the way under. gosh it was crazy!! but after i was on of the testimonies for the other baptism so i stayed int he water and watch the other.

after we took some pictures then went back to the house of the president and finished up! mom it was so cool! just the how i was able to use my preisthood to help somebody else was such an amazing experience!! i cant wait for more!

well sorry its supper sort today. i promise ill send some pictures of the baptism next week!!

i love you so much!!!

Elder Ruesch