F{Laura}da: Kitty's Baptism! 3.16.15

WHAT A CRAZY (and stressful) WEEK

Monday was just not my day. We had to wash the car, but neither of us wanted to do it by hand. So we found this beautiful, cheap car wash, without a line, on the way to the mall. Well we pulled in and paid and were about to go in when the guy told us we need to take off the bike rack. Well, that ain't happening, so they wanted us to back out since there was only one way in and only one way out, which is through the car wash. Remember how I said there were no cars? Well magically about 10 cars shows up, so they all had to move and I had to back out of the lane. It was a pain in the bum. Everyone was mad, and I couldn't see the curb. Ticked. Ticked I was. Then we spent forever trying to find another car wash. The whole ordeal made about as much sense as the underside of a centipede, as elder England would say.

Now it's time for "What general authority is coming to the FJM this week?!" Elder Kopischke. (He's German and has this nice little accent. Very President Utchdorf-ian) WHAT A TRIP. It was pretty much life altering. We sat on the front row and had a jolly good time. It was an intense revelatory experience, which is exactly what he wanted. He came with literally no plans. What was scheduled to be 4 hours turned into 6 and it would have kept going if a zone didn't have to leave. He talked about so many different things, and started it with having us write down a question. You know, he said the same thing, but if you asked everyone one of us, individually, it would seem like he said 200 different things. It was beautiful.

After the conference we went to dinner at Sonnys, this divine barbecue restaurant. It was so yummy and we tried to hurry since we were late. When we got ready to pay the waitress said we were good to go. ..... The man at the table kitty corner to us HAD PAID FOR OUR DINNER. WHAT. It made me want to cry. I'm so thankful for that kind man. We said a prayer for him, and he surely deserves it.

Then we met a really nice Jewish lady, which proved my point that you can totally disagree with someone, but if you say it with a smile and a kind attitude then it's no problem.

The highlight of this week though was Kitty's baptism. The baptismal service turned into a hot mess, but it all got sorted out eventually. Kitty got baptized, and we felt the Spirit. That's all that matters. We made freezer s'mores, and they were a hit! People kept asking for the recipient. It's really not that hard, y'all. Frosting. Marshmallow fluff. Gram cracker. Bam. There were also a lot more people than we anticipated, so that was a pleasant surprise! Satan tried really hard to stop this baptism. I think it's because he knows how much of an asset she will be.

I'm so happy for Kitty. She was also confirmed on Sunday, which is the next logical and necessary step. Elder Bao did it in Chinese, so I'm not entirely sure what he said, but the Spirit was SO STRONG. Kitty is just so happy and smiley. She's actually in Scotland now! She's quite the world traveler.