Baptism!

Hey! As you can see, this week was super good too. Dacota got baptized this weekend! It's always such a great joy to see those people you work with take their first major step to following the Savior. He's a great kid, and will be an example to many people! That's the highlight of the week, but here's a summary of what else happened:

Monday was pretty fun. We went hiking up Adam's canyon! We went with Elders Beckdol, Laurens, Tillman, and Dean. It's a super neat hike with a waterfall at the top! Check the photos out below.

Tuesday we had zone conference! It was very long, but very good. We had trainings given by the assistants, the sister training leaders, and of course President Call. Elder Payne and I were also fortunate to give a training. I think it went pretty good. After zone conference, we had a few lessons fall through in the evening, so we tried to do some finding.

Wednesday we went on exchanges with another district leader! I got to stay in my area with Elder Bean, and Elder Payne went to South Layton with their companion Elder Bennion. This was my first exchange with a missionary from the Salt Lake Mission, so it was interesting! He's a really good missionary, but you can definitely tell that they did things differently in Salt Lake. It's cool we are able to combine to one Mission and share our talents, and learn from each other! That night we had a lesson with Abbi again, and we just read a chapter out of the Book of Mormon with her, and committed her to reading some on her own.

Thursday... Can't remember much. I know we had a quick lesson with an investigator named Melissa, who the missionaries have been trying to work with for quite some time now. Other than that, the day is a blur!

Friday we had service at the food bank in the morning. That's always fun! Later we did our weekly planning. The evening must've been good, cause I sure don't remember!

Saturday was the best day! Dacota's baptism happened, and right after that we had a lunch in the gym with everyone. We also played some basketball with the family, and that was fun! They have another son named Gage who didn't get baptized, and after watching his brother, he said he wants to work towards getting baptized as well! So we are pumped about that. The Lord is preparing people everywhere, and it's great to be able to be a witness of that first-hand.

Sunday Dacota was confirmed, and the whole family came to church! Even extended! It was so amazing. The Gospel of Jesus Christ brings families closer to each other more than anything else! I have a testimony of that, because I see it in everyone that I teach. I love this gospel, and invite all of you to see how you can apply the gospel more in your families!

That's all I got for this week. Love you all, have a great week!

Elder Tyler Greer
tyler.greer@myldsmail.net
Utah Layton Mission Office
190 N Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT 84037