and Wednesday, in which we street contacted a group of brothers who were definitely in the middle of a big drug deal, had some conversations at a ghetto retirement apartment with a drunk 80 year old dwarf, getting doors slammed in our face in the snow storm, and meeting a super less-active member in a nice retirement home who had horrible memory loss and would prank other members there by playing the trumpet when they fell asleep. We also got asked if we were hit men! He was serious.
Wednesday was topped off with one of the most spiritual experiences I've had in my mission so far. For the past month, our mission president has drilled us with being able to teach the Restoration of the Gospel fully and completely in ten minutes or less. Believe me when I say it is excruciatingly difficult. So when on Wednesday night one of the area's brand new investigators showed up for the appointment with ten minutes before our strict curfew, we knew what we had to do. To my surprise, nothing felt rushed or pushed in teaching De'Quan; he was pretty much teaching himself. He told us straight up that he has prayed about Joseph Smith and knows that he was a true prophet of God. The Spirit was so strong that I was having trouble speaking, and I, for the first time on my mission, invited De'Quan to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized by the authority of God. He committed to be baptized on December 20th. Whenever I share from the bottom of my heart what I know is true, whenever I humbly give a blessing, and when I extended that invitation, I could not believe the words that come out of my mouth. I don't even have to think about what to say. People talk about the Holy Ghost/Spirit and it's easy to dismiss those experiences as delusions or imaginations; that's what I used to believe. Now I know that when we are in the complete service of our fellow man, opening our hearts honestly and humbly to one another, the Spirit of God testifies of the truth. Comfort and peace flood into our hearts and fill us with happiness I can't begin to explain....... HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LORD
Thursday wasn't Thanksgiving for me. You know in those Christmas movies where Christmas gets canceled or Santa takes a sick day? Yeah that's pretty much what happened with Thanksgiving. Sure, we had Thanksgiving dinner with a family, but there were only four of us, including Elder Van de Graaff and I, and the meal was all pre-made form Costco. It was still delicious, but it felt like any other meal we get with members. Later that day our zone got together and played dodgeball and basketball from 6:30 p.m. to 9. Really it felt as if Thanksgiving never happened. I hope that that won't be the case with Christmas :/
Anyways, that's about it over here in crazy Maryland. I've been missing y'all lately and I promise form here on out that if you send me a written letter, I WILL WRITE BACK! Starting.....NOW!
Peace be with you and may the angel of death pass over you......lol wut
xoxo
Elder Burgess
happy thanksgiving from Annapolis A zone <33333
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