This week was so awesome.
NoHo is keeping us SUPER busy.
It's been so much fun!
The valley is completely different from the city. It's a whole 'nother world up here. It feels so weird. There are still a lot of people but it's soooo quiet! And there are mountains. I'm still not used to it yet.
My new apartment is the nicest one I've been in yet and we have a washer and dryer. I think I've died and gone to heaven. It's so sweet. My companion is super awesome too! He's another one of those killer trainees with the fire and enthusiasm that brings miracles! He is from Henderson Nevada and Bryce Harper lives in his ward during the off season. He said Bryce Harper taught his Elders quorum a couple times before he left on his mission. I'm jealous.
Its amazing up here in NoHo. There are lots of interesting people for lots of different reasons. For example the ward mission leader of the Burbank ward just east of here is the coach from high school musical, our bishop makes movies and TV shows, a member works for Nabisco and has given away $80,000 worth of Oreos and Nabisco products to the ward this year, and we have a bunch of old retired singers and actors in the ward.
And another thing that is really different is that the people up here really love animals. And they are a little more creative than just cats and dogs. We knocked on this one ladies door and when she opened it an entire zoo flooded out. Bunnies, cats, Guinea pigs, you name it, it ran out the door. Hijole. But that's nothing. Our ward mission leader was telling us that a while ago his wife bought two rabbits as pets. Yesterday at church she announced they now have 111 rabbits destroying their yard and house. Nice.
Well Saturday was one of the best days ever! We had a baptism in our area for an awesome 9 year old kid named J__. He and his mom have been meeting with missionaries for about a year. His mom is getting pretty close to getting baptized too. After we had that baptism we took off and drove down to Inglewood to go to the S__'S BAPTISM!!! Wahooooooo it was so awesome! They finally made it! Two of the five weren't quite ready to be baptized yet but hopefully soon! The baptismal service was super cool. I got to see a lot of the members from my Inglewood area and holy cow there were tons of missionaries there. It was just a big party. I'm so happy for them. The gospel is the greatest.
Moroni 10:32 Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.
Merry Christmas! Have a great week!
-Elder Burgon
Pics:
- S__'s baptism
- All the missionaries who taught the S__'s who are still on their mission and could make it to the baptism.
- Elder Durham and I with the S__'s
- Elder Leishman and I with J__ at his baptism
