This was probably my best week in terms of food, ha ha! 4-1-2019

Pizza party with our District!

Well this past week has been quite an interesting one! To start off with, as you can see in the title of my letter that I ate some super good food. First on Tuesday, after district council we went as a district to go and eat pizza. Our Zone Leaders said that there is a buy one get one free deal at a pizza place if you order the jumbo size. He was convinced that we needed four jumbo pizzas in order to feed six elders and two sisters. I will just say, he was entirely wrong, ha ha ha. We ended up eating only two of the pizzas, ha ha. Then while on an exchange with Elder Cockett we went and ate chicken wraps and fries. On the next morning, we got pancakes eggs and bacon. On Saturday, we got expensive fried rice! Lastly, we had to extend the exchange for a few reasons and we were able to go to what is called the Kempinski Hotel. It is the largest five star hotel in Ghana.... and it was a buffet.... so I just about died, ha ha ha. It was so awkward to be there, because I haven't been in such a nice place in so long, ha ha ha! We had a super good time and had a blast! :)

Now onto our lessons! Once again, we went to go and teach Sarah (the girl who read and took all the notes from the story of Ammon). We had given her the assignment to read the story in 1 Nephi 3 and 4 and to read the Word of Wisdom pamphlet. As usual, she wrote down all of the things she had learned from both. Then I asked her, "How does the story of Nephi and the Word of Wisdom relate?" She sat there for a second thinking and then answered with this, "Well, Nephi followed the commandments from God even though he didn't fully understand why and just like the Word of Wisdom, we need to follow the commandment even though we do not fully understand why God has said we can't take certain substances."  I was quite shocked with that answer because I was going to talk about how Laban was drunken with wine and that shows what will happen when we abuse those substance, ha ha. I liked her answer much more. :)

The next thing that I want to tell you is about this super cool guy we met named Isaac. While walking around Elder Crockett saw someone just sitting by himself and he said that we should go and talk to him. So we did! We introduced ourselves and told him who we are and what not, and then I felt prompted to ask if he had any questions we could help him answer. Then he looked us both in the eye and said, "Where is the true church? That is all I want to know." Then we started to have a lesson and it was amazing. He fully accepted everything and he was so happy to hear that the power of God is indeed back on this earth. It was a really cool experience because I didn't see him and I would have just walked right by. Thankfully, my companion saw him and listened to the Spirit which prompted him to go and see him. He had a question that we could answer boldly.

I don't really have much else for you all this week but I just hope that everything is going well back home! Because General Conference is coming up I urge each and every one of you to ask a question in your prayers and I can promise that it will be answered by one of the amazing speakers. I want you to know that I fully sustain President Nelson and that whatever he says is from God. I will also urge each and every one of you to find that testimony within yourself to say that you will follow him no matter what. 

Sincerely,

Elder Baird

Mom's notes:

1. I got this text from Elder Baird this morning at 6:16 am:

"I just got this text from President:"

"As we get closer to the second coming the church needs to raise the bar and baptize more people. In order to achieve this the length of missions for young missionaries have with immediate effect been increased as follows: 2 years for sisters and 2 and half years for Elders. There are certain conditions that pertain to this increase in time. You need to view these conditions in my letter today. Please read my letter before 12 noon. Please sustain President Nelson. He has a tough job to do in these last days."

I didn't realize that it was April 1st until about 8:00 am...... not cool.

He did get the text from his Mission President. Guess his President likes April Fool's day just like Elder Baird. (insert eye roll...)