Elder Shields in Carlsbad, CA

So this week was crazy. First and foremost was Don and Kathy's baptism! It was such an awesome experience! Kathy also asked me to baptize and confirm her which was super cool!  We started working with another part member couple. The guy is the member and his name is Rey, and his non member girlfriend who lives with him (that will have to change, haha) whose name is Vicky, she is really interested and we are going to start meeting with them twice a week. Rey is also a musician and he always sings for us when we go over, it's awesome. I'll get a video next time.  I also got my transfer doctrine and I will be staying in O2. My new companion's name is Elder Phillips and he seems like a way cool guy, I am really excited to work with him! I won't meet him till tomorrow but I'll let you know about him when I actually get to know him.  Other than that, just working with a few other investigators. Tammy and Brian are doing well, they still come to church but they ...

This last week was totally crazy.  Don and Kathy are gonna get baptized this week! We decided to move their date up to the 24th because they are just so ready. They have been taught all the lessons and are keeping all the commandments, they just need an interview this week and they are ready to go! Kathy has also asked me to baptize and confirm her! I am so excited! It has been so awesome working with them and watching them grow and progress in the Gospel, and I will be excited to see them continue to grow.  We are going to start working with a part member family as well. Brother Johns is a semi active member who has a non member girlfriend, Rashida Rice. Rashida's daughter is also a non member, and brother Johns has brought them to church a few times. His girlfriend wants to get baptized but she can't unless they get married or she moves out, but we will still be able to work with her and her daughter!  Unfortunately, Elder Moroni got emergency transferred...

Hey guys how are you all doing!? I've been doing pretty good thank you for asking.  This week was pretty awesome. The highlight would for sure be that we got to meet with Amber this week. And when we got there for the appointment her husband joined in and now we will be teaching both of them! They are both so cool and way interested in the Gospel. Her husband's name is Brandon. He is a Free Mason and I learned a lot of interesting things about how Masons and Mormons have similar principles.  Don and Kathy are still doing really well! They just soak up all they can during our lessons and love learning! They have really felt the Gospel change their lives and it is so awesome to be a part of that change and to watch it happen!  Tammy and Brian have decided that March 17th will be too early for their baptism, we will still be teaching them them but they just need a little more time to come to know that this is the true church.  We also got to work with a mini mi...

This week was pretty awesome!  To start it out I got to go on exchanges with Elder Meyer (who was my MTC comp). His comp is the DL. We served in their area which is right on the beach so we got to proselyte right on the beach for the first couple hours it was awesome! Way fun to catch up with him and see what we have learned and how we've grown since the MTC.  Also so had some way solid lessons with Tammy and Brian, as well as with Don and Kathy. We put all four of them on date for baptism! Tammy and Brian are on the 17th and Don and Kathy are one the 31st of this month. Super excited for them and the part I got to play. We still have a lot of work to do with both of them, but I know they will be ready by then! Also all four of them came to church.  Our other investigators are Mike and Warren, we are working on trying to get them to church. We weren't able to meet with Amber but we will see her this week.  For Pday today we went to a driving range and hit so...