Last week was Spring Break for me and it just happened to work out perfect. Trevor served his mission in Utica, New York and there was a family in his first area (Hamilton) that he baptized. It was a really good family that has stayed fairly solid since. There was the mom Cathy and her two kids Amy and Josh. Josh struggled soon after being baptized and fell away for a while, but he came back stronger than ever and decided to serve a mission. He was called to serve in Salt Lake and last week was Josh's last week as a missionary. His mom and sister came to pick him up and see all the church sites, so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to see them. It's a lot easier to see them in Utah than in New York.Josh and his family had a lot to do and a lot to see, so we didn't get to spend as much time with them as we would have liked, but it was still pretty cool. Josh told us that throughout his mission he baptized 60 people! Can it get much better than that. Trevor said that that is the ultimate reward for a missionary. Obviously not everyone that Trevor or Josh baptized is going to stay active always, but 60 people were baptized off of 1 that Trevor baptized. It's amazing. Just think of what our church would be like if every one person baptized then turned around and baptized two more. No wonder they push "every member a missionary" !!!
Two other highlights for Trevor had to have been seeing the missionary that trained him, Elder Mulcock. He lives in Utah so we took a little trip over to his work to see him. It was the only time we could get together, but it was so fun to talk to him for an hour. Trevor hasn't really had any contact with Elder Mulcock since Trevor left his mission in 2005. It was nice to just make that contact again.
In the last area Trevor served he spent most of his mission. It was like 13 months in Glenvi
lle. There was a family there that were members that always kind of had an open door for the missionaries, so they spent many a night having dinner there. The Johnsons ended up moving to Utah a couple years ago because the cost of living was insane in New York so we made sure to make it to there house in Payson. It was really good to see them. They have called and sent Christmas cards so we keep in contact, but it's so much better to see them and and their kids in person.
In the last area Trevor served he spent most of his mission. It was like 13 months in Glenvi
lle. There was a family there that were members that always kind of had an open door for the missionaries, so they spent many a night having dinner there. The Johnsons ended up moving to Utah a couple years ago because the cost of living was insane in New York so we made sure to make it to there house in Payson. It was really good to see them. They have called and sent Christmas cards so we keep in contact, but it's so much better to see them and and their kids in person.Trevor wanted to spend more time with Josh and his family, but overall I think it was really good for him to see them at all. Seeing Elder Mulcock was the big bonus because we had no idea we were going to see him. And of course, seeing the Johnsons is always fun.
5 comments:
It is neat to see missionary work grow and know that you helped in the process. Hey you said you would be back over this way April 3 or 4 let me know and I will finally give you that book!!
Hey, how is baby Waite? When do you find out if it's a boy or a girl! And keep posting pictures! You look so cute!
What a fun thing. I bet Trevor really enjoyed seeing all of them. I think everyone is dying to know what you are having. The appointment has to be soon. Let us know! :)
That's so cool :) It looked cold up there. How long of a drive is it from St. Johns?
It's funny because Dusty served in New York...I think I've said that before...but someone he taught there also moved to Utah because of cost of living. There was an active mom and two daughters, but the dad had not accepted the gospel. Dusty (and many others) had taught him, but he just couldn't commit. After they moved to Utah, the dad got baptized like a month or two later! He just needed to get away from New York City I guess! The really special thing was that he asked Dusty to baptize him. It was a really neat experience. It's always fun to go visit them. I'm glad you guys got to do that.
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