I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

Well, this is it. I can't believe it's come to end.  It really doesn't even feel real.  It's something that you think about for two years, but after a little while it feels like it will never happen.  Well, let's get to the week recap.  L. GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!  Boom baby!  It was probably one of the more stressful weeks of my life.  We had to do everything for it.  The other baptisms I've had the mission leader has really done most of the heavy duty work. So we had to get the clothes, make the program, get the speakers, piano players, etc.  Everything was looking good coming into Friday, but of all the piano players in the ward none of them were available.  We called everyone!  Finally, I made the decision to just rearrange the songs to what I could play and I would just play the piano.  (Stop laughing mom)  Well, I'm practicing on Saturday morning and get a call from our mission leader HC who tells us that he found someone to play....of course.  So I was off the hook!

Well, the stress didn't end there.  The baptism started at 2pm.  With 5 min until it started, no one had shown up yet!  HC and I are freaking out and all of a sudden EVERYBODY shows up.  L. brought around 15 friends and family with her and there was a member from Odense that spoke Vietnamese who translated for L.  It was awesome!  Only 5 members of the ward showed up and the Bishop, but the baptism was good.  I wasn't able to get her arm underneath on the first try so we had to do it twice.  L. made so much food we literally would have been able to feed the whole mission.  We got a lot of potential investigators from it, and her family really likes us!  

But yeah, can't complain about going out that way.  It was so amazing to see L. and how happy she was.  And to think that we were thinking about postponing it.  Now that was not inspiration.  

Well, I am so grateful for these past two years.  I know that I did the right thing by coming out here.  My testimony has grown so much and I have learned so much about myself and come to know my Heavenly Father so much.  I am so grateful for the Atonement.  I have seen it work in others and my own life.  I am so grateful and know that Joseph Smith restored the true gospel to the world.  Love it!

See ya Thursday!

MKH

William

 

A note from the Mom - I am so grateful for the blessing I have of being William's mom.  I have learned so much from my children and these past two years have been no different.  William has had his up's and down's as all missionaries do, but he has never once talked about quitting, and now he has finished his mission with honor.  He is a great blessing to our family!

It ain't over till it's over. - Yogi Berra

Hej med jer,

How are you all doing?  Well, the clock is ticking on Elder Veach's mission life.  This is a pretty big week we've got coming up, but first this past week.  We had a really good appointment with L.  We talked with her about the interview.  At the end she bore her testimony and it was very simple and in broken Danish, but very powerful.  Yesterday, she met with the bishop and talked about joining the ward and baptism.  I think that he was a little hesitant, because of the language barrier, but ultimately that doesn't decide if someone gets baptized thank goodness.  So there is a baptism in Aalborg on Saturday so that's exciting!

On Tuesday I had my last Zone Meeting where I gave my final testimony.  It was so weird!  It was also kind of sad to say good-bye to alot of people.  This week is District Meeting so I'll say good-bye to the last of them there.  After that, we'll have splits with the Zone Leaders for a few hours and then with Elder Wright the next day so he can interview L.

After Zone Meeting, we had splits with the APs.  That was fun being with Elder Bailey and Elder Pierson again.  Elders Bailey and Petersen did a church tour while Pierson and I went and visited a lady that he baptized who doesn't like me at all I think.  Afterwards, Bailey and I went to the boondocks to do some referrals.  The problem was that we couldn't find it where it was supposed to be so we had to come back before we found it.  

Well, this should be an exciting week what with it being the last one and all.  Hope you guys have a great week!  Love ya!

MKH

William