December 16 2013

Hello everyone! I apologize for the missed email last week. It's been crazy busy here, trying to juggle everything. But the Lord has never turned away His help! In the last two weeks, not too many crazy experiences have happened. We did end up teaching someone who I swear was a vampire. He was at least 900 years old and was missing his front teeth so we just saw fangs! He talked our ears off about Noah's Ark or something, then refused a Book of Mormon and refused to pray with us.... So we left. Bummer. He's a vampire, though! 
We had a wonderful opportunity to baptize a man on Saturday. He is 67 years old, has extremely poor health, sleeps about 18 hours a day, but he's been waiting to get baptized for a long time. When we asked him about it, he said "If it's good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!" What a wonderful attitude. It was a small but sacred event. I felt the love of God for this man and for all of us. After the baptism he said that he felt clean. He made a joke about taking a bath every day, but this kind of clean was different. He had entered into a covenant with God and received a remission of his sins. What an amazing experience. Thank you for your prayers. I'm learning tons here. I know without a doubt that God is with us. He comes in the fourth watch of the night to deliver us when we have no where else to turn. I love him with all my heart and I am so privileged to consecrate my life to Him for this short time. Love you all! Keep the faith!

Elder Norton