All I want for my birthday is a baptism... - The Weekly Email

So yes, in the biggest news of recent times, it was my birthday yesterday! I'm officially two decades old! I didn't do anything too special for my birthday though, although I was blessed with some great success talking to a number of people, we found 3 new investigators in one day! God really does answer prayers, and he is right here next to us out in the mission field. 

Aside from my birthday, one of the biggest things also happening out here is that I've been put in charge of helping our mission president organize a missionary quartet to sing in and around Nouméa. We're looking to perform a lot during Christmas time and then to continue to do so throughout the year. I have seriously missed performing at a high level, and I'm super excited to use my musical talents and the experience I have in instrumental and choral music and in directing and conducting to help further the work of God in New Caledonia and to give people amazing experiences. 

As for our investigators, we have one young man named Boris who is the son of a member here that has recently come to stay with his dad. He's already had the missionary lessons before, and as Elder Kessler and I have prayed and meditated on which of our investigators could be baptized in October to contribute to the goal our President has set for us, his name is the one we agreed on. On Sunday we spoke with his dad, and we called his son who was visiting his mom for the weekend and asked if he wanted to prepare to be baptized before the end of the month, and he said yes! I really think he is in a state to accept the Gospel now. Ana has also started taking the lessons again, and is progressing and again cleaning up her life, although not without opposition, because Satan doesn't like it when we change our lives to follow God.

Thanks everyone back home for your prayers and support, smile at a missionary, they need it sometimes.

Love,

Elder Miner

This is us eating pizza on Elder Kessler's birthday, and it only cost $35! (I'm not joking, pizza is so expensive here and still not that good, and the first thing I want when I get home is Pizza Hut).

 Hunting for venues for our quartet. That's an outdoor ampitheatre at the university here.

 My birthday breakfast. :)