Let the world collapse on it's own behalf, it doesn't need our help

This week was up and down. Thu Ha didn't get baptized yesterday. She sent us a 3 page text us on Wednesday or so and laid out that she wasn't ready, that she felt pressured, and she's been baptized twice in the past and really wants to know if this is the true church. Noble reasoning, but at the same time we know that she knows it's true, and when God reveals true to you, you are expected to act on it.  She's been anti'd a bit and was given a book from the early 80's about how we're a cult and Joseph Smith said that God was a man and a Christ on His own planet before He was God and that we can be God and yadda, yadda, yadda. Same old, same old. She brought up that Joseph Smith wasn't prophesied in the Bible as a foreordained Prophet and that was a big concern from her until we pointed out that the Bible is pretty much broken up into two parts: the Old Testament which foretells of Jehovah's coming in the flesh and His dealings with His people, the Israelite's. The New Testament deals with the birth, ministry, and Atonement of Jesus Christ, who is Jehovah in the flesh, and the missionary efforts of His Apostles. In other words, the Bible is a collection of prophecies concerning Christ. It doesn't really talk about anything other than Christ and a ton of Prophets weren't mentioned by name. Anyway, she understood that, but the missionaries who taught her before us didn't do a very good job of setting expectations or really teaching her the basics.

Grant and Gavin are doing alright. We're trying to get them baptized and all that. They're just being sixteen year old kids. 

On Saturday I got to go back to my greenie area in Woodcrest and see Riley, Lexi, and Steven Bishopp get baptized. I worked with them for 7 1/2 months, my whole time in Woodcrest. I honestly thought that I wouldn't see it happen. I hoped, but was afraid that it just wouldn't happen. When I started teaching them, Sister Bishopp wasn't pregnant. Now all they have to do is get the dad, Steve. He's so cool. It's just awesome to see how the Lord prepares people and how much He's involved in their lives. They're just a great family.

"I'm just trying to say the way schools need teachers, the way Kathie Lee needed Regis, that's the way I need Jesus."

The Bishopp family

Sister Michaelson and I. She came to the baptism just to see me. She's great.

Steve Bishopp. He's so dope. Has sleeves of tattoos. He was in a motorcycle wreck a couple of months ago.

In Cali it's legal for motorcycles to split lanes rapidly, especially in bumper to bumper traffic. He was lane splitting and a guy in a crappy car just pulled out of a lane and clipped him. His shoulder got a messed up and he was worried that the guy didn't have insurance. Turns out the guy that clipped him owns a Ferrari dealership. Lucky. Everything was taken care of and he got to spend more time with his kids. 

Riley Bishopp and the photo bomb!

Lexi Bishopp. She's a punk rock girl, doe. She's trying to go to Warped Tour and she's only 12. Her parents told her no. She should...probably stay away for a couple more years. Hahaha. 

I sure do love my mini DelMar.  I love my Elders and how different they both are, but have the same goal in mind! I am truly blessed to be their mama.  #Lovemyboys!