The Best First Week!

Hello everyone!!

 

Today marks my first week out in the field!  It still blows my mind the calling I've been given and the work I'm privileged to do.

Now that I've been around a little longer and have paid attention to my surroundings, I finally know where on earth I am! I am serving in the Cenntenial Ward in Greeley, Colorado. It is a nice little city and the people here are great. It's quite a diverse culture too, full of all different types of people and religions. The Centennial Ward is the biggest ward in the Greeley Stake, and the work is really starting to pick up here. Sometimes Elder Maciel and I don't how to keep up without a car, but riding a bike is helping burn off the great dinners the members feed us.

 

  

I have my first baptism this week!! His name is Colton Milliron and he is a stud! He is 15 years old and lives in Washington with his dad during the school season. He started investigating the Church because he desired to know the truth. He has been reading and sticky-noting his copy of the Book of Mormon.  He has such great faith. He committed to baptism after our third lesson! He is such a great example to me and has shown how much joy and change can happen as we can receive the knowledge of God's great plan and by following the example of Jesus Christ.

 

This week, I've realized how Heavenly Father has blessed me by putting me in the right place at the right time. The other day, Elder Maciel and I were riding our bikes back from a dinner appointment. Just as we were about to pass a 7Eleven, I was suddenly prompted that we stop and go to the ATM. I asked Elder Maciel to pull over. As I was about to enter the 7Eleven, a man from behind me asked, "where do you work?" I turned around and told him that I am a missionary for the Church. As we started talking, he mentioned that he was looking for a church and wanted some information on our church. I wrote down his name and address and told him that we would come by. We visited Andrew yesterday and met his wife and son. And his pets. He was far from our home and I know that if I had not happened to run into him at 7Eleven, we would've probably never met Andrew. It was a great experience for me and one among the many miracles I get to be apart of here in Greeley.

 

I am so grateful to be in the Fort Collins Mission right now. There are things that I've learned that I know I needed to learn here before I'm ready to serve in Rio. Talking about Brazil with Elder Maciel is certainly making me anxious, but overall, I'm just so happy and blessed to serve.

 

Godspeed!

Elder Hamilton