- Elder Baird's #BLESSED Mission: WEEK 27 WHITE ROCK: Dominos Delivery Guy for the Win

Lowkey though, this week has been 'Goated"!

There's just something about being out here. Living life. Finding joy. Doing the Lords work. It's pretty epic.

We just ballin out here fr.

Bringing smiles to the people's faces. Precious memories indeed.

Last Wednesday we had the last DC. It's been a good run with them. Then hit up a side quest. We met a person at pickleball and she was like yo, pull up to my art exhibit. So we did that. It's a whole Chinese art gallery and it was really cool. Then there was one of the grand teachers that pulled up, and she was like 'yo, I'll teach you how to do Chinese calligraphy' and we were like 'bet' and she was like, "I also teach you Chinese, you teach me English" and we was like, "even better."

完美

Food hampers is alway a plus. Tis a good time to be alive. Hit up exchange with Elder Barnes "Class Leader". And it was lowkey fire. We gunned our way up to Coco (Elder Barnes getting many 'check your speeds' in the process) to make a church tour. We gave a tour to these two people who were found by the AP's, and they are the most elect people ever. It was crazy. We finished at the baptisimal font and they were like, ya' that makes sense. We will meet with you. Then we chilled at the church and our friend Peter pulled up. Peter was baptized super far up north, and I'm besties with him now. But he came and we made hot pot together. It was so fun and so delicious Then had another amazing lesson with a friend named Jill. It was an incredibly spirit filled lesson. She was lowkey glazing us missionaries the whole time, but she also has seen how much the gospel has changed her life.

Me and Elder Barnes hit up Edgewood park the next morning. For those of you that remember, that's a park I played pingpong at 1st transfer. So it was fun to go again. And I saw so many friends that I had met previously, and it was so fun to talk with them. Had a lesson with JT, who was also someone we tried really hard to get in contacnt with first transfer. So it was awesome to see him being taught.

Saturday we got sent on a wild goose chase. Got us driving an hour to meet with a myster man, but no show , I was ready to put him on bap date. Rip. Met with a friend Amy, that Elder Fank and Elder Tomp met on exchanges. And it was like a 3 hour lesson. We taught her so much, and it was so amazing. She was like ya, I want to go learn for myself. So uhhh, lets flippin go! Filmed a video for our facebook page, and there was a birthday party happening at the church, so we got free cake and pizza lets also flippin go!

Sunday

Holy

It was Awesome Sauce

AUBREY GOT BAPTIZED!!!!

YIPPEE

It was so spirit filled, and I was just so joyful. I'm so grateful God led us to her, and bro is going to be such an amazing disciple of Jesus Christ. I even got to play the piano for her baptism. (Thanks Mom and Dad for making me take lessons. I've always been super thankful for them)

It was actually so funny though. Right after the baptism by emmersion part, we all waiting in the chapel. Then the pizza delivery man pulled up with like 5 boxes of pizza. Like bro, who be ordering on a Sunday. But also, like bro, I ain't complaining. Massive respect frfr.

Finished off the night with my last family dinner. The sisters made delicious roast beef sandwiches. And lemme tell ya: I love being a connoisseur of good food. Then finished the night with a lesson with Andrew.

Monday we got the big news...

I'm leaving White Rock

But I'm going to Richmond

I'll be with Elder Barnes, so we about to lock in and have a lot of fun. I'm sad I'm leaving White Rock, cus this place has been so goated, but it's chilly cus I'll be back.

Had English class in the morning, and it was just so much fun. And such a miracle too because all of our students showed up. So I got to say goodbye to all of them. Bitter-Sweet fr. Love them so much. Then had another day of pickleballing, so goated. Then had a suprise member meal. So blessed. Finished off the night making green curry. I'll make you proud, Dad

Today was just good as always. Had district p-day. Played good ol' sports. Then finished the night with another member meal. Again. Blessed!

It's been a truly amazing transfer. I'm excited for the next year-and-a-half as a missionary. It kinda hit that 2 years lowkey isn't enough. So like, I gotta make it worth it. And talking to Chinese people is so fun. So it's def worth it.

But I've been reading Alma recently, and I'm in the war chapters. Straight Fuego. As a kid, these were the only things that got me through the BOM. And now reading them, it's even better.

But the Strippling Warriors are so epic.

Alma 56:47

"They had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them."

First of all. Shoutout to the greatest person on this earth. My Mom. My mom's the absolute goaat. and I'm so thankful for her testimony and how much she's taught me. I truly have been born of goodly parents.

And second, doubt not, and God will deliver. The most true statment ever. I've boxed that word over 50 times in the BOM, and I love it. Because God is the deliverer.

My favorite necklace that I wear is a rope, then a surfboard looking pendant with SOH engraved on it. It stands for "Son Of Heleman" (shoutout Mom again for buying me this many years ago). And I just love the reminder to be a Son of Heleman. To have such strong faith in God, that I will be delivered out of anything and everything. Now it doesn't prevent me from being uninjured. But I will survive every fight.

Goated

The Asian Becomingness continues.

See ya'll in a quick 7.