- Elder Baird's #BLESSED Mission: WEEK 48 RICHMOND: Pov You're a Canadian Adult

Well, what a great week. That is for sure. The grind continues. We continue to see miracles. Life is just good :)

God is good!

Starting the week of with Wednesday, we had MLC. Such a great learning experience, super spirit filled, and lots of revelation received. Lowkey just a life hack to become a better missionary. After, we hit a back to back atonement lesson, one with Li, and the other with Dom. Just as infinite as the atonement is, so is the learning process. I've just constantly grown and grown every time I study or teach the atonement. We then ended the night with a lesson with Mr. Gu, did commandments and laws. Bro is just so goated. He's gonna stop drinking coffee and tea right away!

Jesus is good!

Thursday we had DC. This district is way too fun, but also super locked in. Went to Uncle Sal's for lunch (iykyk)

Then when we were finding, we met 大姐, such a funny miracle. We start talking to her while sitting on a bench. She's kind of all over the place, but pretty cool. She then starts saying we need to move benches, the lawn mower is too loud and is blowing dust over here. "You need to just move". So we did. We followed her, she sat us down on a bench, then walked away. We continue to do contacts, and she comes back again 10 minutes later. Proceeds to talk to us for like 30 minutes, it was such a crazy squirrel conversation. Bro was bouncing off the walls. But we taught her a lot, and then she just walks away... Bruh. Maybe seed planted? But right after that interaction, this couple walks by and we start talking to them. Meet Lotus, and Restar. Restar, not really interested. But Lotus, actually so elect. She is so humble and open minded. She kept saying like, I can't make any promises, and I don't want to meet with you just to walk away 3 months later. And we were like no worries, no worries! She is actually so cool!

So thanks 大姐 for making us move benches :)

Finished the night with English class, taught Li Nan, and Mr. Gu! All so blessed!

Friday was exchange day. Got to go into English work for a lil. Morning started with a member visit, and bro is absolutely hilarious. He's an 80 plus year old man who just loves life. Talked to some really cool people throughout the day, and gave this one guy a pass-a-long card. Rip. You lost them at pass-a-long card...

or do you...

Apparently they work. Sometimes 🤷‍♂️

So he actually called back the next day, and wants to come to church. So uhh.. Cool miracle!!! I was shocked. So happy I started jumping up and down in the middle of the street once I realized it was him :)

Got pho for lunch, holy I've been craving that for awhile. It was delicious. Taught Mark in the Park with a Dog that Don't Bark. Had a member meal, and got to hear bros conversion story from being catholic. Had a couple more lessons, and taught this really cool dude from Guam over the phone. It was a really good exchange. Elder Anderson is a finding machine, so it was good to learn from him.

New month, new me type beat.

Saturday we taught our Buddhist friend Alex, and bro is locked in. It's so good! He wants to do temple work for his grandma. Did lots of stuff. And finished up with game night, played some badminton, and holy, some people are just way too good at that game.

Sunday was so good, we had a bunch of friends come, and 2 randoms who walked in, and they were flippin' dope. Taught Mr. Gu afterward and finished up his lessons so we can get ready for his interview and baptism! Also had a lesson with Armstrong that night, bless that man's heart, bro is sooooo 辛苦, it was such a good lesson though. He said he'll decide if he wants to get baptized after going to Mr. Gu's :)

Monday was a great day! Full of weekly planning and contacts. But got to hit Uncle Sal's rd. 2 with Elder Tai himself, the man who always raved about that place since I got out here in Canada. Got to go to Cactus Club (thanks Mom, I love you!) Had a lesson with Li and Mr. Gu. We went over the baptism interview questions. He's locked in. Then got to open up the birthday package with the fam! Shoutout to the most epic, dope, lit family ever! Love ya'll!

Then today rolled around. Started the morning off with the temple, always just a wonderful experience! Hooped and shopped. Then had a lesson with Lotus, it was so amazing. She is actually so cool! And had a great lesson with Li Nan! Such a blessed up day fr

It's been a grind this week. Pretty tired at the end of the day, but always worth it. I just love the work man. Missions are lowkey just a life hack of growing, learning, and growing your testimony. It's just so amazing!

Lil thought though

So please read

Shoutout Elder Booth for the thought (my spin on it) -

In the gospel, every ordinance we do is incredibly personal. To start, when you get baptized, both the baptism by water and by fire are 'Your Name' . Then we continue on, make more covenants with God, participate in more ordinances. All done in 'Your Name'. It is for you. It's you who are making the Covenants with God. Very, very personal. Then we do work for those who have passed on. All done in 'Their Name'. Every ordinance is individual. One person at a time.

Through these saving ordinances we can go home to our Heavenly Father.

But the greatest saving "ordinance" of all (not necessarily an ordinance, but in the context, it helps me understand it better?) is the atonement of Jesus Christ.

What does that mean? (We don't fully know what actually happened, or how it happened.) But it means that Jesus Christ did the atonement name by name, person by person. One at a time. In those few hours, Jesus Christ performed the Atonement for 'Your Name' than 'My Name' then the next and the next. Billions of names, billions of people.

He lived each and every individuals life. He suffered everyone trials and sicknesses. Pains physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Every hardship. But not only that, He took upon Himself the punishment of all of our sins and mistakes.

One by one, person by person. A name at a time

And the crazy thing about it, is He did it for free. He doesn't even make us accept it. And some people won't, but He still did it for them. Some people do accept it, and it is the greatest help we could ever ask for. And to be honest we don't really deserve it.

So then why? Because He loves us. His love is infinite and individual, just like His atonement.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Jesus Knows You.

That night in the garden means everything to me. It means that He's done it. Everything I have experienced, everything I will experience, was and is a path Jesus Christ has already walked. Every stupid mistake I have made and will make, the price was already paid for by Him. He did the greatest saving "ordinance" in 'My Name'.

He is my Savior and Redeemer. He is my friend.

I am so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ, that I can be supported, I can be forgiven, and I can be resurrected with my family and live with Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father again.