Elder Zachary Andrews: Norma

THE VISION OF THE SOUTH

"Make no small plans: This is the vision I have for the South. I believe that one day the South will baptize more people into the church than all other English speaking missions in the world together....We will see the time when we will baptize hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...In your day you will see a million members of the church in the South. There will be temples plural in the Southern States. What a great call you have to serve with these marvelous people." President Spencer W. Kimball

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Norma

Todos Las Personas,

This week was awesome. Norma's baptism was a hit. We were cracking jokes to her because the water was so hot. When she put her foot in it she yanked it back out, but she went in any way. She was crying when she came up out of the water. She was so excited to get the Holy Ghost. I enjoyed it a ton and so did she. I am really excited to teach her the new member lessons.

We did a lot this week; it was crazy. Everything is starting to click and Spanish isn't that hard. I mean I am not really good at it but I can get my point across. The hardest part is the constant switching from English to Spanish.

My days now are so different but always lots of studing and lots of seeing less-actives (because there are so many). My comp goes home next week, so he just wants to go home. Because he's leaving people always feed us for dinner and lunch. Sometimes two and three appointments per meal. I'm sick of eating. I am a bit scared to get a new companion.

Love,

Elder Andrews

PS This is in the MTC. Doesn't it look like me? I really like it.

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Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission

The first branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized in New Orleans with 334 members in 1841. The prophet Joseph Smith sent the first missionary to New Orleans in March of that year. After reaching 169 members in 1849, the New Orleans branch disbanded because of the threat of serious disease in the area. The Southern States Mission, which included Louisiana opened in 1878, but the first missionaries were not sent to the state until nearly 20 years later. Missionary work spread throughout the state during the early twentieth century and by 1930, there were 1500 members. The first ward was established in Shreveport in 1953 and the first stake in New Orleans in 1955.In 1975, the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission was created and by 1980, there were over 12,500 members in the state of Louisiana. By 1989, Louisiana had 22,000 members in seven stakes. In 1998, the First Presidency announced the building of a temple in Baton Rouge. That temple was dedicated on 16 July, 2000.The Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission extends from Natchitoches South to the East and West borders through the state including the Gulf of New Orleans. The mission also includes the South West corner of Mississippi including Natchez, Liberty, and Macomb.