Our Friend's Baptism

Garrett and I had the privilege of attending (and speaking at) the baptism of our friend, Otto. He lives very near to us and we started having him over for Family Home Evening a little over a month ago. He took the missionary discussions in our home to learn about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and committed to be baptized yesterday (Nov. 7th). Our Bishop baptized Otto, and today, Garrett performed the ordinance of confirmation for Otto to be confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and bestowed the gift of the Holy Ghost. It has been a sweet and wonderful experience to be with Otto as he learned the truths of the gospel and gained a testimony for himself that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true. We have become very good friends with Otto, he feels like a long lost brother who we finally got to meet! A piece to the puzzle that we didn't even know was missing in our lives! In addition, he knows some delicious Cuban recipes, and he has already cooked a Cuban-style dinner for us. 

I also attended my first Scout O Rama activity yesterday. What fun! I wish Garrett could have come with me, because he would have loved all the physics in action! All the troops from the cities in the area had set up booths to make and do different things. Some of the booths could help the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts pass of requirements for badges. Other booths were just for fun. Our troop set up an Obstacle Course booth, for example. Perhaps that could pass of a physical fitness requirement...but overall, it was just meant to be fun. There were rocket making/launching booths, a marshmallow gun making booth, a chess playing booth, a science booth (with dead animals preserved in jars of formaldehyde) to name a few. And my favorite...the FREE ICE CREAM booth! Well, that booth was actually operated by a sponsor of the event (Blue Bell Ice Cream), and not a Scout troop. I really like being a Cub Scout leader and being involved with the Scouting program. It really is a neat program!