Pittsburgh Mission Memoirs

We had a pretty interesting week, which we kicked off with a baptismal invitation. Ben and Jen, two investigators who we've been working with for a goodly time, chose to be baptized. We had a good lesson, explained the ordinance and the covenant, and then gave the, the invitation: "Ben and Jen, will you follow the example of Jesus Christ by being baptized by someone who holds the...

We had another interesting experience with food. Some less active members had us over for a barbecue and started up a fire in the back yard so we could make "Mountain Pies." I've never heard of them, so I figured I'd give it a go. You take two slices of bread, buttered on one side, and place them in this cast iron contraption. Between the bread goes whatever you want - pie filling,...

This week has been pretty extraordinary, so I'll just jump into it. Sunday, we had stake conference. But it was a little different, because instead of all meeting at the stake center and being taught by the stake presidency and such, we got a broadcast from Salt Lake City and had some General Authorities speak. Pretty nifty, I'd say. Interestingly enough, we had the prayers and songs...

All things considered, we had a fairly uneventful week. We did have a pretty amazing, remarkable experience yesterday. After a tough day of tracting, we got into a lesson with Ben and Jen. They are pretty awesome in a lot of ways. They're a family trying their hardest to do their best,...