This week we had a baptism and it was awesome! We had lots of investigators present and they all loved the baptism! Actually, thanks to the baptism one of the investigators I've been working with for the past 3 months wants to get baptized and so now we are working with her to get baptized this next Saturday!! It's going to be amazing if she really goes through with it! Although I'm super close to going home I know I'm here for a reason and I hope to make sure I fulfill it until The Lord doesn't need me anymore. Well anyways, speaking of baptism, on Saturday we got to baptize a little girl named Mia. She has been attending church faithfully for the last 3 months and just never received the discussions. So Elder Fonseca and I started teaching her and saturday she got baptized! Hopefully her mom was able to see how special that was for her and she will follow her daughter's example and make the same decision to be baptized and follow God.
Really this mission has been one of a kind! This week we had 3 meetings with President Bowler! The first one was a trainer's meeting to see how the new kids are adjusting. The second was our zone meeting on Friday and then later that same day I had my last interview with him. It was so funny because in each and every one of the meetings President continually made an example of me and thanked me for my mission service in front of those present. In the trainers meeting he called me to the front and addressed the missionaries present and told them all to look at me as a example. It got super real! haha. He continued by telling them all about my achievements in the mission and how many times I had trained. He told the new kids that if they were going to follow the example of a missionary then they should model their missions after mine. I didn't really feel worthy of all the recognition he was giving me so iI stopped him and told him I was no perfect missionary. He said it's true, but that I had served a perfect mission, doing everything the Lord asked of me in health or in sickness and no matter where I was he knew he could rely on me. Later on Friday, in front of the zone, he called me forward again and every time he talked about the importance of working hard today because our missions are short, he looked to me to affirm his statement! Haha, it was quite a week! I can truly say that up until that moment I haven't really felt a difference, or that feeling that I'm going home, but with the help of President Bowler I am most definitely aware now of how close I am to going home.
I miss you and the family but I have two more weeks and I plan on using every second of them! Oh mom I am so excited about seeing you and the whole family again!!! I love you and I'll see you soon!
Elder Jonah McKee
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