06.19.11

so this weekend we had a baptism.  sister carol was baptized by elder Mutadhuba.  it was a sweet little service.  Bro Justice, our ward mission leader asked me to conduct the service, and an RM gave a good talk.  it was right after institute, so not only did we have investigators and the family of carol, but we also had a ton of YSA's attend.  I attached a few photos of the flat, the baptism, and my fellow missionary roommates ( excluding the sister in the photo) :)  the cyber is so fast, i love it.  i can upload pics in a matter of seconds.  i've always been told that the best cyber in the mission is this one, now i believe it.  But anyways, our flat is sweet, the only problem is that today we don't have any water so we haven't been able to wash our clothes yet, i hope there is water tonight so that i can have clean clothes to wear this week.  we have an oven out in the sevant's quarters, it needs a new element, so we're gonna try to get it fixed.  until then we'll bake cakes and brownies at the chapel. :)  there is this orphanage in our area that is basically run by members.  the sponsors are members in the states and pretty much everybody who works there is either an RM or a member.  every week they hire a bus to take them all to church.  oh the Lurf's are there a lot, i was able to see them this week, they are doing good and they're so happy.  anyway back to the orphanage, we're teaching the kids there.  there are 36 total and right now we're teaching 14.  we set baptismal dates for them on 9 July.  As soon as the ward moves into the meeting house in Kayole then we'll be able to start teaching the rest of them.  right now the Kayole ward meets in the Buru buru chapel along with two other wards, we meet at 2:00 pm and the other wards are at 9 and 11.  All them kids attend the 9 am block so for now the primary in Nairobi 2nd ward is doing really good :)    oh i got that package that you sent, thanks for the candy and card, you guys are awesome.  that card was funny, it was playing long before i got the envelope open, but it was skipping so i wasn't sure what you had sent me until i was able to rip it open. 
Well this week i've been reading a lot in the Book of Mormon,  I've been looking for all the references to the Savior and it's amazing how the Lord works in not only the Nephite's and Lamanite's lives, but in our own.  He truly is our Redeemer, He loves us and wants the best for us.  I was studying about mercy and justice and it's amazing how the Lord just fits right into the mix and makes everything a perfect balance.  One thing that i've learned, in a nut shell, is that when we are obedient and just, the Lord has more room to apply mercy at the last day.   so..... lets be good now and we'll reap at a later point in time. :)   well gotta split, have a great week, love ya
Elder Larsen
ps, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!  :)