Leaving Saratoga Springs - Heading to Provo

Dear Everybody!

Well, my long sojourn in Saratoga Springs is coming to a close. This Wednesday I am going to be transferred to the Provo West Spanish area - west of the freeway, by Utah lake. My companion will be Elder Ramirez. I don't know much about him, just that he is from Jalisco, Mexico. I am a bit sad to leave all of the amazing people here in Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. I have come to love this area and the people here so much! It is amazing how much love that Christ can give you toward others, and it just comes from serving them. There are two people who want me to baptize them, so hopefully I will be back a couple times during the next transfer. I am excited to get to a new area and build it up again, to find those who are looking for the truth and help them to change their lives, make covenants and endure in the path of Christ. I know that that is how they will find true and eternal happiness. Without any doubt.

This week was pretty good. Carmen moved out from living with her boyfriend, so in two weeks she will be ready to be baptized, but she is waiting until June 16th to be baptized because her brother will have ended his mission in Idaho on the 14th. So I should be back to baptize her that day. It will be the best birthday present ever! We also had an opportunity to lay some sod again, which was fun. It only took us about half an hour this time because the yard was tiny and there were a bunch of people. Hopefully the family will remember the service that we did, because new Elders are coming to the area so we are giving up the English stake.

Well, I hope everyone will have a great week and that they will do whatever they can to be more like Christ and to show compassion to others!

Love,

Elder Getts

Photos:

1. The District at Neptune Park  - the pyramid is the only one in the Western Hemisphere!

2. Hna Arteaga's Family (he was the SS ward mission leader)

Baptisms!



Gisela and her family



Elder Dickinson, Tyson, Danny, and Elder Getts

Hi, everyone,

Everything is going good here in the area. We had two great baptisms this weekend. The first was a 16 year-old named Danny. His best friend, Tyson, baptized him and he got the priesthood and was ordained a priest just after sacrament meeting on Sunday. It was really awesome to see him with so much opportunity to serve in the church and go on a mission. His non-member mom was even crying. Hopefully she will also be baptized in the future. Then on Sunday we had a baptism of Gisela, a sister who has basically been active in the church for about a year without being baptized. She finally gave up coffee and was baptized. She will be confirmed next Sunday. Elder Campos came to perform the baptism and I gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. There were so many people who came that we had to do the service in the chapel and then go to the Relief Society Room for the baptism. It was great to see her finally making such an important promise with God so that she can follow Jesus Christ more fully and achieve much more happiness and be sealed to her family.

This transfer is almost over! It has been way too fast here in Saratoga Springs / Eagle Mountain. I am leaving in about a week to who knows where. We will just see where the Lord wants me. I have had such a great time here, and the area has been really successful even though I heard a bunch of negative things about it before coming.

This morning we went with the Saratoga Elders and hiked up a hill by the lake. We could see the whole valley and even into the Salt Lake valley when we looked north. It was pretty fun.

I know that if everyone will strive to be a good example and then to share their testimony with others that the peace, safety and joy of the Gospel will spread into the hearts of others. Please commit yourselves to living a more virtuous life and follow that commitment every day! You will be greatly blessed for it!
Love,

Elder Getts