Well church was fun yesterday! So sacrament meeting started late and we were rushing to get the sacrament set up and just as we were finishing up, the branch president came up to us and said that his concluding speaker for the meetings truck broke down and he wasn't going to make it. . . so I said, “Do you need me to fill in?” He said that would be great and slapped a talk in my hand as a topic. Well I still had to bless the sacrament and in between that I was trying to read parts of this talk I was supposed to go off of and it was chaotic! But it all turned out fine; the talk went well and it all worked out. I really liked the talk; it was called "What thinks Christ of me?" It had some good thoughts. My favorite from it was that we should be more worried about the judgments of Christ than our fellow man. But yeah, you gotta love serving in a small branch! Most Sundays are stressful, but I know I will miss it when I am gone.
So Brother Kenny Pauley had his baptism interview this last
week and he passed! He will be getting baptized this coming Saturday. We are
pretty excited for that and so is he. He has opened up so much to the branch,
he was glowing at church. When they announced his baptism from the pulpit, he
said he felt chills. He was so excited, it was awesome. We are trying to get
him rolling with Family History work so he can go to the temple soon after he
is baptized. Keep him in your prayers!
There is an outstanding family in our branch, the McClure's. They have held the branch together for years. Sister McClure is not doing too well, she has cancer and as Brother McClure put it, she is on a downward spiral at the moment. It is really sad to see such a good family go through such a hard trial. We had an opportunity to go and take the sacrament to them with some members of the branch this last week and it was a powerful experience that I will never forget. We administered the sacrament after singing a hymn (there is a green hill far away) and afterwards, Brother McClure, in tears, wanted to share a message with us. He talked about how there is always more we can do, that no matter what, we always need to serve just a little more. This blew me away. I don't think I have ever met someone so humble and so Christ like. I guess no matter what the trial is or the challenge, we always need to give just a little bit more. Please keep them in your prayers.
Well, this is my last full week as a full time missionary! I have accepted it I guess. There are a lot of good things ahead and I know everything will all work out. I feel overly blessed that is for sure! I will always reflect back on these moments that have changed my life. I love you all--thanks for the support!
Remember that God loves you!
Keep the Faith!
- Elder Kaleb Bingham
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