September 6th letter

Elder Arko had an amazing and busy week including a very special experience. He'll explain later, but first the trivial stuff. Elder Arko cut his hair this week so he's not all shaggy like before. The Elders helped an investigator clean out her basement so she could get rid of mold that was starting down there and that went rather well. She got rid of a lot of it so that was helpful for her.
The weather in Karlskrona has been nice and mild and Elder Arko is still wearing short sleeve shirts most of the time.

Okay, now for the big news! The Elders had one of their investigators, Genesis, call them on Wednesday and say she had something to tell them. They were a little worried and told her they had time right then and went over. Genesis and her family have a very special place in Elder Arko's heart. Anyway, she told the Elders, just basically kind of blurting it out, "I want to be baptized!" She also wanted to be baptized rather quickly...she was confirmed yesterday and baptized the day before. So, the Elders had a busy week of organizing a baptism. Her mom helped a lot and the branch really came through for them. It was such a cool thing for Elder Arko to be a part of it. Here they are right after the baptism.

Elder Arko was very excited about this. It was so cool for him to see someone who was ready to finally take the step. It was amazing and Elder Arko thanks Heavenly Father for blessing everyone involved. Elder Arko is really really happy.