Learned lots of things yesterday:
1.) The french horn is not to be played in the chapel
2.) Christmas songs are not to be played during a baptism
3.) Pictures are not to be taken during a baptism
4.) Missionaries are not to organize the baptism or make the program for it...probably because all of the above rules were broken yesterday 
We you live and you learn, and at Brian's baptism yesterday, everyone enjoyed themselves so much and felt the Spirit and had fun!
Brian is now an official member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! It was amazing. My Zone Leader Elder Morgan says Brian is just unique in every way. When everything just goes so perfectly, you almost expect there to be a Catch22, especially the week before the baptism. We met with him everyday. But he was so prepared, and so excited! When yesterday came, 15 minutes before the service we had to move everyone from the Relief Society Room to the chapel because there were so many people! We nearly filled it up, and our new Ward Mission Leader Brother West said he had never seen a baptism so well attended. Brian's friends Caleb and Jay, who are now also taking the discussions, attended as well as his mother. There was so much love in that chapel! Everyone in the ward loves Brian and his friends, and the Spirit was so strong. Brian was beaming as he came out of the water, and he was ecstatic during his confirmation. He bore the most amazing, heartfelt testimony afterwards, and I think he got a hug from everyone in the building. Except me and Sister Brown...boohoo
haha. Tonight we have a lesson planned for Caleb and Jay where Brian will be the member present and have his first of many experiences as a member missionary! We all have great confidences for him going off to college soon, and the ward has really taken over with making sure he is taken care of before school and has info about institute and the singles ward. They just love him so much!
People were saying what good missionaries we are, but all we had to do was plan a lesson and show up. Brian really converted himself. Sister Brown has a theory he took some extra classes in the premortal life! Here are some pictures below!
As always, I love you, but Jesus loves you best!
Sister Pugmire
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