Brett-December 8, 2008

Hey guys sorry I'm writing so late. This morning we left at 7 for Carlsbad. We went to the Carlsbad Caverns. It was really neat and a lot of fun. We got back a little bit later than we expected though and we went to NMMI where we normally email and right as we sat down on the computers the librarian comes out and says that they're closing in 5 minutes. So I barely had time to read my emails before we had to leave. We went straight from there to the public library and there was a 30 minute wait for the computers and dinner was an hour and a half away. So we went and changed our clothes and came right back and they had already given our computers away. So we had to wait another 20 minutes. Now dinner is in 15 minutes and I'm just sitting down to email. Sorry that I can't write you all back individually, I'm sure you understand though. Well this past weekend Bryce Spencer, a NMMI cadet and one of the ZL's investigators was baptized. The cadets always wear there uniforms to church or wherever they go. So Bryce shows up to his baptism and he forgot to bring a white shirt. Bryce is about 6'4" and plays TE for their football team. Of course I was the closest one to his size so I got volunteered to give up my white shirt for him to get baptized in. So I traded him for his white undershirt. I'm not gonna lie it looked pretty funny with my suit and tie. It was well worth it though. The girl that first gave him a Book of Mormon about 3-4 months ago drove down from Utah with her parents for the baptism. She goes to BYU and asked me if I knew anyone named Travis Slade. haha I guess he's in one of her classes. It was a fun weekend. A little bit of sad news...The Toth family who invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner, their son Josh who is a senior at Roswell High had an accident on Saturday right before the baptism. He was at the pool at NMMI and did a back flip and hit his head on the diving board. He was knocked unconscious and some of his friends had to pull him out and rush him to the hospital. He was having seizures and bleeding internally. At first they questioned whether or not he was going to make it. They had to temporarily paralyze him to stop the seizures and they flew him to Albequerque for some better medical care. Before the baptism Bishop Flores and Brother Green one of his counselors were able to give him a blessing. On Sunday we fasted for him as well as a ward. We got the good news today that he is alright and there was no permanent damage and he should be coming home tomorrow. The power of the priesthood is amazing!! I have so much more I want to say but I have to go to dinner at the Golden Corral. I love you all and hope you have a great week. Mom have fun in NY. Talk to you next week.
Elder Harber