We were soooooo excited to hear from Elder McSheehy on Christmas day. I think our whole family would agree that our Skype session was by far the best Christmas present we could have asked for. We teased him about being trapped in the TV. We had so much fun with him during that very short time.
We were so blessed to get to meet his compaion Elder Fordham and the 2 spanish speaking Elders that live in his apartment complex. Elder Tex and Elder Carvajol. They were so much fun and hilarious to talk to. I think we laughed together 95% of the time we shared together. I am so thankful to see that Elder McSheehy is surrounded by good friends and great missionaries. As you can see, Elder McSheehy has not lost his awesome since of humor and amazing positive attitude. Oh how we LOVED seeing him on Christmas.
Elder Fordham and Elder McSheehy were very honored to be able to baptize a dear friend they have been teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jose was baptized on 12/27/2014 @ 11:00am. Elder McSheehy baptized him and then Elder Fordham gave him the gift of The Holy Ghost on Sunday 12/28/2014. They both agreed that was a very humbling experience. Elder McSheehy stated "That was the most amazing thing I have ever done." He had been teaching Jose since the time he arrived in Reno 21 weeks ago. As Noah said before he left for his mission - "I will leave my family for 2 years so that I can help others have their family for all eternity." That is what missionary work is all about. Serving others as our Savior would serve them. As a mom, I am so thankful for the kind people in Reno, NV that have loved and helped Elder McSheehy in this amazing adventure.
As Elder McSheehy says - "Mom, being a missionary is the best thing in the world! I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!"
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