On the 30th we drove to Redruth to attend a baptism, but when we arrived the font had overflowed and flooded the whole chapel. As a result they postponed until the week following, but we were able to drive to St. Austell and attend Rose Boyd's baptism. She bore a sweet testimony and told how she had believed in paganism bordering on witchcraft, but realizes now she was so wrong. It is wonderful that the Lord is able to accept us no matter what our past has been if we are willing to change and follow Him.
Yesterday we attended Harold's baptism in Helston due to the ongoing drying out of the Redruth chapel. While there we met Ellis, a soon-to-be YSA, who was baptized with her parents in July. She really wants to go to BYU but has a year before she can apply.
In the midst of all these travels we have been transporting missionaries and doing flat inspections. Some of the flats are in quite nice shape, but others are old and run down. The Helston elders have gotten permission to look for another flat as their landlord claims the privilege of coming in at any time of day or night. Their flat is a dump, besides.
We have also been attending Institute and YSA activities. On Friday night we prepared food and met at the church before departing for Spitchwick in Dartmoor National Park. We returned to our flat on the way to pick up some sports equipment, thinking to meet them there, but we were never able to find them with the directions we had been given. It reminded us of the old hide and seek game- we drove around the area for two hours. They were very apologetic, but it was all right, as they had enough food without ours. Next week they plan to go to Teignmouth Beach. We will make sure we stay in the middle of the pack this time. There ought to be a lesson there somewhere.
We also had the opportunity to visit Coleton Fishacre, the home of Rupert and Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, built in the 1920s. They owned the Savoy Hotel, and the theatre in London famous for Gilbert and Sullivan operas, which they produced, and ended up wealthier than the artists themselves. The home and gardens were beautiful, with a view of the southern coast.
Elder Warnick passed his written driving test with excellent scores. The hardest part was a computer hazard perception test, as they have their own way of deciding how soon you should see it and what exactly might turn into a problem. We fasted beforehand, and he got higher scores than he ever had on the preparation tests, so we are most grateful for the help. The next part to pass is behind the wheel, and we are paying a church member to get him ready for that and present him at the test, as that is the way it is done here. It is not scheduled until November. Through it all we have felt sustained by Heavenly Father and know of His interest in the lives of His children."
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