tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385502984862053562024-03-14T12:07:24.744-04:00Elder Dallin Baker's Mission BlogTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-54425362834932717642016-08-18T16:29:00.002-04:002016-08-18T17:30:05.058-04:00He's Home!So ends this blog. It is so good to have Dallin home and see him off on his new adventure at BYU. We are starting a new blog for Carson, who starts his mission on August 23.
Here is the video of Dallin arriving home on Wednesday, August 10.
Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-9202013393561889552016-08-08T15:24:00.005-04:002016-08-08T15:25:38.359-04:00"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith"Dear Loved Ones,
The time has come. I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to serve
a mission, it has changed my life forever. It has solidified my course
of who I will become. I have learned about myself and my relationship
with God. I have learned to love others, serve them, and teach the
gospel. I know that as we set goals, we can achieve them. It is
important to have a purpose.
My Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-4324506664405229482016-08-04T10:07:00.001-04:002016-08-08T15:22:32.408-04:00"The Furnace of Affliction"1 Nephi 20:10
"For, behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen thee in the furnace
of affliction."
The Furnace and Refiner's Fire: This week felt like the Refiner's Fire
with the heat of the Furnace. Not only was it hot temperature wise,
but it was a tough week. Monday and Tuesday we tough with not many
lessons. However, on Tuesday we did have a really good lesson with
Jose Rodriguez. We taughtTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-17239882342539679462016-07-22T00:23:00.002-04:002016-07-22T00:23:15.972-04:00"It's like a beautiful woman on a plate" - Elder AcostaThis week was really good! We had members at basically every lesson!
Monday: It was awesome! We had 3 members presents! One of them was a
doorstep new investigator lesson. We had President Allred with us. He
is a former Stake, Mission, and MTC president. He is now in the temple
presidency. So he knows his stuff but it was really good! We had a
lesson with Saieda Benitez and her sister from out Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-18690919689678383812016-07-22T00:20:00.004-04:002016-07-22T00:20:55.293-04:00How Firm a FoundationThis is an amazing hymn!
Alfonso and Anel: We had an amazing lesson last night talking about repentance! They loved it! This is what they needed to help prepare them to accept baptism. They had good questions and understood it all very well!
Francisco: We taught him the Plan of Salvation. We taught it very simply and he loved it! He was happy to know that he has a purpose in this life andTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-14117388218801998312016-07-10T11:56:00.000-04:002016-07-10T11:56:06.066-04:00Elder Acosta is My Final CompanionWillcox is great! Besides the bugs that are make a full fledged
assault on our house, everything is great!
Mike: Mike is an interesting guy. He has a reputation here in Willcox
and so everyone is surprised that we are starting to teach him. He
promised his dying brother, and a member of the ward, that he would
take the lessons. And that is how we came in the picture. He is a
Seventh Day Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-68006397455956880912016-07-10T11:52:00.001-04:002016-07-10T11:52:11.529-04:00Last Week with Elder CroftsSo we got transfer news...
This was my last week with Elder Crofts. It has been a ton of fun and we have done a ton of work and really brought this area up and out of the dust and built it from the ground up. We went from few investigators when I first got here to now 30! Elder Crofts is a great missionary and I look up to him, he was in a tough situation with a companion last transfer that madeTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-72470740950360956492016-06-21T14:42:00.003-04:002016-06-21T14:42:47.810-04:00Prayers, Bonita, and Member Present LessonsThis week was really good! We saw almost all our investigators and less actives! We are also looking up some more less active men to build the priesthood strength of the ward. This week we also took a lot of members out with us so we had a ton of member present lessons!
Prayers: This week we prayed a ton for the families that we are teaching and that they will be able to come to church.&Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-38815189957181550932016-06-16T17:08:00.000-04:002016-06-16T17:08:20.812-04:00Cows, Rain, and Random CallerWillcox is still awesome and getting better everyday! We found and started teaching this great family and they are the most prepared people I have ever met!
Perras Flacas Discoveries: This week on "Perras Flacas Discoveries" we discovered a nice "decoration" in a chair next to the door of a trailer. Picture of the doll will be included below. Also, for the second discovery, the body of some toy Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-37282475028161181572016-06-16T16:33:00.001-04:002016-06-16T16:33:13.988-04:00The Heat, The Temple, and The PeopleOh Arizona... You are so crazy. It is getting into the 100* this week. It is SO CRAZY HOT HERE IT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY! The breeze is even hot!
The Temple: No pictures yet but we went to the Gila Valley Temple on Saturday! A member from Deming was going for the first time and we got to go! It was a Spanish session so that was cool! When you go to the temple you learn. You also perform sacred Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-36897060517391414242016-06-16T15:23:00.000-04:002016-06-16T15:23:05.826-04:00Identifying and Removing Walls
Hey guys! A bit of a rough week but thats when you learn and
grow the most.
Orfilda and Artisema: We went on splits one night and Elder
Crofts visited them with Hno and Hna Cuevas. It was a super good lesson! Then
the other night we were talking about baptism and they were unsure. We asked if
they have been reading and praying and they haven't. It is kind of annoying
when we have really goodTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-31404007592160911652016-05-26T13:32:00.001-04:002016-05-26T13:32:05.489-04:00The Music, The Food, The PeopleWillcox Transfer 2
This week was pretty good. We were tired, a lot of appointments fell through but we turned it into a great week! We had some great daily and weekly planning. We are becoming the missionaries Heavenly Father wants us to become.
Orfilda: Just amazing! We had a really powerful lesson on Tuesday and we talked about the Atonement and baptism. The Spirit was super strong but she Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-16282512321678258882016-05-16T14:36:00.000-04:002016-05-16T14:36:09.937-04:00Transfers... Church Miracles!!!So first I just want to introduce the church miracle then I will talk about the transfer news!
This week was a really good week! It was filled with success and miracles! The work of the Lord is going forth!
Church: Church was great! Orfilda, Artisema, and Artisema's kids came. Arti's kids are Kerenia, Yara, and Iquer. They came for the whole time and loved it all! We then took them on a tour ofTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-39644571438459651852016-05-16T14:33:00.003-04:002016-05-16T14:33:21.246-04:00Homage to the Most Important Women in My LifeSince yesterday was Mother's Day I want to honor my mom. I also want to honor the other important woman in my life, Marlie.
Mom: Diane, Mom, Ma, Mother, Parental Unit, She who birthed me; what ever the name you use, it can only point to one! Diane Baker is amazing! She has been there when I needed her and when I wasn't sure I needed anyone. She has taught me to love and to serve. She has Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-71998170174410151742016-05-13T09:40:00.002-04:002016-05-13T09:40:32.886-04:00The Meeting with an Apostle of Jesus ChristSo this week was a bit tough. We had a great week and it finished wonderfully but it was tough because we didn't see much success in our lessons compared to the past few weeks.
Conference: Tuesday night we drove into Tucson. We stayed with some other Elders. We woke up the next morning at 5am to be at a church building at 7am. When we arrived we took our first full mission picture with theTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-32148507468494663842016-04-26T12:42:00.000-04:002016-04-26T12:43:14.321-04:00D&C 31:7Hey guys! Super good week out here in Willcox! Not that numbers matter, but we have been killing it with numbers too!
D&C 31:7: So in my studies this week I was reading through the Doctrine and Covenants, holy scripture comprised of revelations given to Joseph Smith. I came across this scripture and I think it applies perfectly to how things are going here for us in Willcox! It says, "Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-59169810584123970532016-04-25T08:11:00.001-04:002016-04-25T08:11:47.691-04:00Becoming Preach My Gospel MissionariesThis is such an amazing time to be a missionary! I love it here in Willcox! The work is just exploding here! I love the people that we are finding and teaching! Elder Crofts and I are doing amazing and we are working great together and we feel guided by the Spirit. We are also progressing as people and disciples of Jesus Christ.
Adilene: Super cool girl! Quiet, but awesome! She is a young Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-2856082235254391292016-04-12T10:45:00.002-04:002016-04-12T10:45:49.924-04:00Dream Team, Farm House, and Stitches
So I am in Willcox, AZ! It is a small farming town off the
interstate. Elder crofts is great! We are getting along super well! We are both
very experienced and ready to work hard and make things happen this transfer!
We are the dream team! We were companions in the MTC and now we are together
again! We both have grown so much!
Jorge: Totally different type of person than Eugenio. He
speaks Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-45275906020923746692016-04-07T08:59:00.002-04:002016-04-07T08:59:59.349-04:00Leaving Douglas
This week was a good week!
So we got transfer calls on Saturday... I am going to
Willcox to be companions with my MTC companion, Elder Crofts! I am super
excited and I feel really good about it. I am sad to leave Douglas but I am
excited for Willcox! It is a bilingual area so we teach who we find. The
congregation is bigger than Douglas. There is an English congregation separate
from a Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-64169046694986717282016-04-04T23:08:00.000-04:002016-04-04T23:08:09.139-04:00"Hello Coke? This is Pepsi."Hey everyone! I hope you had a great Easter!
I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. That he was born, he lived a perfect life, was baptized to fulfill the commandment of the Father, that He established his church, and performed the Atonement. The Atonement is His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane for our pains, sicknesses, and sins, His suffering and death on the cross, and HisTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-38304604266467057142016-04-04T09:28:00.001-04:002016-04-04T09:28:31.124-04:00Adam and SteveSo this week was a little slow because of Spring Break but it went by fast too! We worked hard and had some great lessons! Also, while I was typing this up, my iPad froze and lost the draft so I have to start all over...
Ward List: Last Sunday we were given an assignment to clean up the ward list according to a sheet of specific people that needed their information updated. So it has been Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-74987338117268037812016-04-04T09:28:00.000-04:002016-04-04T09:28:12.887-04:00Following Inspiration, The Restoration, and Gray HairThis week was a really good week! We saw a lot of miracles this week!
March Challenge! So the mission-wide March Challenge is to teach Lesson1: The Message of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at least one time each day. As of last night, the 13th, we have taught it 16 times! We are ahead and we want to keep up this pace!
Brother Winn: So last Sunday Bishop Velasco gave us some Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-76006424533328054882016-04-01T07:54:00.000-04:002016-04-01T07:54:44.090-04:00March BeginsSo for the month of March our mission has a challenge to teach the Restoration lesson at least once each day. So we should finish with at least 31 but our goal is to do more! We are ahead a good bit and we are trying to teach it as much as possible.
This week was pretty good! It was another tough week but I learn more from the tough weeks.
Jose: So Jose is a less active that we areTodd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-69231669086969140972016-03-31T15:51:00.003-04:002016-03-31T15:51:40.581-04:00Douglas: Miracle on 21th StreetSo I will explain the subject line with a picture at the end of the email.
This week was pretty good! Busy, a bit stressful, but good!
Eugenio: So he is super funny. There are just things he will say or little things he will do in lessons that are super funny. He had is little Star Wars poster/picture thing up on the wall and it fell during a lesson. He did a hand motion at it and said, "Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638550298486205356.post-11364692656889340282016-02-19T09:41:00.000-05:002016-02-19T09:41:57.431-05:00Transfer News... Feb 16 - April 5
So we got transfer calls... And I am staying in Douglas with
Elder ChiƱas! This will be our second transfer together in Douglas and our
fourth in total! Crazy!
Please write letters!!!! Since I am staying in Douglas here
is my address:
Elder Dallin Baker
1810 E 8th Street #J
Douglas AZ 85607
Eugenio: So here is a good story. So on Tuesday we went with
a member to see Eugenio. It was Todd Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671506618668334541noreply@blogger.com0