I Forgot

I forgot to tell about the baptism we attended yesterday. This was a young woman who said she wouldn't be baptized because her father was a minister and he had baptized her so she didn't need another baptism. Her husband has been a member about a year. They have a 12 year old autistic daughter. The husband has diabetes and as a result has lost one leg. He has a beard down to the middle of his chest. When he raised his hand to baptize his wife he had tattoos all up and down his arms. The missionaries kept the doors shut until he got down in the water because he had to take his leg off to get in the water. 2 other missionaries had white baptism clothing on and helped him get in the water and helped with the baptism. Afterwards they shut the doors so he could get out of the water in private. While they were getting dressed another set of missionaries gave a lesson on the doctrine of Christ. One is a Korean elder and the other is a black Elder from Los Angeles. Only in Oakland would you find a one-legged, tattooed man, baptizing, being assisted by two young men in white, and witnessed by a Korean and a black Elder from LA. By the way, the person giving the opening prayer is our resident hypochondriac, who has confined himself to a wheelchair, but was good enough to get up and say the prayer. (Just a little sarcasm) I'm sure he really is sick..... Just part of the "Interesting Day"