Elder Malm and his wife are visiting our mission this week.  They were having a mini-zone conference for the Camarillo and Ventura zones at the Ventura Stake Center today and Sister Felix made all of the food.  Sister Miles and I just had to show up and serve it and clean up.  I came back to the office because Elder Ruse was in the office all by himself answering all of the phones, collecting the mail and receiving 15 bike racks!  A woman came to the door of the office and said she was meeting Elder Sandholtz and Elder Hall here and then she proceeded to tell us a story that her son, Ben Sandholtz, has been here on a mini-mission.  They are from Provo and Ben has down-syndrome, graduated from Seminary and his brother Elder Sandholtz, said, "wouldn't it be wonderful if Ben could have a mini-mission?"  Well, President Felix made it happen.  All three elders told us that this morning, Ben committed an investigator to baptism, and he will be baptized in October!  It brought Elder Ruse to tears.  It was an amazing story.  I asked Ben what has been the best experience this past week, and he said all of it!  Here are the three missionaries together before Ben and his mother fly home to Provo:

Dreams really do come true! 

I am so glad I was in the office to hear this amazing story!  Thank you President Felix for making this happen.