This week was LEGIT. Sister K. got baptized and confirmed
this weekend. It was awesome. One of the best baptisms I have ever attended.
The spirit was super strong and awesome. So that was a treat.
N. was supposed to get baptized on July 13 but didn't get
to church on Sunday so that is kind of frustrating because he says he wants to
be baptized and all but just isn't coming to church. Really cool kid though. He
is 15 or maybe 16 (when we asked him he said he forgot so he would ask his mom)
but his gf lives in UT and is a member and so at first we thought he was just a
victim of the 14th chapter of Preach my Gospel, "Flirt to Convert."
After talking to him a few times we found out that may be part of it but he
really does want to change and is a good kid. Our WML Bro B. was a teacher
at the middle school and now principal but is really surprised to see how much
he has changed in the last year or two. He is a great kid!
We are also working with a lady that got excommunicated a
few years ago and wants to come back to church. After we read a chapter of the
Book of Mormon she had a bunch of thoughts about how baptism should be later
than the age of 8 so that people can mess up and then just be baptized later
and BAM. Clean. So everything addressed back to her testimony of the Book of
Mormon and Joseph Smith. One awesome thing is that she has a super strong
testimony of the priesthood and that is way cool to see. I love being able to help
people build their testimony through the Holy Ghost testifying to them and
telling them of truths.
Oh we also called M. this week who has pretty much turned
into an eternal investigator. Anyway we went over to her house to give her a
blessing because life has been hard for her. So we sit down and she starts
talking to us about how hard her life is and how she would much rather be on
the cross and doing what Christ did because that is nothing compared to what
she was going through. So we sat there and the spirit just told me to interrupt
her and I literally told her to stop talking and that she didn't know what she
was talking about. After I explained what Christ did and how He knows exactly
what we are going through and what He did is FAR harder than anything we will
ever go through. After I was kind of worried about what she would say but she
didn't really say anything and then changed the subject. She wasn't mad or
anything because I know that the Holy Ghost testified to her of the
truthfulness of the atonement. Really cool to see.
Well life is good here. The heat sucks but all else is well.
thank you for the package. Oh I meant to ask for another pair of tweezers. Some
how mine fell out and are gone and they always come in handy!! Thanks for
everything and all the support!!
Love
Elder Smith
Elder Smith
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