What a week what a week!! Here are a few highlights!! :)
On Saturday we met with the Romero’s. They are AMAZING. Let me just tell you…our translator member was a little late so we in broken English and Spanish we asked them about how they liked conference…they LOVED it. They talked about how they knew that Thomas S Monson is a
prophet and how the spirit was so strong as they listened and learned. We then asked them how that made them feels about baptism!! We threw out a date. The dad thought and thought and said it over and over. The wife just looked at him with a huge smile on her face. He said he knows he needs too...he just feels like he needs a little bit more time. We talked about how we aren't just going to baptize them
tomorrow...but we are here to help him. He said this week he is going to read and pray every day and he will know by next Saturday. So ...the member wasn't there still so we just started to read a chapter
with them! The member/translator came and so we tied in our reading to keeping the Sabbath day holy and talked about the sacrament. As we were reading the sacrament prayers...the dad asked how do I know if I am prepared to be baptized?!!!!! It was so great. We read from Acts 8 about Phillip and talked about how faith in Christ is the most important thing and the rest is being willing to be obedient and do
our best. We learned for the rest of our lives. We read the baptism interview questions with them. The spirit was SO strong as they themselves testified of Joseph Smith and Thomas S. Monsoon and the
restoration of the gospel. After the questions were asked...we talked about how that is all that shows them that they are ready to be baptized. They were both so excited. They then just asked a whole
bunch of questions about eternal families and what they can do to get to the temple and about baptism being individual!! IT WAS THE BEST THE BEST BEST BEST!!!! So wonderful. They are so ready for the gospel!! We are so excited. We are meeting with them this week to talk more about it. :)
Yesterday we had a lesson with a less active...as we were about to start she received a phone call from a friend who she had been inviting to church. She told her friend we were there and that she should come over and learn from us. Her friend was so excited and came!!! We were able to teach her. It was great to see this member testify of the gospel and how it has helped her and to see her recognize her own testimony as she shared it with her friend!! We tracted into a Pilipino family this week. The dad was so excited to see us and asked us to come back to teach his kids about the church. When we went...he rounded up his whole family...there were a lot of them...in and out...and said you listen to these girls they will help you be a true blue Mormon and you will be a better person because of it!!! It was a very interesting experience. We’ll see where it goes. It has been cooooold this week. The sky was blue for Easter...but it was just cold cold cold with really strong winds!! Leads to some exciting finding time. :)
Things are really great!! We are being so blessed and have seen so many miracles. I am so thankful to be here in Brandon. I am especially so very thankful for my Savior, for His atonement and knowing that
because He lives, I too will live. I was reading in 3 Nephi 11 the other day and as I read about how each individual was able to go and feel the prints in His hands and side, I thought about how He has
invited each of us to do the same thing...not physically yet...but to come unto Him, individually...to "feel" of the prints...as in to feel of the peace of His gospel and His atonement. To come to KNOW for
ourselves that He is our Savior and that this is His gospel. The church is true. I hope you have a wonderful week. Be good. Remember who you are. Live it. Love it.
On Saturday we met with the Romero’s. They are AMAZING. Let me just tell you…our translator member was a little late so we in broken English and Spanish we asked them about how they liked conference…they LOVED it. They talked about how they knew that Thomas S Monson is a
prophet and how the spirit was so strong as they listened and learned. We then asked them how that made them feels about baptism!! We threw out a date. The dad thought and thought and said it over and over. The wife just looked at him with a huge smile on her face. He said he knows he needs too...he just feels like he needs a little bit more time. We talked about how we aren't just going to baptize them
tomorrow...but we are here to help him. He said this week he is going to read and pray every day and he will know by next Saturday. So ...the member wasn't there still so we just started to read a chapter
with them! The member/translator came and so we tied in our reading to keeping the Sabbath day holy and talked about the sacrament. As we were reading the sacrament prayers...the dad asked how do I know if I am prepared to be baptized?!!!!! It was so great. We read from Acts 8 about Phillip and talked about how faith in Christ is the most important thing and the rest is being willing to be obedient and do
our best. We learned for the rest of our lives. We read the baptism interview questions with them. The spirit was SO strong as they themselves testified of Joseph Smith and Thomas S. Monsoon and the
restoration of the gospel. After the questions were asked...we talked about how that is all that shows them that they are ready to be baptized. They were both so excited. They then just asked a whole
bunch of questions about eternal families and what they can do to get to the temple and about baptism being individual!! IT WAS THE BEST THE BEST BEST BEST!!!! So wonderful. They are so ready for the gospel!! We are so excited. We are meeting with them this week to talk more about it. :)
Yesterday we had a lesson with a less active...as we were about to start she received a phone call from a friend who she had been inviting to church. She told her friend we were there and that she should come over and learn from us. Her friend was so excited and came!!! We were able to teach her. It was great to see this member testify of the gospel and how it has helped her and to see her recognize her own testimony as she shared it with her friend!! We tracted into a Pilipino family this week. The dad was so excited to see us and asked us to come back to teach his kids about the church. When we went...he rounded up his whole family...there were a lot of them...in and out...and said you listen to these girls they will help you be a true blue Mormon and you will be a better person because of it!!! It was a very interesting experience. We’ll see where it goes. It has been cooooold this week. The sky was blue for Easter...but it was just cold cold cold with really strong winds!! Leads to some exciting finding time. :)
Things are really great!! We are being so blessed and have seen so many miracles. I am so thankful to be here in Brandon. I am especially so very thankful for my Savior, for His atonement and knowing that
because He lives, I too will live. I was reading in 3 Nephi 11 the other day and as I read about how each individual was able to go and feel the prints in His hands and side, I thought about how He has
invited each of us to do the same thing...not physically yet...but to come unto Him, individually...to "feel" of the prints...as in to feel of the peace of His gospel and His atonement. To come to KNOW for
ourselves that He is our Savior and that this is His gospel. The church is true. I hope you have a wonderful week. Be good. Remember who you are. Live it. Love it.
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