Hey!!
So first things first... N was baptized! Man this past week was nuts! So last week we finally got N to come to church again, everything went well and then after church we couldn´t find her again. We tried Sunday night, Monday, Tuesday... nothing. Then finally our branch mission leader, Guedson, called us Wednesday morning during comp study and told us that he had set up an appointment to meet with her that day at noon. So we were pretty excited but we didn´t have any idea what to talk about. We had already taught her everything and were basically just waiting for her dad to accept. So we were trying to find something to talk about and I was flipping through my scriptures, not really knowing what I was looking for. As I was flipping, my Book of Mormon landed on Mosiah 18:8-10 where it talks about the baptismal covenant and then says if these things are the desire of your hearts, what is stopping you from being baptized? Instantly, I knew that that was what we needed to share. So we went to the appointment with Guedson, talked for a bit and then read that scripture. When she read that question, she immediately looked at us and said ok I´ll be baptized this week, what do I have to do. We were super excited! She still hadn´t gotten 100% confirmation from her father but she committed anyways. So we explained some stuff and then marked for later that night to take her to the baptismal font and show her what would happen. Then Wednesday night came... she wasn´t there and we couldn´t contact her on her phone. We weren´t too worried at that point, we still had a couple more days. But then Thursday passed and we still couldn´t find or contact her. So we thought, oh well we´ll find her Friday and everything will be just fine. But Friday passed as well... we couldn´t find here, we couldn´t contact here and time was running out. I went to bed on Friday thinking that another date had just fallen and I was kind of disappointed. So we planned, went to bed and woke up Saturday with no plans to have a baptism. Then about ten minutes after eight, just after we had started personal study, Guedson phoned again. He told us that we needed to phone N right away. So we did and she told us that she had some problems and wanted to have the baptismal interview Saturday morning. We marked with her right away and went to talk to her, we weren´t really sure what to think. But we talked to her and it turns out she left Wednesday night to go take care of her sick grandma and there is no cell service in the house that she was staying at. So we had the interview at 10 that morning, she passed, and we spent the rest of the day preparing for the baptism.
We were really blessed by Heavenly Father this week. He really proved our patience, and then in the end gave us the extra help we needed. Without His help and Guedson, this would not have happend. The baptism ran smoothly, she was confirmed on Sunday, and we ended up having a really good weekend. After two and a half months of hard work and a lot of faith, Neida was baptized and it felt really good. I was so happy to be able to see her go all the way. It just goes to show that Heavenly Father rewards those who are patient and do everything that they can.
Other than that craziness, we have three investigators with a baptismal date for this upcoming Saturday. They´ve all been taught everything and have made some big changes in their lives. Our one-legged investigator, M, has completely quit smoking and even refused a cigarette when his friend offered it. He is walking on his own and has a really strong desire to follow Christ. E has given up drinking and committed to live the Law of Chastity whether his girlfriend accepts it or not. And A has also committed to living the Law of Chastity. A 20 year old guy and a 19 year old girl both committed to living the commandment that most people here have problems with, without any question or doubt. We´ve got a lot of work to do this week to get these people completely ready but I know that with Heavenly Father´s help, everything will go well.
I hope everything continues going well at home. It´s getting hotter and hotter every day but we are so busy I really don´t even notice it all that much. It´s last week of transfers so I may or may not be moving at the end of the week. Whatever happens, I know it´s for a purpose. I love you all and hope you have a great week!
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