E's Baptism, June 2, 2013
Oii tudo mundo...
This week was awesome!!! One of the best
I have had on the mission!
It started off with finding an elect
named I. We were eating lunch with a family in the ward and one
of the sons who’s getting ready to go on the mission had his girlfriend over. I
have seen her lots of times at church and always thought she was a member... Elder
Reeves, too. ha We were both shocked to find out she’s not a member!!! We
started talking to her and asking her basically why she hadn’t been baptized
yet and she explained how her mom wouldn’t let her get baptized till she turned
18... she had already been taught the first lesson and prayed about the Book of
Mormon (and got an answer) all about a year ago... She then told us she turns
18 this Tuesday (tomorrow) :)))) and that she wanted to hear the lessons. So
this week we have been going by a lot and helping her get ready for her baptism
that will be this Sunday!
Then on Thursday... we baptized E.!!
She is such an elect and her baptism went so well. We had a good turn out from the
ward which is surprising for a Thursday. The Bishop gave a little message
and welcomed her to the ward and the spirit was very strong when he was talking.
Something funny though... my baptismal pants are a little tight ha I have to
suck in to button them.... not because I’m getting fatter though, they were like
that when I left. They're the ones you gave to me, Dad... which I don’t know how
you fit into them either ha... Anyway, they have worked just fine up until now
and I’ve never had a problem... but when I was baptizing E., as I
bent down to pick her up out of the water the button popped off. haha... No one
noticed but I quickly hurried out of the font because it was pretty obvious
haha.
[I think they might know now, Elder! You do remember all those times you hacked my Facebook...]
But on Sunday she received the Holy
Ghost and later on in gospel principles [Sunday School class], the lesson was
about baptism, and the brother teaching the lesson asked her lots of question
about her baptism... he asked her how she felt during the baptism and she
explained how when she was under water she felt like her sins were leaving her
and that she was being cleaned in the very moment. It was so cool hearing her
testimony. And she said she felt an incredible warmth when she received the Holy
Ghost, too!
E. and G. are
doing well too. Last week we re-invited them to read and pray about the Book of
Mormon (They hadn’t prayed about it yet.) Then at the end of last week we did a
family home evening with E., G. and A. and D.
and all their kids. At the time we didn’t know it, but E. and G. had
gone to the doctor the day before to see about E's leg (It’s
got a bullet in it, that can’t be removed). The doctor explained that he wouldn’t
ever be able to bend his leg at the knee again or to control that movement. Then
after the family night was over, he was trying to explain to A.
what the doctor said... and out of nowhere lifted his leg up (bending it
at the knee). He was shocked and G. was too! G. cried a
little, actually, because she was so happy. But when we went by this week we
asked if they had read and prayed... and he explained how they had both read
and prayed right before the family night, and that they were waiting for their
answer... and they both felt that his leg miraculously being able to move was
their answer! I hadn’t even thought of it like that! But it’s crazy to see the
way God works! They are now getting their documents together so they can legally
get married and then get baptized :)
Also, this week we have been
building a house for a lady in the ward... she was living in a shack basically,
made of rotten wood, and it didn’t have a bathroom (IDK what she was doing--
maybe using her sisters that lives down the street), but all the Priesthood
brethren have gotten together and started building her house, and Elder Reeves and
I helped quite a bit, too. It so awesome seeing how grateful she is, and being
able to serve with such an awesome Priesthood body.
Also we have had a lot of success
with our other investigators and found a few other new [investigators] that
have lots of potential.
This weekend we are getting ready for a marriage and two more baptisms!!! D. and A. are going to get married this Friday!! And she will be getting baptized on Saturday!! The Ward wants to do a little reception for her and A. on Saturday after the baptism so we are super excited for that!
Ryan!!! HAPPY BDAY!!! Para bens pra
voçe!! 24 years young!! I’m so stoked for you Ryan. I’m glad sales are going
well! I knew you’d get the hang of it! Your B-day sounded fun and I almost wish
I could have been there ha... I’ll just miss one more though... and the 26th we
will party together!! I have a few things I’ve already bought for you and for everyone
in the fam, but it’s expensive to send them... so you will have to wait another
year and 3 months to get your presents... sorry bro ha. But I love you and I am
so grateful to have you as a big brother. Thank you for your example bro. um
abraço!!
Remington, I love you too buddy. I
hope you’re doing great. Only 3 more days of school!!! You lucky bum! What are
your plans this summer???
Love,
Elder Miller
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