Hello
there everyone!
This week
was great! It went by so fast, maybe because it's only been 6 days instead of 7
since we communicated, but we have been running around like crazy and that always
makes the week go by faster.
IT SNOWED THIS WEEK!!! Ha Ha! It was nothing like
last year, but it finally came! The snow only fell in little flakes at a time, over a
couple of days and the Georgians were a little more prepared this time around
so nothing dramatic happened! But, we were with Hugues the first time it
started snowing (he's a recent convert from the Bahamas) and it was the first
time he’d ever seen snow, so he started running around and screaming at the top
of his lungs. It was so much fun to watch him!  |
| The Elders found this message in Cleeven's home. |
This coming weekend we'll be having a baptism for Cleevens's little sisters, Nina (12) and
Jania (8)! They were originally supposed to get baptized this past weekend, but
Nina still wasn't sure if she wanted to do it because she hadn't received an
answer that what we've been teaching her is true. But, on Tuesday night she
came to the Young Womens activity and following it she told us that she
realized that whenever she was in the church or meeting with us, she felt
different. Then, the feeling would leave as soon as she wasn't in that
situation anymore. She described it as loving and peaceful, and it was
something she had never felt before. We explained to her that what she was
feeling was the Holy Ghost. That night she committed solidly to baptism. So,
for the past week we've been preparing the girls for baptism and everything is
looking good! The best part of their baptism is that Cleevens is going to
baptize Jania!! He received the priesthood on Sunday so he's authorized to
perform the ordinance. Woooohooo! I'm so stoked for him. That family has been on
a roller coaster ride but they've progressed so much and we've seen such a
change in everyone, including their mom who has opened up to us a ton. If you ever
think being a missionary is easy then…. try teaching the Law of Chastity to a
very mature 12 year old girl. $&%*$#
This week
is going to be AMAZZINGGGG!! We have the baptisms on Saturday and on the day
before, we're gathering a lot of the recent converts in the ward and taking them
to the temple for the first time to do baptisms for the dead! And…. we get to
go with them! It's been awesome to work with the recent converts because some
of them have Haitian ancestors who were really involved with Voodoo and scary stuff like
that, so they literally refused to even talk about their deceased family members, let alone be
baptized for them. But, as we've worked with them and watched as they’ve
exercised faith, their hearts have been softened. Each of them have received
personal answers to their prayers and they’ve learned that eternal families are
real and they can play a role in ensuring that their family members become members of
the church. It's crazy how the Lord works! Then on Saturday night after the
baptism, we've planned a huge dinner where we're going
to join as many Haitians as we can with all the ward members who usually fellowship them. It'll be crazy and very stressful! But that's my life and I love it!
Have a great
week! I love you guys so much!
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