Querida Familia y Amigos,
This week was interesting. Meaning that there's not a ton that I remember, but what I do remember, half of it is exciting, and half of it is sad.
So, we have two people on date! Brandon will be baptized June 6th, and Lorena will be baptized June 20th. (: I'm so excited. (:(:
Brandon's, well, he's 9, and he's a UBC. We were talking to his mom about all the trials their family is going through, and she was just telling us, "You know, I know the church is true. It's just hard to get back going after stopping. But I know it's true. I've always known." Then, de repente, she was like, "Brandon has to go to church three times before he can be baptized, right?" and she walks over to the calendar, and we decided that the 6th of Junio is when he will be baptized. (: Yaay! (:
Lorena, that was super cool. We were talking to her about what she'd studied in Enos, and she was really into it, so we interrupted and we're like, "Lorena. We've been praying for you a lot lately, and we feel like you could be ready to be baptized on the 20th of June. So will you prepare to be baptized by someone that holds the priesthood power of God on June 20th?" She looked at us, surprised, looked down at her libro, and looked back up at us and said, "That's really soon. But I know that the Lord will help me. So, yes. Yes I will." The Spirit was so strong, and we just bore testimony, and she bore testimony, and it was awesome. (:
Then she said, "Next time you come over, I have some questions I want to ask. About a mission." We invited her to write them down so she wouldn't forget (we assumed they were about us; we get asked so much what we eat, what we do, when we wake up, ect). She nodded, then burst out, "Can I be a missionary?" Whaaattt? That was cool.
I had to go to the Trunky Conference this week. ): They gave us advice on how to be normal people, how to not go crazy when we go home, and (eww) even dating advice. They said that we should be 'eagerly engaged in trying to find a spouse.' Umm, no thanks. (: Plus, Kelton's going on his mission, and I would be the rudest sister ever if I got married while he was gone.
I just want to share my testimony that I know the church is true. I know that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ, and that he received the priesthood from Peter, James, and John. I know that Joseph Smith, through revelation from God and Jesus Christ, restored the gospel of Jesus Christ in it's fullness on the earth again. I know the he translated the Book of Mormon, and that if we want to grow closer to our Heavenly Father, there is no better way to do it that to read the Book of Mormon and pray, offering Him our heart. I know that Thomas S. Monson is the prophet today, and that we continue to receive revelation from God. I know that everything I have taught over the course of my mission is true, and I know that you can know, as well. All you have to do is search, ponder, and pray with real intent. That means study, think about what you've studied, and really ask God to know. I know as you do so, you will gain your own testimony of the fullness of the Gospel. Galatians 5:22-23 says: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness [and] temperance. Through these feelings that we can know for ourselves the true.
Of these things I testify in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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