BAPTISM

 

FINALLY! We were able to baptize Cristian Saturday, he was confirmed yesterday. It was awesome. I got to do the baptism, even though we were trying to get a member to do it. Next time maybe.

After the baptism, Cristian and I were changing and I asked him, "how do you feel?" Almost shouting and laughing simotaneously he repsonded, "FELIZ!" haha. I loved it. I didn´t notice, but my comp told me that he had never taken the sacrament before because he was always afraid for some reason. After being confirmed, he took it for the first time, and just looked happy. So excited to take it. I don´t get this kid. He´s just now going to turn 13 and he is so cool. He´s going to be made a deacon next Sunday and then I´m never going to pass the Sacrament again while I am here if I can help it. Now we have three, and a priest, and they are all active. We baptized most of them. SO COOL! I love being a missionary!

Some cool stories.

We went to a sister named Lorena who has lots of health issues and can´t walk. She´s really young too. But her faith just never ceases to blow us away. She told us that she knew that Christmas Eve was going to be rediculous with all the music and stuff that always goes on here, so she prayed the night before for the power to go out. Then the power went out immediately. She said, "No God, not now. Tomorrow." The power came right back on. The next night, the power went out exactly at midnight and stayed out for several hours.

I can testify personally to both of those, because I remember where we were when the power went off and came right back on, as well as when it went out at midnight. How Cool!

We´re teaching quite a few potential Aaronic Priesthood holders, and they are our new best friends. They are going to be hard to get to church, but they are really receptive.

The first lesson we taught them was powerful powerful powerful. One is named Edwin, and he told us that before, he was athiest, and since he started talking to us he feels differently. Now we´re reading the Book of Mormon, and he read a lot on his own. If he gets baptized, he will bring a ton of his friends to the church. We can see it. He has a lot of influence over them and is really popular. He´s about 17 and would be the great missionary!

I love this work! I love the Lord, and know that He is watching over this great work. I love you all and miss you all less and less. But my love is growing for you and for everyone I know more and more. I hope you can all say the same. Let us not be sad for the unity we have in purpose!

Love,

Elder Thalman