We are teaching a man who was introduced to the church at Temple Square on a business trip. Since then he has been coming to church regularly. He works in Ohio during the week so he meets with the Kirtland Visitors Center missionaries and has been asking them questions. He’s read everything and is already into the Pearl of Great Price. We met with him for the first time this week and he basically told us, “I don’t need any more convincing, I just want to know what I need to do to get baptized.” Then he taught us the first lesson. J What a miracle!
On Saturday we went to contact a referral and we started teaching her about the Restoration. Her two daughters, ages 9 and 13, hid in the kitchen at first, but apparently they were secretly listening because after Sister Mortimer recited the First Vision account, the 9-year-old poked her head in and said, “That was a great speech!” J Sister Mortimer asked her, “Do you think it’s true?” and she said she did. She and her sister are excited to read the Book of Mormon and learn with their mom. Good heavens, kids are amazing. They are so in tune with the Spirit. That’s something I’ve noticed even when tracting and talking to strangers on the street—kids are drawn to us, sometimes before we even say a word, and even if their parents are not interested.
I had some health challenges this week. But as always, I could feel God carrying me through. I find so many “tender mercies” in times like these. Small things that help me keep going, like tracting into a nice old lady who lets us in, or a member who suddenly wants to take us out for ice cream or invite us over for dinner. It’s like God pats my head and gives me a piece of candy and says, “I PROMISE this is not as hard as you think it is...but because I am perfectly loving and patient, I won't call you a crybaby, but I'll encourage you."
We had a wonderful baptism on Sunday. The Spirit was so strong! They’re already planning to come to Utah for their sealing next year so we can come, along with the sisters who first taught them. Yay!
I’m attaching two pictures of the baptism.
Well, everyone enjoy the spring (Connecticut is on spring break, are you?). Love,
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