Dear Everyone,
This church is true and I love it. So much! Frank C-- was baptized yesterday, and it was great. It was actually a miracle! So church starts at 11:30, and the baptism was scheduled for 3:00. We went to the church at 9:30 so we could meet with our ward mission leader, and during our meeting, the power went out. Not a big deal, right? Wrong. The bishopric ended up canceling church, because I guess there are liability issues with having church services without power. Also, without electricity, the baptismal font can't be filled with warm water. So Brother Reynolds said, "Well, looks like we're going to have to postpone the baptism." Gah! Our hearts were crushed! But nothing can stop the hastening of the work. We prayed that the power would come back on, and right around the time Sacrament Meeting was supposed to start...it did! Too bad church was canceled and most people had already gone home! So here we are at the church with over 3 hours and nothing to do until the baptism. We decide we're going to go visit some people we had planned to visit later in the day, but when we're just about to leave, guess who shows up? Our investigator, G-- R--! This was the first time he had come to church, and of course, it's the week it gets canceled. But this was a blessing in disguise. Since church was canceled, we took G-- on a tour of the building, and a few of the brethren from the church who were still around joined in and we pretty much ended up having a sweet lesson/testimony-bearing discussion with him. It was sweet! So we ended up staying at the church until the baptism.
The baptism was awesome. Frank is awesome! 3 Nephi 9:22 describes him perfectly. He really has come unto Christ "as a little child." He has been married to a member of the church for over 20 years, but has never shown an interest in the church, and she has never pressed it on him. Over time, his heart has been softened, and he finally decided he wanted to take the discussions. And from day one he has really become as a child, willing to submit to the will of the Father. I don't think he fully understands why he is doing everything he is doing, but he does it anyway because he feels that it is right, and that is enough for him. What makes it even better, his decision inspired his two grandaughters, and they were baptized yesterday as well. Families can be together forever! Oh, another reason this baptism was a miracle is the fact that he was even able to physically get in and out of the font without difficulty. Frank had a stroke about a year ago, and he doesn't have much strength or mobility with his legs, so he is bound to a wheelchair. A wonderful brother in the ward built a little dolly/chair thing for him to sit in, and there were five men in white helping him into the font. It was a beautiful sight, and I am so grateful for the power of the priesthood. Seeing so much white reminded me of the temple. Anyways, it was just an all-around good day, and we were beat by the end of it, but I am grateful to be tired, because I know we're working hard. And that's what a mission is! Work!
Oh, something else exciting about this week...we have a new investigator named C--, and he only speaks spanish! Hah! Pretty much Sister Habibpour knows some Spanish, she and Sister Larrabee know Portugese, and I took a year and a half of Spanish in junior high! We were able to talk a little about Jesus Christ and the Book of Mormon, and to tell him how to get to the church. And when I say we, I mean Sister Larrabee and Sister Habibpour. I think I recognized a total of two words that he said, and I knew how to say muchas gracias and hasta luego when we left. It was actually pretty fun! Anyways, we got a Spanish copy of the Book of Mormon, and we are bringing a brother from the ward who knows Spanish to our next appointment. We'll see how it goes!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you ate a lot of yummy food! I know I did! Besides, the scriptures say that we should delight in fatness (2 Ne 9:51). I love you all and I hope you have a great week!
Love,
Sister Myers
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