Mario's baptism
Family,
Well
another week has come and gone and I can't believe it! Sis Dougal and I
had our first baptism in Wellington on Saturday and it was amazing! We
met Mario about 4 weeks ago outside of his sister apt. We left a prayer
with him and he accepted baptism right off the bat. As we continued to
teach him, there was something holding him back but we pressed forward.
there are four principles that helped us share the gospel with Mario and I know you will recognize them dad. They are from the book you sent me
at the beginning of my mission "drawing down the powers of heaven".
1.
Select righteous desire (we wanted Mario to be able to receive the
blessings of the restored gospel and continue to prepare for eternal
life through baptism)
2.
Plead your case with God (we prayed every day all the time for Mario.
that he would be able to resist temptation that he would continue to
search the scriptures and continue to receive the strength that he
needed!) we also put forth our best effort to help him in his learning
process
3. Exert yourself mentally
(all we thought about all the time was what more could we do to help
Mario feel that he was prepared for baptism.) he came for three Sundays
in a row and then he went out of town for a week! the real miracle came
in the last step
4. Sustained effort. As we
continued to trust in god and to exercise our faith, Mario got back on Sat morning and we went and saw him, got him interviewed, and he was
baptized that night!
From
this my testimony of Christ and trusting in him has truly been
strengthened! Mario is amazing! He has such a strong testimony and such a
great desires to come closer to his Savior! He has changed my life! He's
taught me that all things work out in Gods timing. He is such a happy
man now too! In his confirmation it was mentioned that he would be a
leader and also help him family learn of the gospel and that he would
learn and grow much! What a blessing it is to me to have this
opportunity to meet him and to share the more important thing to me, the
gospel of Jesus Christ, with him.
We
had a pretty great week! Went on our two exchanges, ate Sunday dinner
at a members home, went to a zone training and looked for those who are
prepared for baptism!
It
sounds like Jake is doing good! I cant believe he is going to Vegas for
a day! That will be fun for him! change it up a bit. Next week is
transfers for us so I will be e-mailing on Tues. I'm pretty sure me and Sis Dougal are staying together and staying in our area! This might just
be my last area! That is a crazy thought! The plant that you sent me is
growing mom! its cute! all the girls love it haha. They want it to
flower but.... I'm pretty sure I need to plant it outside for it do
produce flowers! Jenny Lake looked like a good time! I haven't been there
for years!
I
hope that you all have a fantastic week! I LOVE YOU SO SO SO MUCH! I
look forward each week to hearing from you as well as seeing your
smiling faces! Thank you mom for sending my that info I will get my
application finished! talk to you next week!
all my love, sister brooke johnson
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