Now that we have that cleared out of the way! Let me tell you about
GLEN! Actually, can I just tell you about Elder Richards first? I love
Elder Richards! This passed Friday we were teaching a family and getting
the part member ready for her baptism. I asked, "So Angie, do you feel
you have recieved an answer about the Book of Mormon yet?"
"No." She replied, simply.
Silence for a few seconds...
Then
she said "I just don't know what I am looking for. I know I need to
read and pray, you keep telling me that, but I have no idea what I want
or what I need out of this."
(I usually hate these questions because it's
difficult to tell someone how they're going to feel the spirit. In fact
it's impossible without the spirit. Usually you're green companion says
something dumb and you end up trying to cover up their flop and sound
dumb too. But NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. Elder Richards and I had that
spirit.)
In fact watch this video and start watching at 4:13! That is exactly what we looked like! It was awesome!
http://bcove.me/3czghor8
So at the end of the lesson I said "so Angie,
perhaps the question I phrased at the beginning was not a great
question. So I'll rephrase it. Do you feel that you can say that the
Book of Mormon is true?"
She smiled, "Possibly."
(That doesn't sound like a good response, but from Angie that was EVERYTHING!)
She has not drank coffee for a while now and also has been coming to
church several weeks in a row. A member came up to her at church this
passed week and said "You aren't a member yet?"
Angie replied, "Not YET, is correct."
AHHH! Yay!
Ok
I was supposed to tell you about Glen and I never did. Glen came to
church in a nice tie and white shirt! OH YEAH! And his baptism was
announced for this Saturday at 5:00! YEAH! So then we go over to his
house after church and I say, "Glen, we're going to get 300 referrals
from you today. We need to fill up that chapel with people to invite to
your baptism!" (I was really just thinking of maybe getting 100 or 150
and just making him aim high.) But he said "Ok, let's do it." We sat
there for three hours and just wrote down names. No addresses or phone
numbers yet, just names. When we were done, we had 302 referrals. He
wants them all to come.
He passed his baptismal interview last night (Elder
Bradford, one of my favorite missionaries of all time) interviewed him
and afterwards he said "Man! that guy is going to be a stake president!
He was practically interviewing me!"
Then next week, Angie is getting baptized! Then the
week after that, Ben is Getting baptized! Then the Week after that, Dawn
and her son Julian will be baptized! Oh yeah! It is exciting times!
Ok I need to go! I love you all!
Bye!
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