This week was
really good! We didn't really do anything for my year mark, just the normal
stuff. I think the longer I've been on my mission the less motivated I am to
celebrate things.
Julie's
baptism was on Saturday! It was super awesome and also really really crazy! We
spent most of the week getting ready for it. Thursday night we drove up with
our ward mission leader and his wife to try on jumpsuits for her to wear. It
was funny because Julie walked out and was like "I feel like I'm in a
prison jumpsuit," haha she's really funny. Then Friday we went to have a
lesson with her with Hermana Riechert, but we were a bit late so when we got
there Hermana Riechert was already outside talking to her. Right as we sat down
Julie asked us if there was any way we could move the baptism back a week
because her aunt (who lives with her) was in the hospital. We told her we
could, but it was going to be pretty hard because there is a bunch going on next
week because is stake conference, but we said we could do it next Friday.
Anyways we taught her the lesson and at the end Hermana Garcia invited her to
pray to ask if she should be baptized on Saturday. So we went to dinner a
little upset and worried and kept praying for her aunt to magically heal or for
it to work out. Then right after we got a text from her telling us that she was
going to get baptized!! Soooooo we had a baptism! It was super awesome!! Her
boyfriend got to baptize her which was really cool. The spirit was super
strong, the talks were all perfect, and we even convinced all of our elders
besides one to do a musical number with us! Also her mom who isn't a member
came. They were both smiling by the end of it. Her mom even came to the confirmation
on Sunday and came to hug us afterwards. We think she's next. Anyways I'm so
grateful for the chance we have to teach her. I've loved watching how she's
changed ever since she started to accept the gospel, and I know she's going to
grow even more as a member! Its super cute because she said the reason she
wanted to be baptized is because she wants to be happy! Also to make it even
better we found out later that her aunt came home from the hospital on Saturday
and was feeling a lot better! God truly does answer prayers when we pray with
lots of faith!
Otherwise
this week was pretty awesome. The other night we went and decided to contact
this sad man who was on the back of his truck. He was super nice and actually
pretty interested, then in the middle of sharing a scripture with him a car
drove up and his brother, sister in law and their 5 children got out and
started listening to our message. It was awesome because we set up an
appointment to go back and see them and we are hopefully going to see them
tonight! It's amazing how God blesses us for just talking to one person!
Oh yeah! I
also got to pet a porcupine this week!
I love you
lots!
Love,
Hermana Burgoyne
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