hey everyone!
another great week in wyoming!
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| Jontae's Baptism |
jontae's
baptism was on saturday and it was soo great! he is such an incredible young
man and will be very influential in bringing many others to follow Jesus Christ
and to join the church. the hot water ran out like 2 minutes into filling the
font, so it was a cold water baptism haha elder pena baptized him and I confirmed
him yesterday. then, in elders quorum, he was given the aaronic priesthood and
ordained to the office of priest. wayy cool!! he is such a boss.
there are many
miracles that happen every day out here. it is hard to narrow it down to just a
few! but we picked up this really cool new family from burma. the children
speak english, so their 13 year old daughter translates for us and their 21
year old son too. it is very cool! they are incredible and will do really
well!
also this week,
while we were teaching patty dudicz (wife of a member) we followed up on her
book of mormon reading and she hadnt read that week. so we began to read with
her in 1 ne 2. it was great. the spirit is always so strong when we read the
book of mormon with investigators. as we finished the chapter and continued
discussing what it meant to us, she said something like, "this is weird, i
know, but i just realized something. i have always wondered like why the book
of mormon? why do we need it? why did it come forth now instead of earlier? and
it just kinda came over me and hit me how necessary it is." she went on to
elaborate and basically we watched her gain a spiritual witness of the book of
mormon right in her own home that day!! soo cool!!!
the church is
selling out this Easter season. they are purchasing banners and ads on major
websites including youtube to help promulgate the message of the Restoration.
each of us should support the church by posting the videos and inviting
everyone we can to check them out. the newest one is called "because of
Him" it can be found on lds. org. it is INCREDIBLE!! watch it, please.
Joseph Smith said that we could build all the chapels we want, but eventually
we would not be able to contain the Latter-Day Saints. We are witnessing this
promise unfold before our very eyes.
I know the
Savior lives. I know He is the Son of God. I know He fulfilled His divine
mission and made it possible for each of us to return and live with our
Heavenly Father in the family unit for eternity. As we follow the gospel He
taught by having faith in Him, repenting of our sins, making covenants and
receiving the Holy Ghost, our lives will be filled with joy and peace. Because
of Him death loses its sting. Because of Him, I know that I can be united with
my family for eternity. It's all because of Him. If this church isn't true, and
Jesus is not the Christ, then we have no hope. But I know He is, and that this
is His church. These things I know are true.
Have a great
week!
Elder
Green
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