Week 54: BILL WAS BAPTIZED!!

Heeey! This week was a good one! BILL WAS BAPTIZED!! It was so neat. The spirit was strong, he was excited, the water was warm, the members were involved and everything about it was perfect. Except for the part where I attempted to sing. But let's not talk about that.

 

 After he was baptized, he got up and bore his testimony. He said that when he first gave us his number, it was because he liked to mess around with missionaries of other faiths (JW), but then after we met, he realized that we could answer a lot of questions we had, so he took it very seriously! And he moved right along. Originally we had set a baptismal date with him for October 17th, but then after the first 3 lessons we realized that he was ready RIGHT THEN so we moved it up to September 26th. But now he's going to the temple on the 17th! Then he got confirmed yesterday and said he felt remarkable. He also said he's really happy with the timing of everything because now he'll have the Gift of the Holy Ghost while he watches General Conference. Basically, he knows what's up.

 

Ignore the fact that I'm standing a mile away from him. I was scared to get too close.

Then after his baptism, the Zone Leaders brought their investigator to Kirtland and Sister Beck and I got to take them on a tour! It was really good. She was a bit quiet at first, but we tried really hard to involve her and get her to interact more. Then when it came to the School of the Prophets, we told the story of all of the men throwing their pipes into the fireplace when they learned of the Word of Wisdom and asked what she thought of it. She said, "They must have really known Joseph was a Prophet of God!" And it's TRUE! They really did. She later went on to say that she does too! So neat. Then we left her in that room with the Elders and she was able to pray to our Heavenly Father. The Elders said it was a super good experience for her and that the spirit was so strong! She is getting baptized soon as well. 

THE SITES ARE THE BEST! They are so powerful. Some like to put it this way: The Sites are the best missionary in all of Ohio. Amen to that, my friend! Just being there is amazing, but learning about all of the stories and things that took place--nothing better.

Have a great week! Say your prayers, read your scriptures, brush you teeth, you know. The usual. 

Love,

Sister Livingston