got baptized receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost on Easter Sunday.
What a wonderful way to celebrate Easter! We are all thinking of the
eternal sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and here are 3 people utilizing it
perfectly. They chose to put their old life behind them and move
forward being reborn with Christ as their exemplar.
Beth Ann's baptism was this past Saturday. She asked me to be the one
who baptized her. It was such an honor! After she was baptized she
stood in the water with a huge grin and savored the moment and the
incredible Spirit that was there. It was so touching. Her grandpa, who
is not a member, came to support her. After the service, he was
contacted by one of our members who felt the strongest urge to go talk
to him. It turns out that he now wants to be baptized too! We are
hopefully going to start teaching him this week!
Easter Sunday was pretty fun. We got invited to join a couple families
as they got together to celebrate. We went to a park with a bunch of
little kids and played with baby bunnies! It was a lot of fun. The
children ranged from 1 year olds to 12 year olds. The bunnies enjoyed
the older kids a little more, but everyone had fun playing with them.
Then we got to enjoy brownies and we read scriptures with them. It was
a pretty great Easter!
We have been going non stop as a companionship every day. We work
incredibly hard with all that we have to do. Our area is doing great
and we are so thankful for that. We have had a lot of big changes in
our zone, like missionaries moving housing and companionships
switching to different members homes to live. This falls on our
shoulders to make sure it happens smoothly. It's also our
responsibility to go and scrub the house they are leaving. This is
hours of hard cleaning. We get pretty exhausted with all this. We will
be planning, and I'll say something and not get a response. I turn
around to find my companion sleeping in various positions. It's pretty
amusing to see how he falls asleep. I don't blame him though, I'm
pretty tired myself! It's only happened a couple of times, but I still
find it super funny.
The work moves forward at a quickened pace. I'm so ecstatic to be
here! The members are incredible, I love my companion, the zone is
excited, and I'm so happy! I can promise each of you that the Book of
Mormon is true. I read it daily, and I find so much peace from it. If
it wasn't for this book, the stress would over run me. This book has
brought me more joy, than anything else in my life. This has happened
because it is the true word of God. He sends His love to each of us
through His holy word. I know this to be true because of the
experiences in my life.
I love you all and thank you for all you do. Keep your head up and
press forward!
-Elder Toph Tribe
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