Can it get any better than this? 😎 March 28, 2016

Loretta's Baptism

Easter Baskets from Members

What an exciting weekend! So many great things have happened since Wednesday!

"Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. " haha,
Princess Bride is mine and Sis Lunt favorite movie. I think we quote
it all day long. That, and The Incredibles. I miss movies.

Anyways, we had dinner with Loretta on Friday night. She invited her
son over and didn't tell him we were coming. Haha, they were so
surprised to see us there! Chase, Loretta's step son, came up from Las
Vegas to baptise Loretta. It was such a blessing. He really didn't
have to come up to baptize her, but he did it to make her happy. That
is true Christ like service.

So, On Saturday, we had an amazing baptism! The spirit was so strong!
Loretta is amazing! After her confirmation on Sunday, you could just
see that she was glowing. She is so happy. And I am so happy that we
could be here to witness her baptism. Truly God is in the details of
our lives.

Easter was great! We had an investigator come with her family- Chelsea
is her name. Please pray for her! She struggles a lot with fear,
especially of a fear of being outside due to past experiences. She is
ready to be baptized, she just needs to come to church! Which, it was
a huge blessing to see her there on Sunday.

Some members hid Easter baskets in their house for us to find. They
literally buried them under things. But, it's delicious chocolate! I
love how nice they are to us!

We went out tracting in a poorer part of town. The homes are barely
standing it seems. The people inside are even more so, with tired eyes
and sunken faces, prisoners of the drugs they take. We figured they
would be more receptive on Easter to our message. We talked to three
people, the first- Joseph- just got out of jail and had " accepted
Jesus Christ" the night before. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he
accepted it wholeheartedly. The second only politely watched the
video. But the third was amazing. He is of Hispanic background, and
watched the Easter video. He loved it! We then lead our conversation
to speak of the restoration of the gospel, and Sis Lunt did an amazing
job of reciting the first vision. The spirit was so sweet and tender
in that moment. We are meeting with him later this week.  The spirit
around him was wonderful, a splash of fresh air among all these hard
hearted people. He is totally going to be baptized!

I think I am learning that the gospel is for everyone. It doesn't
matter who you are, or who you were, but the Savior sees you as who
you can become. The Holy Ghost has lead us to amazing people who are
prepared to receive the gospel. The Lord is in this work! Don't forget
that, as members, we too are in charge of bringing souls to Christ. So
think of that friend, of that family member, and pray for the
opportunity for them to hear the gospel - through you.

Love you all!