Prize Fighting?

November 18

It's been a great week! We started teaching a family. Germaine is a boxer. Kimberly just had a baby a month ago. Lucas is 9. Germaine has a JW background but they wouldn't let him be baptized because he's a prize fighter. They got in contact with the church because they wanted a good activity/program for Lucas. Her mom, Sue, thought of the LDS church and cub scouts. they're all very open to what we have to say and it's good!

 

Desiree and Phoenix are going to be baptized Dec 14! Phoenix had set a date earlier in the week. We talked with Desiree on Saturday. We shared an article from Elder Holland that we felt we needed to. It really hit home with her. At the end we invited her to be baptized. she said she had anxiety about doing it in the baptismal font. and we told her we had permission to do it in a pool. you know what she said? "Alright. ... Did I just say that?" She then felt warm all over. We had to tell her it was the Spirit. She was happy and laughing. Since then she's decided she can do it in the font. She's been investigating for 2 years. I'm so excited for her!

 

Wendy and Donny. their daughter, Katie, was baptized when she was in high school. she's now working on her mission papers. Wendy stopped us on the street a while back and asked whey we chose to serve  missions. it's been really fun getting to know her since then. The other night we stopped by to say hello. We discussed inviting her to take the lessons but decided not to because we sometimes feel that she is bothered by us. Well, as we were talking it popped out of my mouth... and she accepted!

 

We must follow the promptings of the Spirit. He knows what's going on better than we do.

 

Love you all

 

You're in my prayers.

 

Love,

Sister Cornelsen