Sprinting to the End

Michael, Kiara, and Cathy

Nicole, Sisters Sanders & Cooprider                                                  Sister Sanders &  Cooprider      

                                                                                                               Michael, Kiara, Cathy

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Hi all family! This is your second to last e-mail from me! We had a great and busy week!

So Nicole was baptized on Wednesday. Everything was ready and people were getting there, but there was no Nicole for a while. Nicole comes to everything early. Church doesn't start until 11:00 and she gets there at 10:00. She wanted to be at the baptism an hour early, but we told her 6:30. When it was about 7:00 we were a little worried. Sister Cooprider and I ended up saying a little prayer together outside, and 40 seconds later, in walks Nicole and her husband and her mom. Yeah! Miracles! She was sooo nervous, and just shaking. When she saw all the people who showed up, she told us to tell them all to go home. Nope! But everything went perfectly. And once she was baptized, she was so happy. It's really good. And Sunday bishop confirmed her and it was really nice. And her husband came to church for it. So who knows, hopefully we can begin working with him.

Saturday is the Lopez's baptisms. Now they were there an hour early. Again, everything went perfectly. The ward really came out and supported both of these baptisms. The kids sang “I am a Child of God" at their baptism, and it was fantastic! It was just really really nice. And Sunday our ward mission leader confirmed them, and their dad stood in the circle, so that's good. It was a good Sunday with 4 confirmations, and the primary program. Yeah!

Let's see, what else. Um, we did exchanges on Thursday and I went to the Tongan area. Got to see what I missed by not speaking a Polynesian language. Malo lei lei! Fefehake. Saipe. I can do that much. It's always really great to have an opportunity to learn from a different missionary, to see how they work. Definitely I still have things I could improve. I still have a little more to improve.

This weekend is the Lucero's baptism. Good thing. It just needs to happen. And really we are just trying to find some new investigators, to keep the work going! This week should be really great, we also have a mission conference on Thursday where Elder Foster, one of the seventy is speaking to us, then Friday I go to the temple with S. Brown (I think the only other departing missionary, MTC reunion for us!) and President and Sister Watrous, then Saturday is my departing interview. Get all the good advice from President.

So that's all! Congratulations to Ashleigh on being baptized! I was thinking about you on Saturday and knowing you were being baptized too! Love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

Love,
Emily