Dear Family and Friends,
It has been a hard, but great week! I have had struggles, something as simple as not being able to find someone to come to a lesson with us until the last second, to miracles.
This week I had the opportunity to see someone I found and began teaching get baptized. His name is Atif (Awe-tiff). In December my zone went down town and caroled. My companion Sister Jones at the time talked to Atif on the street and he wanted to know more. We were not sure if he lived in our ward, or another ward because it was really close to the border. So we began teaching him. On the second lesson he kept saying that the BOM was true. We passed him off because he was not in our ward. I saw in almost every Sunday at church and he always made it a point to come and say hi.
Atif's baptism was the best baptism I have been to on my mission. When he came out of the water, he had a light in her eyes. He felt the spirit and knew what he had just done by being baptized was right. His emotion overcame him and the tears rolled down his face. He embraced in a hug with the member from our ward who baptized him. Never have I seen anyone else who understood as well as Atif did of the covenant he was making with God. It was powerful!
That is why I came on a mission! I came to help others come unto Christ. I have seen many people do it. It makes me smile when people make that choice. I know God is smiling as well. I want to invite all of you, to think of someone you know who needs God more in their lives. Do something, share something, with them that will help them come closer to Christ. I promise if you will do that, the blessings that come not only to them, but to you will be unimaginable.
I love you all!!
See you soon!
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