My goodness... so to kick off
the week... we got a text from B our investigator.. "We need to talk.
Come see me today." ... And when I first read it I was like... He's
breaking up with us... haha. But I kept my optimism and was like.. maybe
satan just took his phone.. its not him... :) .. So we went and saw him that night and we had
some small talk... and then he was like... "So yous are probably
wondering what I wanted to talk about... so I took your invitation to
pray about baptism.. and I prayed and had the feeling to read the
promise in the Book of Mormon.. so I read it and... it just made
sense... so then I was talking to me mum this morning and she was
telling me like 'you've already been baptized, you don't need to!'"...
Then his wife cut in and was like.. "He just wants his mum's
approval.." And so I was trying to prepare myself for a resolve concern-fest... and in the midst of my thoughts there was a pause and silence in
the room... and B looked at us and said... "I think I'd like to be
baptized....nah... no.. I know I want to be baptized!"... I was just
filled with so much joy.. I felt like I was in the celestial kingdom..
no joke.. and then we went over the qualifications for him to be
baptized and we set the date for the 28th of September! And after all
the amazingness... I turned to his wife and asked "How do you feel about
B being baptized?"... She then replied- "I'm fine about it.. I'm
happy for him!.. But we talked about it this morning and he's already
basically living baptism standards.. so he's not too worried about
that.. But his main goal is getting sealed in the Temple."...WOOOOO! It
truly is amazing.. That there are people out there.. just like B...
who have been steadily prepared throughout their life... only to
finally meet their true desire... and that is the restored gospel.. And
it all starts with God's love.. "When filled with God's love, we can do
and see and understand things that we could not otherwise do or see or
understand. Filled with His love, we can endure pain, dispel fear,
forgive freely, avoid contention, renew strength, and bless and help
others in ways surprising even to us."-Elder John H. Groberg... B
understood this... that's why he was able to embrace the gospel as quickly
as he did.. he didn't understand everything.. I don't even.. but just
like Nephi.. I may not understand every thing in this world.. but I know one
thing.. God loves us.. and we just need to share that with others... for
when we show our love.. we are merely imparting the love God has for
them.. Only then.. they will be able to conquer their problems..
This next story also shows the huge
value of giving a talk in sacrament... so we were teaching B the 10
commandments and at the end.. then at the end he was like.. "yeah none
of these are a problem for me.. even like the Words of Wisdom (we haven't
even taught him that yet)... I heard that talk in Sacrament about it
and I didn't know we couldn't drink coffee or tea.. but I was fine with
that.. I only drank it once in a while.. and my co-worker gave me some
tea.. and I took it to be polite... then when they walked away I poured
it down the drain."... WOOOOOOO!!!! Hahaha he's so legit! So when you
give talks in Sacrament.. make it meaningful.. because they can indeed affect others for good!
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