"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Acts 2:38
THERESA GOT BAPTIZED THIS WEEK!!!!!! Okay, so I have to start this story at the beginning of the letter because I am so excited for her! We met her son on Christmas Eve to go over the details of the baptism: who was talking, what to wear, how the confirmation was going to work out, and who she wanted in the circle... all that fun stuff. We didn’t want to stay long, but Scott (her son) asked us to stay while he gave her a Christmas gift. It was the triple combination; she got that on Tuesday, and by Saturday (her baptism day), she was already done with the Pearl of Great Price and was in section 28 of Doctrine and Covenants. She is just soaking up the information and loves everything about it! We called her on her baptism day and sang her a song which goes:
Happy, happy Baptism
From both of us to you!
We wish it was our baptism,
So we could be clean too! Hey!
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| Matching Scarves from the Whitted Family |
She got a good kick out of that! Her baptism was amazing! We had all the prayers and talks done by the older single sisters in the ward because they have befriended her. The spirit was amazing! After she was baptized, we were all in the bathroom, and she was crying. Then she just said, "I'm clean." It was so softly spoken that it was sweet, and I couldn’t help but hug her even with her soaking clothes still on. Then, when she received the Holy Ghost on Sunday, she was in tears and the whole ward just welcomed her in. It was great to see everyone support her and love her. :) Theresa is now a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! :)
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| Erin's New Scarf! |
This Sunday was crazy! It was the last Sunday of the year, and we were asked to talk about missionary work. Our mission president and his wife came and spoke during sacrament, during the second hour I taught gospel principles, and during the third hour, the ward mission leader taught the adults while we (the full-time missionaries) taught the youth. I would go into details but that would take too long. So I will just say that it was a great Sunday! I got to talk a lot and help bring others closer to Christ which is the best thing in the world!
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| Baking Christmas treats with the Whitted family |
I do want to say thank you to everyone that sent me a package and a letter for Christmas. It was so thoughtful and brought much joy to my life to see how much everyone cares about me and is thinking of me. I know that all the winter clothes will be put to good use! :) On Christmas, we went and visited a lot of families and shared a little Christmas message with them. There were a few investigators that we went to see. By sharing that message with them, we got return appointments with them. Cha-ching!
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| Matching ties for the Elders |
We have also been teaching Emily. We ran into some difficulties with that. We might have to push back her baptism, but I am not 100% sure about that. She loves the message, and on Theresa's... I mean Sis. James's baptism day, she brought a friend who also wants to start learning about the gospel. I love it when that happens! It’s a chain reaction! :)
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| After Theresa's awesome baptism, and Sis. Hyer was able to come back to see it! |
I got an amazing call earlier this week. There are 3 sets of missionaries in the Mt. Vernon area: the zone leaders, sister training leaders and then another amazing set of sisters. For exchanges, the sister training leaders always bring the other set of sisters into their area... but they never get out of their ward. So for a change, I am hosting a 24 hour exchange! How fun does that sound?! The sister training leaders got permission from Sister Nilsen, so I feel honored that they trust me enough to do that! :)
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| Celebrating the New Year with the Whitted's |
I can’t think of anything else this week (especially anything that beats Sis. James getting baptized), but I know that it has strengthened my testimony tremendously! I wish each of you had the chance to meet this amazing daughter of God. Her testimony and her conversion truly testify to me that this gospel changes lives! There are so many people that are in need of truth and are waiting for it. It is our job to go out and help find those lost sheep. I know that our joy is great when we bring just one soul into the fold, but just think of how much greater our joy will be when others are brought into the fold?! I love this gospel! I know the church is true! I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, and I know the President Thomas S. Monson is the true prophet on the earth today. It is my hope and prayer that if anyone is lacking this knowledge and faith that you would get on your knees and do as Moroni promises in Moroni 10:3-5. God will give you the knowledge and let you know by the power of the Holy Ghost that the Book is true! I know it! I live it! And I sure do love it!
I love this work, and I love my job!
Love,
Sister Gale
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