It's been another stellar week here in Nicaragua, and guess what? We're baptizing! Remember Franklin, the 92 year-old that came to church last week, well he came again today, and accepted the invitation to be baptized this week. He has met all the requirements to be baptized, including giving up coffee (something he drank daily) the first time we presented the word of wisdom. His original baptism date was set for this Saturday, the only thing that would change that is his daughter, Cecilia. We began teaching Cecilia when she stumbled into church looking for her lost father who was apparently abducted by two young missionaries (refer to last week's email). She has also accepted everything, but needs to come to church "several" (which according to our mission president means 2) times and she has only come once. If she desires to get baptized alongside her father, then we'll push Franklin's baptism back a week. We'll know by the end of today what the plan is, but either way I'm pretty darn excited.
We also felt like champions when we organized FHE's for our top investigators Cecilia, Franklin, and Asuzena. All of them were able to go to the home of a member, hear a short lesson and play a game. They say a convert with a friend and a calling is likely to stay a member for life, which is our goal, and with this super-sweet ward, we are about to change lives.
Love you all!
Elder Stephen Watts
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| My comp and I with some other missionaries on our way to the new missionary mid-way through training meeting with the president |
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