Coco

Hey all!

It's pretty weird celebrating the Holidays in the heat. Not even kidding, try singing Christmas carols while the suns beating on you. It's just not right. People started freaking out because it hit 19 degrees Celsius here one night (66 degrees F). They started saying it was going to snow because it was the coldest Nicaragua had seen in years. I did not feel cold at all. 

This weekend we baptized a young man named Coco. Well, his name's Danny, but everyone calls him Coco. He received the lessons from the missionaries in September, while the missionaries re-activated one of his friends and baptized another. He just never progressed and the missionaries kinda moved on. One time I caught him playing soccer at the church and just said, hey, why don't you join your friend and be baptized? He said O.K. but in his own time. He came to church, and so I said, well, why not next week? He said naw, but came to church again. So, again I said, why not now? He said no. Then his friend (has 3 months as a member) shared an incredible testimony, and got him excited for baptism. It was awesome!

We also begun teaching this lady named Margarita. Her son, Eliut, was baptized in October, the week before I got here. Eliut, however, lives with his dad, so I don't think the missionaries ever knew his mom. Anyway, Eliut was depressed and gay before he knew the missionaries. He legit talked like a girl the first time I talked to him. Now, he has changed completely. He smiles a lot. He talks like a man. He has good friends in the church. The change is incredible. His mom, my second time talking with her, said she was impressed and very happy with how much joy Eliut has found in the gospel. Before we had the chance to invite her to be baptized, she straight up told us she wants to be baptized because of the blessings she's seen her son receive. It's pretty incredible how the gospel works.

Enjoy photos from the baptism and a P-day trip to Volcán Masaya!

Coco's Baptism