Sorry for such short emails recently. I wanted to share a little on the story behind last week's baptism, Lidice. Here in the mission, every area has a lunch lady that we pay every 15 days to give us lunch every day. Our lunch lady decided to take a trip to Costa Rica for 3 months, so she arranged for us to eat lunch with her sister, Lidice, for the meantime. Our normal lunch lady, Ivania, is a member that was a little bit less active, but has reactivated with the conversion of her sister. In the beginning (December time) we offered to give the lessons to Lidice, but she politely refused. She had met previously with missionaries as well, but never felt the need to be baptized. The weeks went by, and one day, she began asking questions about what we believed, and whether or not we could baptize her daughter. We, of course, jumped on the opportunity and began sharing all about baptism, what her daughter needed to do, what she needed to do, what doubts she had, etc. Slowly we realized that she was also interested in something else. Through the weeks, as she had had us in her house every day, she began to pick up on the Spirit that we brought with us. She asked why it was that we always seemed so obedient, so willing to serve, and so happy. When Ivania returned from Costa Rica in February, the two of them began going to church together, and 3 weeks later, she was baptized.
This week, we once again had the privilege of seeing someone take the step of baptism: Alexander. He is the Husband of my convert Liliana. You might remember that apart from teaching them the gospel, Elder Pocasangre and I went as far as hosting their wedding so that they could abide by the law of chastity. When the area split, and I handed them off to the sister missionaries, he confessed that the only reason he didn't decide to be baptized with his wife, was because he never found time to sit and read the Book of Mormon. He told me that although he had prayed and believes the church is true, he didn't feel good about being baptized without fulfilling that commitment as well. The very week he finally opened the book and read the first few pages, he made the decision to be baptized that Saturday.
The pictures are still not cooperating, but they do exist. One day you'll get to see them!
Love,
Elder Stephen Watts
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