Hey,
everyone! I hope you had a great week! We had an amazing week here! The
weather is finally starting to cool down, and it has been raining for
the last few days. So, there are no complaints on my side at the moment.
This
week we had a very exciting this happen ... We had a baptism! Her name is
Monia and she is Italian, and so awesome! She had a dream about 'the tree
of life' and knew she needed to find our church. So, about three weeks ago
she got in contact with the Temple Square missionaries online and chatted
with them a while. Then she found the address to our church and showed
up, and said she knew she needed to be baptized. So, the Sisters here
started quickly teaching her, and then I came in the middle of the week to help
finish the lessons and prepare the baptism. It was super crazy and we
felt a little like chickens with our heads cut off for a bit, but we made
it! The baptism was so beautiful; and to see the joy in her eyes when
she was baptized was priceless. She was so happy and the Spirit was so
strong with her.
It was an adventure to plan this whole thing, also,
because she speaks very little English, and like no German. But, we made
it! Seeing people baptized on the mission is really neat, but I find
that every other aspect of missionary work is just as great; like
finding and preparing people to be baptized and also helping those who
are less active. The main goal of missionary work is to invite others
to come unto Christ through baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy
Ghost, repentance and enduring to the end; that is how we do it.
Well,
other than an amazing baptism, this week we did a lot of preparation
for it. We had a few great appointments, did a lot of traveling on the
trains and, all in all, had a really great week. Sister Nielson is
fantastic. The only way I can describe her is just a big ball of sun.
She is a sweetheart and we've had lots of laughs.
Another
great experience we had was two ladies sat on the bus by us and I
noticed them speaking Spanish, so I thought I'd give it a shot and speak
to them. After the first sentence I said, she said, "I speak English."
(haha) I don't know if it was because she heard how bad my Spanish had
gotten or what, but I laughed and said, "That's good because I speak
English, too!" (lol) She was a really sweet old lady. I really love finding
those cool contacting moments on the bus that just leave you with a
smile.
Well, I think that is all my adventures for the week. But, I really hope you all have a great week this next week!
Bye!
Sister Jordan Brown
Wonderful Baptism!!!
Beautiful Dortmund!!
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