WE HAD A BAPTISM! ok well, not really. He is 8, his family members are all members, and we only taught him once. But it was so awesome to go to a baptismal service. He is the cutest little boy ever, he looks exactly like the boy off of Stuart Little. His parents had him take all of the missionary discussions before he had his baptismal interview so he knew what baptism was all about. He impressed me with the knowledge he already had before we taught him. Ok cute story. So we decided to randomly go visit the Rogers (his family) one day. When they answered the door and we walked in, we found out that the Mom was on the phone with the elders and they were apologizing because they weren't going to be able to make it that night to teach Elias. (the little 8 year old) Elias was so excited that we were there to teach him because the Sunday before he told his mom he wanted to take a lesson from the sister missionaries. It was so sweet to see that we were an answer to this little boys prayers that week. It was so awesome.
His baptismal service was yesterday. His grandparents flew all the way from Kent, England to come to his little baptism. It was so precious! He said the opening pray and he was like, "Please bless me to have a good time and to feel good." He let us take a picture with him and I attached it at the bottom.
So this week has been another successful week. We met with a TON of people and were able to reach a lot of our goals. We set one of our investigators on date for baptism! His name is Ed and he is awesome. Him and His wife have been married for 30 years and they have two kids, Jonathan and Megan. His wife Linda was a member when she was younger but kind of fell away when she got older. She married Ed, a non-member, and have lived in Colorado for 15 years. Linda and Ed have been taking the discussions because they really want to know what the church is about and if it is true. They are amazing. I have already seen a few times how the spirit has touched their hearts and they come to church almost every Sunday. Jonathan is also very curious about the church too and he will sit in on a few discussions. He is a History major and he is very interested in the history of the Native Americans (the lamanites). Ed works in the car business, and sells cars. He said, since he has been meeting with us he feels more relaxed at work and feels that everything is going to be ok. He even said the closing prayer in our last lesson after we talked about the Book of Mormon. The spirit was so strong and I wanted to burst out crying I was so happy. I can't wait for his baptism.
We also did exchanges this week and Sister Hatch left us...We had Sister Griffiths but she was very quiet so basically sister southern and I were on our own. It was pretty nerve-wracking but we survived. I'm pretty sure/I hope we didn't teach any blasphemy. Haha just kidding. Our lessons went really well actually. We taught Jenny, a friend of the bishop and another one of our new investigators. She is in her 30's and has two really cute kids. She is going through a divorce right now and she really feels she needs the Savior in her life. She has tons of friends and family members who are Mormon, and has had a lot of good experiences with the church. She has been friends with the Bishop's wife for years. We taught her the plan of salvation last time so we taught her the restoration this time. We asked her if she had any questions about the plan of salvation. She said, "nope, it is very beautiful and I love the concept of it." We were like Ok haha. Then we asked her what she thought about Joseph Smith. She said that is the one thing she had a really hard time with in the church. She didn't really buy it. Especially since Joseph was so young. She was like, "Heavenly Father came to a 9 year old or 11 year old boy...really...really?" Haha we were like, well he was 14, and yeah it is pretty hard to swallow and to believe, but let us teach you a little bit of the background of the church so you will understand the importance of Joseph Smith and what he did. She was like ok, and she said that she has really wanted to know about all of that stuff.
So we taught her about prophets and the priesthood and how Christ established His church on the earth when He was here. We then explained the apostasy and how we needed the priesthood keys restored on this earth again so the true fullness of the gospel could be taught. When we got done talking about what Joseph went through and how much he did for the church, Jenny turned to the Bishop's wife and said, "You should have named your son Joseph. I'm serious." It was so amazing to see how the spirit had touched her heart and how her opinion changed so quickly when she understood. We watched the movie, The Restoration, with her and then we bore our testimonies of Joseph. The spirit was so strong. We invited her to pray about it to know if it is true and we will see her again this tuesday. I am so excited to see where this gospel takes Jenny because I know it will bless her life.
Well time is running up, but I just wanted to say that, I love being a missionary. I know I say this every week. But I know this is exactly where I am suppose to be and these people are the ones I need to help teach. The more I teach of this Gospel, the more my testimony grows. I know it is true with all of my heart. I know it and I can't deny it. Love you all!! Keep safe and thanks again for all of your love and support!
Love Sister Jones
P.s. Picture one is of all the dang snow we got the past couple days! 8 inches!!! In your prayers will you please pray that it melts away quickly!!!
Picture two is of WASHINGTON street!! yeah represent!
Picture three is of Elias, my companions and I at his baptism!! He is such a cutie.
Love you!!!!!
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