Things went really well this week.
We had 4 baptisms planned. The thing is that the morning of the baptism the grandpa for two young girls who were getting baptized was very unhappy and didn't want the missionaries to baptize his granddaughters. Because he wanted to baptize them but it wasn't yet approved. So the mother of the two girls called and asked if we could push back the baptism for next week. AHH! I was so stressed. But I prayed and asked that it would be okay, and I called back in 20 minutes and all of a sudden it was okay. He totally changed his heart and decided to let us baptize them. The baptism went on without a problem after that. It was so wonderful.
I brought two souls into the kingdom of heaven by baptism. That was such a great experience.
I love you all,
Elder Squires
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| The first person I baptized was the little girl, Mandy, |
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| The second person I baptized. Her name is Fryda, |
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| And this is all of us before the baptism. I'm the only one with white "shoes." |
And while I wait for the photos to upload I will tell another story. Once upon a time there was a mother who had to let her child go to his first day of school. She could choose to stop him from going and learning or she could let him go into the world of fear and doubt and face the challenges that would lie ahead of him. She let him go to school beside her fears and 19 years later he became a missionary for the Lord, our Savior. The biggest trust a person can have is the trust to let go. Let go of things, give things to the Lord, that is a sign of trust, and trust builds love. Thanks for letting me go Mom, here I am to serve the Lord.
