Thursday, November 12, 2009
Hello everyone! I´m still doing just fine out here in Barcelona. It is getting kind of cold though. Good thing my grandma sends me ankle length underwear haha. As for news in the past week, we had a baptism in the ward. It was weird because Elders from a neighboring town were teaching a man that lived in our ward because a lady that takes care of him is a member and goes to their ward. So he was baptized on Saturday and it went really well. It was pretty stressful though because it felt like I was in charge of everything and I had to make sure it went through smoothly. I had to run to the mission office and make programs for his baptism, run to the church and fill up the font, and prepare a message for his baptism all on Saturday morning. It was really fun figuring out how to fill up the font when nobody knows how to do it and the instructions for turning on the water heater are in spanish. I figured it out though so I guess that proves I understand spanish haha. It was a pretty crazy day but it all worked out really good. Vanessa is still excited about being baptized on the 28th. Just like everybody else that is investigating the church, she is having problems that keep coming. People at work are telling her lies and things like that. It seems that Satan always finds a way to throw obstacles in our paths. She is strong though and it really helps that her boyfriend is a member. Just as a side note, the dominican ladies invited me and my companion over to eat with them again on Saturday. They love us for some reason. They aren´t progressing so I wasn´t really expecting much when we gave the message. I started off by saying that all I had on my mind was baptism and explained how it is an essential saving ordinance and that Christ said it himself. I then read her some verses out of the Bible about baptism. Afterwards she kind of just sat there and said "What you have read has touched my heart and I think I need to let you baptize me". It was crazy! I wasn´t expecting it at all. It was an amazing experience because we hadn´t planned baptism as the lesson. It was keeping the sabbath day holy. I know the Holy Ghost directed that appointment. So as of now she wants to be baptized but she can´t come to church because of work. I explained to her before baptism we have to keep certain commitments and show God that we are ready to take upon us the covenant of baptism. We have a little bit to work with but I think she can overcome some of her obstacles. Thats about it for the week. I love my mission! I know this church is true. The small little miracles I am seeing on the mission are strenghtening my testimony and changing my life. I love you all and I hope you have a great week! Love, Elder Langston
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