What it is all about!

Happy Day! Great News! 

We had our first baptism on Saturday! We baptized a woman named [V]. Two of her children were already baptized -- and, now she is! All I could think of around the time of the baptism was, ´This is eternally significant. This really matters. This is what it's all about!´ And, ´I hope she understands that. I hope she realizes how important this is.´ And, ´I hope that she keeps going to church and endures to the end and builds her family on the foundation of Jesus Christ.´

The service was excellent. Quite a few members came, which was great.

I played a musical number that I prepared beforehand - an arrangement of the ´I Like to Look for Rainbows´ Primary song. She really liked it. I don´t think music has played a big part in the branch here, previously. Maybe I´ll get to play again. I hope so!

And... I performed the baptism! Surprise! It certainly surprised me. On our way out the door to go to the baptism, my companion said to me, ´You´d better bring your baptismal clothes, just in case.´ ´Just in case´, heh heh. 10 minutes before the baptismal service started, the Branch President decided that I should do the baptism. So, I really quickly changed and memorized the baptismal prayer in Spanish (good thing it´s not very long!), and then the service started.

The baptism went great. When Hmna [V] came up out of the water, she was laughing! She was excited.

What a day. 

The same day, we had the best lesson I´ve had so far with a Mom & Dad who really want to strengthen their family. This really is a great work.

Matthew 4:19

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.