HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL THIS WEEK!
We had a great week and guess what?! Brandon Williams was baptized on Friday November 18th and it truly was one of the most spiritual experiences I've ever witnessed in my life. Daniel Reaume got to baptize him, and on the same day that marked Daniel's year and a half since he was baptized! How cool!! Brandon bore a strong and powerful testimony after he was baptized and you could truly see how much this step has changed his life. He bore witness of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, of prayer, and of the plan that God has for us and how aware our Heavenly Father is of each of us! You could just see him glow....he was so full of happiness and joy! He is AMAZING! On Sunday he was confirmed and after Sacrament he came up to Sister Loveridge and I and said "ok now I'm ready to come out with you sisters and help others like me come to know of the truth!" He is going to be an amazing member missionary I just know it!! I'm so excited to continue to see him grow in understanding throughout the rest of his life!
We had a great week and guess what?! Brandon Williams was baptized on Friday November 18th and it truly was one of the most spiritual experiences I've ever witnessed in my life. Daniel Reaume got to baptize him, and on the same day that marked Daniel's year and a half since he was baptized! How cool!! Brandon bore a strong and powerful testimony after he was baptized and you could truly see how much this step has changed his life. He bore witness of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon, of prayer, and of the plan that God has for us and how aware our Heavenly Father is of each of us! You could just see him glow....he was so full of happiness and joy! He is AMAZING! On Sunday he was confirmed and after Sacrament he came up to Sister Loveridge and I and said "ok now I'm ready to come out with you sisters and help others like me come to know of the truth!" He is going to be an amazing member missionary I just know it!! I'm so excited to continue to see him grow in understanding throughout the rest of his life!
I got to go on exchanges this week with Sister Bailee Jones (my soccer buddy from back home)! She is a wonderful missionary and a great leader with such a big heart for those around her! Her area is in Downtown Austin and it was so fun to be able to spend the day with her and to teach together! I truly love her and have loved being able to have the opportunity of serving in the great Texas San Antonio mission with her!
We had a lot of wonderful miracles this week and I am truly coming to see how much our Heavenly Father puts us in the path of the people who need to hear the message we bring! We had some service opportunities and it was great because I love being able to serve as Christ did and love the people here! I'm so grateful for service opportunities and love being able to seek out every opportunity to help those around us!
In district meeting this week Sister Loveridge gave a wonderful training on Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy (it was her first one and she did great).....along with learning more about the importance of the Sacrament. Last week we discussed more the importance of how to remember that Sunday is a sacred and holy day and we need to be doing things that help us keep our mind focused on our Savior.....it is a day of rest, and a day of worship. I really learned a lot and it has helped me understand why we need to keep the Sabbath day holy. My question to all of you that I would challenge you to ponder is, what are you doing to better follow the commandment of Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy?
Something I came across during my studies this week was a talk given by Elder Gary E. Stevenson called "Look to the Book, look to the Lord". It was a wonderful talk and I would strongly encourage each of you to reread it! He poses the question "Can you see the Book of Mormon as your keystone, your spiritual center of strength?" I know with all my heart that as we focus on reading our scriptures every day we will gain that knowledge and come to know our Savior more personally. We CAN all receive an answer of whether the Book of Mormon is true if we ask with faith believing we will receive it!! The Lord loves you all and so do I!! Never forget that! Have a great week!
Con Amor,
Hermana Mann
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