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We had a baptism Saturday!!!! It was amazing! He was so excited and so ready to become a member. I have never seen a happier man than him in that hour. I don´t think he ever stopped smiling, even when he was crying. He gave a testimony after being baptized and said ¨to any of you that are thinking about being baptized, today is the day to decide¨ His testimony was so powerful! A family of investigators asked to be baptized after the service because of him. The man we baptized asked me to give a talk and sing at the service! It was pretty scary. The crowd had to help me out with a few words. Our goal is to have 6 baptisms with 2 families this month, and so far we are off to a great start! Next week we should have 2 more.
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I contacted a guy on the street yesterday! We were talking and he was looking super positive, and I gave him a foyetto and everything! And then I realized he was super drunk. Kind of a bummer. Oh the packages! Can I just tell you how great those were? The day before we bought a few things from the store like beans and a couple packages of crackers and we said wow that shelf looks so good when it´s full of food, and then the next day we got the packages and then it really was full! I have never been so grateful for peanut butter. I have eaten most of the jar with a fork. Love you guys! The church is so true!
Love
Elder Cook