M. got baptized!!!!!!!!! It was so great, she is the best! She invited several people but a friend of theirs had actually passed away so they had to go to the funeral, but it was sure cool M. was inviting people! She bore her testimony and told her whole conversion story after she was baptized, which was incredible!
It started with an apology because she doesn't feel like she speaks very good English. (We all love her accent though!) She told about how she has 7 kids and a few grandchildren and her husband still lives in Sudan. She first met with the Church when she visited her daughter in Utah who joined. She felt like it was good and true and different and she wanted to join the Church in NH, but didn't know where to go. Her daughter got her the number, but M. was always too tired from working two jobs to call.
M.'s daughter came to visit her later on and was only going to be there for 4 days. On the second day M. made lots of food and had all the family and friends over to celebrate her daughter's visit. During the party the daughter came up to her all excited and told her the people she needed to talk to were there! That's when we met M. Her daughter saw us walking by on the street after an appointment heading back to the car and she called us over.
M. said that we started teaching her and she felt good. We got her an English copy of the Book of Mormon but she couldn't read it very well, and then we brought an Arabic copy. She has read all of 1st Nephi and knows that it is a book from God.
The first time at church with us she didn't feel anything. The second time though she felt so calm and happy and knew it was God talking to her. She loves the Church and this week her boss promised her she will never be put on the schedule for Sunday again!
She talked a lot more about the things she's felt and experienced, and the spirit was so powerful as she testified. It was so cool, I'm so glad we got to meet M. that day!
The rest of the week has been good too, we've been training a LOT on technology and have two more Zone Conference this week. We are excited to get back out to work more again! :)
Love you all!
Elder Branch :)
Pictures from the mission facebook page....
