This Sunday a family we have been teaching for a few weeks came to church and I was so happy!!! :) The parents are just incredible and they need to get married before they can be baptized but there is nothing preventing them from getting married and they are going to work with el presidente de la rama so that they can get married soon. They are both just so ready and everything we teach they fully accept and just love, even the Law of Chastity which they immediately committed to live (though they are still in the same house). They are sleeping in separate rooms, one in the bedroom and one on the couch. At first thought if makes me kinda laugh that they would do that when they are going to get married so soon but really thinking about it, I am amazed by their absolute faith and desire to follow God's commandments. They truly are an example to me, and I love them so much. Along with this family of 5, 2 other investigators came to church, one of which is preparing to be baptized on the 12 of December. It was an amazing Sunday.
As well there were 4 baptisms in our branch on Sunday evening. It was a father who's sons had already joined the church over the past couple years, and then 3 youth in another family, who's parents will hopefully be baptized soon. It was an incredible experience and there were so many people there to support them in the incredible choice they each had taken to be baptized.
After the baptism that night, at seven o'clock there was a fireside at which Alex Boye came and spoke. He has an amazing conversion story and while listening it made me think about how even though each of our stories are different we are all converted to the same gospel. We are here to share our experiences to help one another and to strengthen and encourage each other on the path back to our Heavenly Father. Everyone is unique and different but that is not a bad thing. We need to use our strengths to help others come unto Christ. The fireside went pretty long and we didn't get back until late.
It's been snowing here in Yakima and Tuesday morning during our exercise time we went out and had a snowball fight because it was the first snow fall of the year. Since then it's snowed a couple more times and it will probably start sticking more now, though the snow from Tuesday stuck around all week in places where the sun doesn't hit as much.
Well transfer calls happened this past Saturday. I'll be staying here in Yakima with Sister Bailey but we will also be receiving another Sister because Hermana Bailey will be going home mid transfer in order to be home to go to school in January.
There are so many exciting things happening in our area and I look forward to the coming weeks and the miracles we will see.
Love you all so much!
Hermana Brighton
