Friends and Family,
This week was GREAT. Saturday was the highlight, with the baptism of Gabriela Navarro. It was amazing. She was so ready for this. She has such a strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and the restored gospel. I could tell she felt the spirit at her baptism, and her husband did too. They will be a strong family in the Spanish group, and hopefully pioneers for the Schuyler branch in the future. I am amazed at how the Lord prepares people. President Lindquist (the branch president) did the baptism. We told him he could do it in English, but he wanted to do it in Spanish. A bilingual member had written it out phonetically, but he still struggled with it. He did get it on his fourth or fifth try. It was a good experience.
We had an interesting experience at church this Sunday. Maria Gutierrez (an investigator about 60 years old) got really emotional during the second hour of church in the Spanish group. She started crying a little bit and then walked out during the lesson. before the third lesson, her daughter was looking for her. A few branch members joined in, but no one could find her. Finally at the end of the block, we found her in the truck they had come in. When we visited her later that night, she told us that she had just become overcome with emotion and couldn't handle it. She went for a little walk to cool down. She had meant to come back, but when she tried, the strong emotions came back. She is doing well though. She always feels the spirit, and says she hasn't found this in any other church. She had a Gospel Principles book, and reads it often. She read about fasting, and decided to fast on her own for her daughter and son-in-law. She is doing really well and we hope to help her set a baptismal date this week. She wasn't able to make it to the baptism Saturday, though.
il date this week. She wasn't able to make it to the baptism Saturday, though.This week was GREAT. Saturday was the highlight, with the baptism of Gabriela Navarro. It was amazing. She was so ready for this. She has such a strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and the restored gospel. I could tell she felt the spirit at her baptism, and her husband did too. They will be a strong family in the Spanish group, and hopefully pioneers for the Schuyler branch in the future. I am amazed at how the Lord prepares people. President Lindquist (the branch president) did the baptism. We told him he could do it in English, but he wanted to do it in Spanish. A bilingual member had written it out phonetically, but he still struggled with it. He did get it on his fourth or fifth try. It was a good experience.
We had an interesting experience at church this Sunday. Maria Gutierrez (an investigator about 60 years old) got really emotional during the second hour of church in the Spanish group. She started crying a little bit and then walked out during the lesson. before the third lesson, her daughter was looking for her. A few branch members joined in, but no one could find her. Finally at the end of the block, we found her in the truck they had come in. When we visited her later that night, she told us that she had just become overcome with emotion and couldn't handle it. She went for a little walk to cool down. She had meant to come back, but when she tried, the strong emotions came back. She is doing well though. She always feels the spirit, and says she hasn't found this in any other church. She had a Gospel Principles book, and reads it often. She read about fasting, and decided to fast on her own for her daughter and son-in-law. She is doing really well and we hope to help her set a baptismal date this week. She wasn't able to make it to the baptism Saturday, though.
I translated for the first extended period of time in Church today. It was really hard. I think I got the message through, though. It was an experience.
I am really excited for Easter and General Conference. It seems like we just had it though. But I am not complaining- I love to hear the apostles and I am excited for our investigators to hear them too. It is nice to focus completely on conference, without the distractions of every-day life.
We went running this morning with our branch president. He had wanted to come two weeks ago, but couldn't, so we ran a little without him. Today, we jogged just over two miles. I need to get in shape. I had to walk a few times.
Transfers are this Thursday. They come so soon! But the funny thing about them is that they are on April 1st. I have a feeling there may be a few April Fool's Jokes played. I will write about how transfers go next week.
I love you all and hope things go well with you all!
-Elder Burnham
I am really excited for Easter and General Conference. It seems like we just had it though. But I am not complaining- I love to hear the apostles and I am excited for our investigators to hear them too. It is nice to focus completely on conference, without the distractions of every-day life.
We went running this morning with our branch president. He had wanted to come two weeks ago, but couldn't, so we ran a little without him. Today, we jogged just over two miles. I need to get in shape. I had to walk a few times.
Transfers are this Thursday. They come so soon! But the funny thing about them is that they are on April 1st. I have a feeling there may be a few April Fool's Jokes played. I will write about how transfers go next week.
I love you all and hope things go well with you all!
-Elder Burnham
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