Like the Pioneers

This week sure was busy but it was so good! We ended up having a lot of activities in the church and a few baptisms as well! Our “group” sure is growing and getting a little bit bigger every week! We joke all the time that we are like the pioneers. We are starting from the ground up, spreading the gospel with everyone that we can!

So our first day here in Cristalina we met a woman named Carmen, she’s 63 years old and probably the cutest old lady I have ever met! She’s got so much excitement about her and loves this gospel. So we’ve been teaching her and we set a date with her for the 14th of this month to be baptized. Well, as we visited her this week, things were going super well and we started teaching her all of the commandments. When we went to ask her how she was feeling about being baptized, she told us that if she could, she would be baptized in that day. So we moved her baptism to this past Saturday and she was baptized! It’s truly amazing to see people get so happy! It was amazing to see. As soon as Carmen made the decision to be baptized and accept this gospel, there was a different light in her eyes. I love helping these people!!

This past weekend was also the baptism of Adrianno! I sure had my doubts about this one but it just goes to show that the Lord still puts miracles into our lives. We were struggling with him. Every time we set up a time to meet with him, he always planned something else or just wouldn’t show up. So finally we got him one night in his house and just sat down with him and asked him what he really wanted. It turned out to be really good and turns out that he just wasn’t feeling prepared for his baptism. So we went over all the commandments and he knew everything. So he was baptized this weekend as well and it was such a beautiful baptism!

So on Saturday, the same day as the baptisms, we started the morning with an activity with the youth! We had such a good turn out! We talked about family history and had them fill out the little booklets to get them started. We had a lot of investigators there and they loved it! After we had lunch with them and they did a little water fight, ha. Then we had a baby shower. It was for one of the investigators of the elders. She’s super young and doesn’t have a whole lot so we tried real hard to make it special for her and a lot of people came to help out! It was so good!  We made some yummy treats and made some cute decorations! Then we had the baptisms.....man was it a crazy day! But it turned out to be so good!

I sure love serving other people! I feel the closest to my savior and feel the spirit so strong when I am out helping those who are in need. I love being a part of this work. I love watching this church grow here and helping them all get started here in Cristalina. We really feel so much like the pioneers.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful week! Remember to read your scriptures!

Love you all!

Sister Steadman

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