Sister missionaries at Zone Conference standing in front of one of our chapels.( notice the D.I. truck parked in the background ? )
The sisters are
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SISTER KIMBALL WILL BE SAYING GOOD BYE TO THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF OUR COUNTRY ON MONDAY DECEMBER 12,2011. Thank you all...
Saturday, August 28, 2010
AUGUST 15,2010
SISTER KIMBALL WRITES--- " OH WHAT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN. OH BOY A GREAT WEEK BUT ALSO A VERY DIFFICULT WEEK. LET'S START THINGS OUT ON A GOOD NOTE.WE HAD A BAPTISM ON SAT. HIS NAME IS ANDREW ADAMS. SERIOUSLY IT WAS A GREAT BAPTISM. SO MANY PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE BEST BAPTISM AND THE SPIRIT WAS SO STRONG. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEND PHOTOS. ANDREW IS SO GREAT. HE IS GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE CHURCH. HE WAS SO TEARY EYED THE WHOLE NIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE BAPTISM TO THE END. WE HAD OUR MISSION PRESIDENT THERE. I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR PREIDENT WILSON.
ON FRIDAY WE HAD ZONE CONFERENCE WHICH WAS GREAT. THE MAIN FOCUS WAS ON FAITH AND THE RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL.I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME THINBGS I LEARNED. SO OUR VISION(THE MISSIONARIES) AND OUR MISSION PRESIDENT'S VISION FOR OUR MISSION . IT IS FOR US TO BECOME BETTER MISSIONARIES THROUGH FAITH,LOVE, AND OUR MESSAGE OF THE RESTORED GOSPEL. IT IS FOR US TO HAVE FAITH,NOT FAITH IN OURSELVES AND IN WHAT WE CAN DO BUT, FAITH IN WHAT GOD CAN DO. FAITH STARTS WITH DESIRE. DESIRE COMES THROUGH HEARING THE WORD OF GOD ( ROMANS 10:17 ). THE RESTORED GOSPEL WILL PRICK THEIR HEARTS. I LOVE MOSIAH 5:2 (FOUND IN THE BOOK OF MORMON) THE PROCESS IN WHICH THE PEOPLE HAD NO MORE DISPOSITION TO DO EVIL 1. THEY HEARD THE WORDS OF CHRIST 2. THE SPIRIT TOUCHED THEIR HEARTS 3. FAITH 4. THE MIGHTY CHANGE OF HEART. NOT ONLY DOES THIS APPLY TO ME AS A MISSIONARY BUT TO EVERYONE. IT'S THE PROCESS WE MUST GO THROUGH TO COME UNTO CHRIST AND TO HAVE THAT "MIGHTY CHANE OF HEART". I LIKE TO LIKEN THIS SCRIPTURE TO YOU MOM. THIS IS THE PROCESS YOU WILL BE WANTING YOUR SEMINARY STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH. THEY ARE AT A POINT IN THEIR LIVES WHERE THEY CAN GO EITHER WAY. THEIR TESTIMONIES ARE NOT VERY STRONG AND THEY ARE AT THIS CRITICAL POINT WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH WAY TO GO. I LOVE D&C 121:45. PRESIDENT WILSON POINTED OUT THAT THE WAY TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS TO HAVE ...
" CHARITY" TOWARDS ALL MEN AND VIRTUE ( CLEAN & WORTHY). YOU CAN'T ASK WITH CONFIDENCE FOR HELP FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT IF YOU ARE NOT OBEDIENT. HE ASKS US TO BE OBEDIENT SO THAT WE CAN BE HAPPY AND HAVE THE LORD'S PROMISED BLESSINGS GIVEN TO US. ....I JUST LOVE OUR MISSION PRESIDENT. HE STAYED FOR THE BAPTISM OF ANDREW (MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE LETTER)AND AFTER A LONG DAY OF ZONE CONFERENCE. VERY NEAT! ANYWAYS,AFTER THE BAPTISM ANDREW SAID TO BOTH SISTER DEWITT AND I," THANK YOU. I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN BAPTIZED IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU TWO. " HE HAD MET WITH OTHER MISSIONARIES BEFORE, BUT THE THINGS YOU BOTH SAID TO ME PERSONALLY HELPED ME TO BE BAPTIZED AT THIS TIME. HE SAID,"I RECALL CERTAIN THINGS YOU EACH SAID THAT HELPED ME TO BE HERE TODAY." ISN'T THAT JUST SO COOL? IT WAS WHAT SISTER DEWITT AND I NEEDED TO HEAR AT THAT TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT BEFORE MY MISSION THAT I WAS SENT TO THIS MISSION IN A CERTAIN AREA AT A CERTAIN TIME TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THEM( THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA) BEFORE THIS EXPERIANCE, I WONDERED IF I HAD AN IMPACT OR INFLUENCE ON ANYONE AND THEN ANDREW TELLS US THAT WE DID ( INFLUENCE HIM ) SO COOL AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS. GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES BUT ALSO THROUGH HIS CHILDREN.
ON FRIDAY WE HAD ZONE CONFERENCE WHICH WAS GREAT. THE MAIN FOCUS WAS ON FAITH AND THE RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL.I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME THINBGS I LEARNED. SO OUR VISION(THE MISSIONARIES) AND OUR MISSION PRESIDENT'S VISION FOR OUR MISSION . IT IS FOR US TO BECOME BETTER MISSIONARIES THROUGH FAITH,LOVE, AND OUR MESSAGE OF THE RESTORED GOSPEL. IT IS FOR US TO HAVE FAITH,NOT FAITH IN OURSELVES AND IN WHAT WE CAN DO BUT, FAITH IN WHAT GOD CAN DO. FAITH STARTS WITH DESIRE. DESIRE COMES THROUGH HEARING THE WORD OF GOD ( ROMANS 10:17 ). THE RESTORED GOSPEL WILL PRICK THEIR HEARTS. I LOVE MOSIAH 5:2 (FOUND IN THE BOOK OF MORMON) THE PROCESS IN WHICH THE PEOPLE HAD NO MORE DISPOSITION TO DO EVIL 1. THEY HEARD THE WORDS OF CHRIST 2. THE SPIRIT TOUCHED THEIR HEARTS 3. FAITH 4. THE MIGHTY CHANGE OF HEART. NOT ONLY DOES THIS APPLY TO ME AS A MISSIONARY BUT TO EVERYONE. IT'S THE PROCESS WE MUST GO THROUGH TO COME UNTO CHRIST AND TO HAVE THAT "MIGHTY CHANE OF HEART". I LIKE TO LIKEN THIS SCRIPTURE TO YOU MOM. THIS IS THE PROCESS YOU WILL BE WANTING YOUR SEMINARY STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH. THEY ARE AT A POINT IN THEIR LIVES WHERE THEY CAN GO EITHER WAY. THEIR TESTIMONIES ARE NOT VERY STRONG AND THEY ARE AT THIS CRITICAL POINT WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHICH WAY TO GO. I LOVE D&C 121:45. PRESIDENT WILSON POINTED OUT THAT THE WAY TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS TO HAVE ...
" CHARITY" TOWARDS ALL MEN AND VIRTUE ( CLEAN & WORTHY). YOU CAN'T ASK WITH CONFIDENCE FOR HELP FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT IF YOU ARE NOT OBEDIENT. HE ASKS US TO BE OBEDIENT SO THAT WE CAN BE HAPPY AND HAVE THE LORD'S PROMISED BLESSINGS GIVEN TO US. ....I JUST LOVE OUR MISSION PRESIDENT. HE STAYED FOR THE BAPTISM OF ANDREW (MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE LETTER)AND AFTER A LONG DAY OF ZONE CONFERENCE. VERY NEAT! ANYWAYS,AFTER THE BAPTISM ANDREW SAID TO BOTH SISTER DEWITT AND I," THANK YOU. I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN BAPTIZED IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU TWO. " HE HAD MET WITH OTHER MISSIONARIES BEFORE, BUT THE THINGS YOU BOTH SAID TO ME PERSONALLY HELPED ME TO BE BAPTIZED AT THIS TIME. HE SAID,"I RECALL CERTAIN THINGS YOU EACH SAID THAT HELPED ME TO BE HERE TODAY." ISN'T THAT JUST SO COOL? IT WAS WHAT SISTER DEWITT AND I NEEDED TO HEAR AT THAT TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT BEFORE MY MISSION THAT I WAS SENT TO THIS MISSION IN A CERTAIN AREA AT A CERTAIN TIME TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THEM( THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA) BEFORE THIS EXPERIANCE, I WONDERED IF I HAD AN IMPACT OR INFLUENCE ON ANYONE AND THEN ANDREW TELLS US THAT WE DID ( INFLUENCE HIM ) SO COOL AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS. GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES BUT ALSO THROUGH HIS CHILDREN.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
No No! Don't go in the water!
This picture was rotated but it springs to it's side when I place it in the blog...Oh,well, I don't have time to play with this anymore. I have to start my seminary lesson.
Lauren's mom
Letter of 8/10/10 Mom & Dad I miss you so much
It's been a tough week here in Washington! Not alot happening but we are working hard & doing alot of Doctrine of Christ lessons which is getting members involved in missionary work by talking and reaching out to people they know and inviting them to missionary lessons. So far it's going good. We just started so no success from it right now! But I know that this program is inspired and we will see success just not anytime soon and I'm ok with that.
So we have a baptism on Saturday and We are excited. It's going to be our 1st offical one because we started teaching him first and committed to be baptized whereas the older couple that got baptized were already wanting to be baptized. They just needed the lessons done and we did it in a week. It was still a really great experiance.
We have a baptism goal this month of 3. It's high for us but we know as we exercise faith and trust in the Lord he'll put the children in our pathway. And we need to work really hard.
So a cool experiance--We were trying to decide on the number of baptisms to set as our goal for the month. Sister Dewitt said," I'm thinking 2. I thought 3. So I suggested that we pray about what the goal # should be according to the Lord's will,2or 3 or more whatever it may be. We sat and pondered and I continued to feel like we should have a goal of 3 baptisms this month. It's amazing how fast the spirit tells us what we should do, but usually only when we are seeking for the inspiration. PRAYER is the key all the time. Oh how I wish that I had prayed alot more throughout the day before my mission. The strength and shield (of prayer) gives me the power against Satan & his temptation.
I got to recite the Young Womens theme for the 1st time in like 4 yrs, I still remember It! Oh, how I miss YW. Relief Society is awesome but the theme is so cool! we should recite it in Relief Society more!
We had a good dinner tonight with members. She cooked ham. It was actually really yummy. We really appriciate member dinners! I hope I remember my experiances here (on my mission) when I come home because there are so many and you (may not even remember ) 1/3 of them. It's so hard not to be able to share all my experiances with you guys. It's amazing how many I have. (Although),there are nights when I am so tired that I can't even remember what I did that day!
I love what Elder Wirthlin says,"If we approach adversities wisely our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness. The first thing we can do to help get us through the tough times of testting and trial is to learn to laugh. Sister Dewitt & I are great at that. Seriously we laugh all the time. She teaches me by example to laugh and we just laugh and laugh til we cry! It's going to be so hard not to be companions any more. Elder Wirthlin continues," Jesus Christ will strengthen us in our time of weakness and fortify us in our hour of distress. He will make weak things become strong. Come what may and love it." Sister Lauren Kimball
So we have a baptism on Saturday and We are excited. It's going to be our 1st offical one because we started teaching him first and committed to be baptized whereas the older couple that got baptized were already wanting to be baptized. They just needed the lessons done and we did it in a week. It was still a really great experiance.
We have a baptism goal this month of 3. It's high for us but we know as we exercise faith and trust in the Lord he'll put the children in our pathway. And we need to work really hard.
So a cool experiance--We were trying to decide on the number of baptisms to set as our goal for the month. Sister Dewitt said," I'm thinking 2. I thought 3. So I suggested that we pray about what the goal # should be according to the Lord's will,2or 3 or more whatever it may be. We sat and pondered and I continued to feel like we should have a goal of 3 baptisms this month. It's amazing how fast the spirit tells us what we should do, but usually only when we are seeking for the inspiration. PRAYER is the key all the time. Oh how I wish that I had prayed alot more throughout the day before my mission. The strength and shield (of prayer) gives me the power against Satan & his temptation.
I got to recite the Young Womens theme for the 1st time in like 4 yrs, I still remember It! Oh, how I miss YW. Relief Society is awesome but the theme is so cool! we should recite it in Relief Society more!
We had a good dinner tonight with members. She cooked ham. It was actually really yummy. We really appriciate member dinners! I hope I remember my experiances here (on my mission) when I come home because there are so many and you (may not even remember ) 1/3 of them. It's so hard not to be able to share all my experiances with you guys. It's amazing how many I have. (Although),there are nights when I am so tired that I can't even remember what I did that day!
I love what Elder Wirthlin says,"If we approach adversities wisely our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness. The first thing we can do to help get us through the tough times of testting and trial is to learn to laugh. Sister Dewitt & I are great at that. Seriously we laugh all the time. She teaches me by example to laugh and we just laugh and laugh til we cry! It's going to be so hard not to be companions any more. Elder Wirthlin continues," Jesus Christ will strengthen us in our time of weakness and fortify us in our hour of distress. He will make weak things become strong. Come what may and love it." Sister Lauren Kimball
Sunday, August 8, 2010
August 2, 2010
Hey ALL:
I am writing this in the car on our way to play frisbee golf with the elders. It is a less interactive sport, because before we were playing soccer, and I got taken out a couple of times, and I took out a couple of elders as well. It got a little out of hand.
This week I've been really trying to do my very best in recognizing the Spirit. After that
one experience I shared with you, I've been praying, studying, and doing my best to be able to recognize the promptings of the Spirit, and what I need to say and do in the very hour I need it.
Because lately we'll go to a door and my mind is just completely blank! I say a prayer every time and the Spirit feeds my mind with things to say.
Recently, on fast Sunday, I prayed and fasted for a few things, but the one I'll share with you is for me to have more charity and love. It was a neat experience as I prayed Sunday morning asking Heavenly Father what I should fast for---I felt one thing, and I asked is this who you want me to fast for?? I felt right about it. Then I asked is there anything or anyone else you want me to pray for/about? I did this process until I felt I had what He wanted me to fast for. It was a neat experience because it was my first time praying and asking who/what I should fast for! I don't know all but the Lord does, and He knows who needs help the most right now and what I need the most of right now. So, one of the things that impressed my mind I should fast for is for me to have charity and love.
In sacrament meeting in the ward @ 9 AM, since I go to two sacraments (the branch @ 1 PM), I was sitting and thinking as the sacrament was being passed...my mind wandered. For a moment, and then I got back to thinking of our Savior, the moment I did that ...my heart and my whole body came over with a warm feeling, and I felt the love God has for His children. I just felt the overwhelming feeling come into my heart. I felt the love that God has for His children. It was so powerful. It just consumed my whole heart and soul! God really does love us and know us! The only way I know and felt this to be true is by the power of the Holy Ghost. Feelings I felt were so strong that I cannot deny! I know Christ lives, I know He knows me and His children, my brothers and sisters! He is just so happy and He rejoices when we come back, when we repent and do the best we can. I saw what people sacrifice to be there, and I rejoiced and He rejoices. It was an amazing experience! I felt the Spirit consume my whole body and soul to bear witness of what I just felt with the ward. So, I got up in fast and testimony meeting and shared with them how much God loves them. Once I said the words, I started to cry(I'm not a crier) because the pure love of Christ filled my heart and soul. I saw all His children as He sees them!
He answered my plea and cry. I've been praying and wanting to have complete love and charity for all His children since I got here. But it has not been the easiest thing for me. He has put some interesting people in my pathway that has been very difficult to have the pure love of Christ. I fasted for charity and having the pure love of Christ (Moroni 7). He allowed the Holy Ghost to testify to me and had me feel just a portion of the perfect love He has for us. It's beyond my mortal comprehension the love He truly has for us.
It was a miraculous experience that words just can't do justice! The Lord blessed me and answered my fast and prayers. I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I love my Savior Jesus Christ. He is the only one who is our Savior, Redeemer, the only Begotten Son of God. I love my God, my Heavenly Father and the wonderful gift of the power of the Holy Ghost.
Time is so limited to do anything. We both have an hour to get ready, so who takes a shower first has more time, and then we have an hour of personal study. I love personal study time. I want to be done getting ready exactly by 8 AM so I can study. At 9 AM, we have companion study.
Today (Aug. 3) I read the talks "Love and Law"(Elder Oaks) and Elder Hale's talk on "Seeking to know God, our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ." G.C. Nov. 2009.
I want to share with all of you what I loved about Elder Hale's talk. I love this talk because it relates to everyone, especially our investigators right now and potentials...He said "if you or someone you love is seeking purpose in life or a deeper conviction of God's presence in our lives, I offer as a friend and as an apostle, my witness. He lives!" "I testify that the way to know the truth about God is through the power of the Holy Ghost."
Remember who you are and who and what you stand for.
Sister Lauren Kimball
I am writing this in the car on our way to play frisbee golf with the elders. It is a less interactive sport, because before we were playing soccer, and I got taken out a couple of times, and I took out a couple of elders as well. It got a little out of hand.
This week I've been really trying to do my very best in recognizing the Spirit. After that
one experience I shared with you, I've been praying, studying, and doing my best to be able to recognize the promptings of the Spirit, and what I need to say and do in the very hour I need it.
Because lately we'll go to a door and my mind is just completely blank! I say a prayer every time and the Spirit feeds my mind with things to say.
Recently, on fast Sunday, I prayed and fasted for a few things, but the one I'll share with you is for me to have more charity and love. It was a neat experience as I prayed Sunday morning asking Heavenly Father what I should fast for---I felt one thing, and I asked is this who you want me to fast for?? I felt right about it. Then I asked is there anything or anyone else you want me to pray for/about? I did this process until I felt I had what He wanted me to fast for. It was a neat experience because it was my first time praying and asking who/what I should fast for! I don't know all but the Lord does, and He knows who needs help the most right now and what I need the most of right now. So, one of the things that impressed my mind I should fast for is for me to have charity and love.
In sacrament meeting in the ward @ 9 AM, since I go to two sacraments (the branch @ 1 PM), I was sitting and thinking as the sacrament was being passed...my mind wandered. For a moment, and then I got back to thinking of our Savior, the moment I did that ...my heart and my whole body came over with a warm feeling, and I felt the love God has for His children. I just felt the overwhelming feeling come into my heart. I felt the love that God has for His children. It was so powerful. It just consumed my whole heart and soul! God really does love us and know us! The only way I know and felt this to be true is by the power of the Holy Ghost. Feelings I felt were so strong that I cannot deny! I know Christ lives, I know He knows me and His children, my brothers and sisters! He is just so happy and He rejoices when we come back, when we repent and do the best we can. I saw what people sacrifice to be there, and I rejoiced and He rejoices. It was an amazing experience! I felt the Spirit consume my whole body and soul to bear witness of what I just felt with the ward. So, I got up in fast and testimony meeting and shared with them how much God loves them. Once I said the words, I started to cry(I'm not a crier) because the pure love of Christ filled my heart and soul. I saw all His children as He sees them!
He answered my plea and cry. I've been praying and wanting to have complete love and charity for all His children since I got here. But it has not been the easiest thing for me. He has put some interesting people in my pathway that has been very difficult to have the pure love of Christ. I fasted for charity and having the pure love of Christ (Moroni 7). He allowed the Holy Ghost to testify to me and had me feel just a portion of the perfect love He has for us. It's beyond my mortal comprehension the love He truly has for us.
It was a miraculous experience that words just can't do justice! The Lord blessed me and answered my fast and prayers. I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I love my Savior Jesus Christ. He is the only one who is our Savior, Redeemer, the only Begotten Son of God. I love my God, my Heavenly Father and the wonderful gift of the power of the Holy Ghost.
Time is so limited to do anything. We both have an hour to get ready, so who takes a shower first has more time, and then we have an hour of personal study. I love personal study time. I want to be done getting ready exactly by 8 AM so I can study. At 9 AM, we have companion study.
Today (Aug. 3) I read the talks "Love and Law"(Elder Oaks) and Elder Hale's talk on "Seeking to know God, our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ." G.C. Nov. 2009.
I want to share with all of you what I loved about Elder Hale's talk. I love this talk because it relates to everyone, especially our investigators right now and potentials...He said "if you or someone you love is seeking purpose in life or a deeper conviction of God's presence in our lives, I offer as a friend and as an apostle, my witness. He lives!" "I testify that the way to know the truth about God is through the power of the Holy Ghost."
Remember who you are and who and what you stand for.
Sister Lauren Kimball
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Continued-letter dated July 23,2010
" The whole time I was pleading for help to know what to do...the thought kept coming to me that she should be baptized. I knew the thought was not from me because my will was to wait. The Lord answered our cries and we both now felt that she should be baptized. The Lord's will is for her to be baptized... Those investigators don't need a perfect knowledge or a complete testimony to be baptized, it just needs to be right for them and the Lord's will. It is also about their desire to repent and be baptized and upon their belief that this Church is true. It was a very humbling experiance. It was the first time I truly felt as explained in Alma 26:12-13 and Helaman 12:17. God really does hear and answer our prayers, not right away but after the trial of our faith. When we truly have real intent to do the Lord's will. Because it was my will at first and when I really submitted my will to the Lord's will, He answered me...This work is hard and very demanding, but the Lord blesses us each and everyday. He gives us peace and comfort and guidance and strength. As explained in Alma 26:12 in the Book of Mormon, I am weak but with the Lord I am strong. " I boast not in myself but of my God!" It took me all day to realize what the Lord truly wanted to happen. My companion wanted me to find out on my own. She wanted the decision to be a companionship decision. She is awesome. I love Sister Dewitt. We love each other as sisters. She was telling me that she looks up to me and I'm a great missionary and that she wanted me to know that I have what it takes. I just sat crying and thinking that I'm not any of those things.The scripture that came into my head,"I am nothing, I am weak..I am as the dust of the earth." The things I do and who I am is not because of me. I am nothing as Ammon says, but I give all the good things I am and do to my God. I am not a great missionary of myself. It is because of our Savior and Redeemer that I am who I am. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ,the Son of God. (3Nephi5:13) And I am happy and I rejoice because of Him. Read President Uchtdorfs talk."Have We Not Reason to Rejoice"ensign Nov. 07 It's awesome and I have been studying that talk. That's my spiritual experiance of the week. A funny experiance-I totally tripped in the middle of the street. My ankles are so weak right now that I just randomly trip. One second I'm just walking and the next I'm on the ground. We just laugh and laugh! We're having fun!
1st Baptism and lesson learned about feeling the spirit
Letter from Lauren dated July 23,2010:
It's not easy being out here but at the same time ,I love it! The Lord blesses me each and everyday. He gives me strength and great JOY!! Ther really is no greater joy and happiness than sharing the gospel and seeing people change their lives. I had my 1st baptism on Saturday! It was way cool! It was the miracle that I spoke of in my last letter. Life is beautiful!! The baptism was wonderful!
This week has been a weird one. I mentioned in my last letter about an investigator named Shannon. Well she is crazy. Seriously, this week we have gone back and forth with her about being baptized this Saturday. She changes her mind from one day to the next. Anyway, It was up to Sister Dewitt and I whether she should be baptized this Sat. and our Branch Preident and our Mission President both had their reservations and so do we, but shes worthy and wants to be baptized. As we pondered and prayed throughout the day , Sister Dewitt felt she should but I didn't. My companion was frustrated with the whole situation and I didn't know what to do. I've never had a situation like this before and it being the first entire experiance of teaching and baptizing. I felt the weight of Shannon's eternal salvation on my shoulders and so did Sister dewitt. She wanted me to decide what to do and I didn't know. I just cried to the Lord,seeking to know what to do. I felt worthless and of no help because all I could say was why I felt she probably shouldn't be baptized right now. During this time we were driving to an appointment which we canceled because of all that had happened. She took me to one of the seven lakes in this city and we just sat outside
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