And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

– Mark 8:34.

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Hello! So we had a Baptism this week! Rita got Baptised! It was a great journey, getting her from that first moment we knocked on her door, all the way through to the waters of Baptism! The ceremony was great. There was a slight hiccup in the plans though, the person who filled the font didn't think to put cold water in, it was boiling! There wasn't any time to fix the situation, so we just put some cold water in (which escaped immediately due to the font being too full) and hoped it would cool a little! It did a little, but not as much as I'd have liked. When Rita entered she kept saying that it was burning her. Knowing it was then or never, we encouraged her, and told her we'd be really quick. She came in, and was Baptised. She felt so great that she didn't want to leave the water! Didn't even feel the heat! That feeling of being Baptised is so powerful, it overrides pretty much everything else! Rita hasn't stopped talking about it ever since! She's now busy working on her family to get them to make the same step. All I can say is that she's an older Missionary than I am! I hope that you all remember that feeling you had of Baptism, and if you don't, dig out your old journals and remind yourselves! It is so powerful! There is nothing like it. It is a powerful experience, and I wish that everyone would have that experience in their lives. I love you! Anziano Nelson

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