Krsty!! Baptism!!

February 25, 2013

Hey Everyone!

Sounds like it's been a really great week for everyone! First off I want to wish Diego a Happy Birthday! I heard he had his party and it was great, so Happy Birthday little guy!!!

 

It's been a great week here in Banska Bystrica! We've been seeing really cool miracles!

First off, we were in Brno this last week for a zone conference. Elder Lopez of the area presidency came to talk to us. He is from Spain. He talked a lot about his conversion and about how as missionaries, we need to make sure as messengers, we are close to the message we are teaching. It was a really good conference. I really like how he told how the missionaries who taught him weren't very good at Spanish, but he wasn't looking for Spanish teachers, he was looking for people with the spirit of the Lord. It was a really good conference overall. President Irwin gave a great training on the spirit in the work.

 

So, some really cool things we saw this week, we have a few investigators now working towards baptism! One is this guy. He's a really sharp guy, really smart and organized. He is a really great guy and I really like teaching him! He accepted a baptismal date. I can just see how much he would really help the church out here, and how much that would help the people here in Slovakia to find the peach and joy that only the gospel can bring.

 

Also the member who I talked about last week who we brought the Book of Mormon to, we met with him  and his wife, and she is now working towards baptism as well! Next month it should be. She is really getting to know the members well and is fitting in well. The members make a huge difference in this work. She really opened up a lot though and is seeing the joys of the gospel! She came to church too! So great to see!

 

Things are going great! We had a branch party Saturday and had food and games and the members just had a great time, and mixed well with our investigators. We're finding cool people too! We found this other really cool kid who is just so open to the gospel. Such a blessing to us and him that we got to meet.

 

So we're really starting to see a lot of blessings come from our hard work and diligence, which I'm really grateful for. I know the church is true, and the Book of Mormon is the convincing evidence of that. I've seen too many confirmations of my testimony come from the Book of Mormon to not know it's a book from God. It's true in any language. I love this work and know it's God's work. I can't believe I only have so much time left.

 

I wish you all a great week. I love you all, and hope everything goes well. Keep praying for us out here, we need it. Our investigators especially. I'll be praying for you too. Love you!

sLaskou

-Starsi Salas