May 18, 2015

On Saturday we were supposed to watch Meet the Mormons in the church. So all week we were invited everyone to come see it and we got everyone way pumped. And then Friday night the Bishop called and said that we didn’t have rights to show it publicly. So we changed the movie to The Testaments. (Meet the Mormons from the olden times) But it still was great.

Sooo.. one of our investigators that we have been teaching for quite a while named Jorge was in the church the whole day with the youth. He had his attendance and interview and everything but just wanted to be baptized with his mom. So anywho, we were in the church and he came up to me and said Hermana Fowler can I be baptized today? Best question ever!!! DUH!! So we hurried and got clothes and luckily our district leader is in our same ward so he interviewed him again and the bishop interviewed him and his mom and all was good. The baptism was absolutely incredible. Aldo (the member that I’m setting Carolina up with) spoke and Amalia too. After Amalia said it’s all your fault I’m so upset with you because she got really emotional in front of everyone. But it seriously was such a spiritual baptism. Carolina and Jorge bore their testimonies after which just filled my heart with sooo much joy!! 

On Sunday my companion and I were fasting for our investigators and during sacrament meeting we were praying very specifically for one of our investigators named Griseyda. So that night we had an appointment with her. She lives in a different area but has been attending here. So we have been calling her to teach her and on Tuesday we invited her to be baptized this 6th of June and she felt like it was way too fast but said that she would pray about it. so this Sunday we were teaching her and it was raining soooo hard so we could hardly hear and I was trying hard to speak clearly but she couldn’t understand me for the life of her. My companion started laughing at me and I was just more frustrated so we just sat in silence for a second with our heads down and then the rain started to slow down and she said, “I need to tell you guys something. Yesterday I had a dream and I need to be baptized now.” She explained that she has never had this desire to be baptized in her life but that this is what she needs to do. So we set her date for the 30th of May and she said, “No, I can’t wait. I need to be baptized this week.”

Wooow. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. We received a very fast answer to our fast. I can honestly say without a doubt that I knew her long before I came to this earth. The Lord knows who he wants in this church and he will bring them to us. We should never lose faith in that promise. I know that if we make sacrifices for the Lord we will bless us. Im so weak and I have so much to learn. My Spanish is rough and I don’t know everything but what I do know is that this is the Lord’s church. He is aware of every one of his children. He will do His part when we do ours. I love you all and I’m so grateful to have a wonderful family that makes it hard to be away from. I pray for you and know that the Lord wants to hear for you too! :)

Hermana Fowler

CONGRATS SAM!!!!! I’M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR GRADUATING!!! I LOVE YOU!!!