This Saturday, Gladys Añasco got baptized!
Gladys has the purest desires that I've ever seen in anyone here. She accepted the gospel incredibly fast and has told us many many many times, "I was thirsty for God. I found him and I will never leave the church. I am going to do everything that God wants me to." She is keeping her commitment to follow God and is already experiencing the great happiness that comes from being a part of Christ's church. In a lesson we had this week, she said,"The church has completely changed my life and I've only been 3 times!!!" I love seeing the happiness in her eyes when we visit her.
The baptismal service was a little fiasco. The stake was having an activity on Saturday night and was scheduled to finish by 6:30 "at the latest" we were told. So, a 7 o'clock start time for the baptism wasn't too crazy. But, as we should have expected, the stake activity lasted until 8! ehhh! Elder Elkins and I were pacing back and forth for an hour apologizing to Gladys about the delay. It ended up being a great baptism anyways. President and Hermana Smith helped us out (they live in our stake and were already there for the stake activity). I have never been so happy to see someone receive the blessing of baptism for the remission of sins. I love helping people receive the blessings that come from Jesus Christ and His Gospel.
Other notes about Gladys and her family:
-from Paraguay
-Gladys has 7 kids, the youngest 4 are in the picture (from oldest to youngest: Vanesa, Valeria, Johana, Mateo)
-Valeria and Johana always ask me to draw with them in church. If I wasn't a missionary, I would give them the biggest little hugs
I love you guys and I love serving the Lord Jesus Christ. I know that He lives and that He has the power to sustain us in our trials because I have felt it in my life and I have seen it in the lives of others.
Love,
Elder Smith
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