Batizador

Woah me and Elder Flitton have received a lot of opportunities to baptize our investigators and every time is just a special as the last. This week we were able to baptize the little sister of Irmao Geramias and that was super cool. Her name is Laurinda and she is probably the most spirited little girl I have met out here haha we love her a ton.

I also had the honor of baptizing a guy named Carlitos who has 17 years of age. His testimony is so strong and I remember the first time we taught him he looked at us and said... I dont know if I believe this but I know I will find out tonight! wow and did he find out, the next lesson he told us a story about how he prayed and he felt an indescribable feeling touch his heart and after that he knew. After that lesson we watched the Joseph smith restoration movie and he bore his testimony to his other brother and friend that "even though this story is hard to believe, that God and Christ would appear to a boy who only has 14 years, I know that it is true because I prayed and I received a witness."

Wow. It really is amazing to be a witness of the truthfulness of Gods promises. Pray with real intent and you will receive. I just want to bear my witness that this promise is real. The people of Mozambique are finding that out for themselves and I know that we all can too. The reality though is that we all need to be able to respond with that same answer that this young guy gave, Yeah it is hard to believe but only if you havent prayed about it. Satan is always trying to get us to stop praying to know, at times the culture of the church thinks.... woah yeah i already received my answer that these things are true, but the reality is that each of us can come to know the truths of the gospel in a way much deeper and much more fulfilling if we will continue to ask God for further light and knowledge.

This week we should be having 2 or 3 more baptisms so next week i will have to tell you a little bit more about them too;) haha this week it rained..... and rained.... and then it poured. hahaha but no problem we are super prepared with our heavy duty rain boots... with holes in them.... hmmmm slightly ineffective but whatever haha. I love the mission, It is crazy that 4 months have already flown by.

 Love you all back on the other side of the world.

 -Elder Thornton

Irmao Carlitos, Laurinda (little sister or Irmao Geramias), Elder Flitton and Jonny

Jonny with Irmao Carlitos