Week 84 - Malo's Baptism

Hello everyone, my quick note and highlight for this week is that our friend Malo Mauinatu got baptized! She is so awesome. Her story?

Back in November her niece, Sister Alailima reached out to her. She is serving in the temple Square mission. We'll over the past few months they have been teaching her over zoom and the sisters in our zone reached out to her as well. She attended church a few times and heard about the Samoan ward and wanted to attend. We had the opportunity to teach her these past few weeks, and be part of her spiritual journey. The day was really special for her family, her 18 year old daughter will start meeting with us these coming weeks so she can be baptized as well.

This part amazes me. 

Some other missionaries met this man named Justin Lee a few weeks ago. He attended the baptism and is getting baptized this Saturday. He left his family and home in search of himself and the Savior. One late night he ran into the missionaries on the street and everything clicked for him. At the baptism he said, "I'm so grateful that my first baptism is all in Samoan. Since I can't understand the words, I can only focus on the spirit and how I feel." truly amazing, he is so faithful and all the members just wrapped him up after the baptism. 

Truthfully, baptisms are such special events. When someone has committed to follow the savior, despite how unsure they may be, and go down into the water I am always amazed. Discipleship is a journey. So fun to have the chance to start people on the path to temple covenants and finding how much joy walking this path can bring.

Our friend and returned missionary Roy, Elders Perez, Wilson, George, Carpenter and Bullock.

Elders Nash, Kennerly, Ballard, Wilson and George. P-Day at Red Robin.

Also, spiritual thought:

I've dedicated a copy of the Book of Mormon to highlighting on every page anything that describes the savior, His names, His gospel, His atonement. Haven't found a page yet without several highlights of His name (or reference to). It's been different to not have my personal copy with all my highlights and annotations in the margins, but this read through has been inspiring, giving me an opportunity to witness that every page testifies of our savior. 

Love you all!

Elder George 

He Loves You Enough!

We wanted to share this video, we had fun putting it together 🤣 

2 Nephi 1:15 But behold, the Lord hath redeemed My soul from hell; I have beheld His glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of His love.