December 17,
2017 – White Christmas Baptism
Hello!
We had our White Christmas Baptism for the Stake! We were
stretched by our goals, and not hitting right on the mark just prepares us
better for next month!
There were 7 candidates who
attended, and it was a beautiful program, we sang a medley of Savior Redeemer
and Called to Serve that brought the Spirit in before the testimony meeting at
the end.
The C- Family couldn't
make it on Saturday so we held their baptism on Thursday night,
their testimonies were very real and powerful, the parents especially have such
a desire to help their family and they understand what the gospel can mean for
them. The ward had a great turnout and the speakers were wonderful, it was one
of the longest baptismal programs I've attended, and also the most nourishing.
There were 8 ward choirs and
since we were late to the Devotional coming from a baptismal interview we were
put last in the order. Our 10 voices somehow managed to fill the room and we
had a good time singing The First Noel/Joy to the World. There are some
talented singers and piano players in the zone! They are teaching me a lot
about singing parts and sight reading.
At a YSA Christmas Party I
saw... Sean M-! This was the first person we taught and baptized in my
mission, it was such a blessing to see him still active and planning to serve
his own mission after school! Since I knew him in the first 6 weeks of my
mission, I didn't have much Tagalog and now we really were able to communicate
so it was a cool full circle.
I
know that baptism is a great blessing for us, and that we need the faith unto
the fulfilling of the commandments to receive a remission of our sins, and that
baptism is a great promise to keep doing that. I mess up so much in life and
rebel against my Maker in so many ways, I'm grateful for the opportunity to
keep looking up! To keep moving forward in better ways. It's a privilege to see
these principles of the Gospel affect so many others as well, and that I get to
be someone teaching such grandiose, eternal truths. I hope everyone else has a
merry merry Christmas celebrating the advent of Jesus Christ, the one who makes
it all possible!
Thanks
for reading, love,
Elder
Fish
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