Hello everyone!

We´ve had 7 baptisms in the past 2 weeks! The first was of Ana and Amanda in my previous area with Elder Abdom. I found out I would be transferred and I didn´t want to leave without baptizing them; so, we had the baptism Monday night before the transfer. We found them a week and a half before. The bishop gave us a list of addresses to visit and see if members still lived there. We ended up finding Marcos, an inactive member of 10 years. We reactivated him in a week and baptized his two girls! The mom went to the baptism even though she had a baby 4 days before! It was a very special baptism. Marcos still needs to legally marry his wife before his wife can be baptized. The family was very prepared to receive us and the gospel.

Last Sunday, in my new area, Elder Benites and I baptized Matheus, a 14 year old kid, and then yesterday we baptized his dad and sister. They love the church and are very excited that they found the truth. We also baptized his sister’s friend, Nataly. Nataly is a daughter of a less active. The day after we left the Book of Mormon, we went back and she had already read 10 chapters starting from the beginning! Matheus’ sister is 9 and her friend is 10.

Also we baptized Vitoria who is 14. We found her because we were lost and asked her for directions! It turned out that she already knew a few of the girls in the church and therefore fit in perfectly! At first Vitoria’s mom wasn´t going to let her be baptized, so we talked to her about how the baptism will change her life for the better and then she let her.

I´ve always thought that us missionaries are the ones who prepare the people to receive the gospel. But now, after lots of time here, I´m realizing that it´s God who prepares the people. Our job is only to find the people who are prepared. Thanks for all the love and support!

Love,

Elder Olsen