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Let me story to you:
There
is this woman, Bernadeth, who has been coming to church for ages but
isn't baptized. She is wealthy. When I got here, she was the only
investigator coming to church. So I said, LET'S BAPTIZE HER. But then
she's too busy for us to teach her. But this last Saturday I finally was
able to teach her for the first time. I've been praying and fasting for
her since I first heard about her. So, my faith was through the roof
that she would decide to be baptized this month after this lesson. She
knows the church is true. She is basically a member, just lacking the
baptism - which is the key. SO, we get in the lesson and I am bursting
with excitement and joy and the BAM she says she will absolutely not get
baptized until her annulment goes through. In the Philippines, that
takes FOREVER and is VERY expensive. I was bold. She was bolder. We
committed to to prepare for baptism - she can choose the date. She
refused any date. I tried all I could think of to bring the spirit UNTO
her heart to soften it. Then she starting looking terrifying so I gave
up, for now. But then, in a last effort, I turn to her 19 year old
nephew, Hideki (who is progressing but kept saying he wasn't ready to be
baptized). We invite him to choose a new baptismal date and to stick to
it. He accepts immediately and chooses April 26. WHOOOO! I was focusing on the wrong person. The Lord is preparing people all around.
We are experiencing a lot of success in our area
with helping less active members return. Wally Ong returned this last
week! Now all we have to do is figure out how to convince him to stop
doing faith healing... In which I know he's not using God's power to do.
And if it's not from God, it's from some other way. Which is freaky but
he's way old and can't work so it's the only way he gets food. But the
Bishop is planning to step in and help him stop doing it. Brother Joven
will be retuning, too in the next few weeks which is also another man we
talked to who happened to be a member. He's even older the Wally and we
have nice lessons where we have to yell because his hearing is barely
there. But it's wonderful and I know the Lord has prepared these members
to return to His fold.
Other than this, I hate being a tall white American
and having a tall, white American companion. So many people let us in
the teach them. But they all lose their interest in our message and just
ask us a million questions about America or our skin or Tagalog or if
we have boyfriends and it's weird and can be discouraging. BUT, I know
that the Lord is preparing people for us here and maybe that's the way
we'll find them.
I'M GOING TO THE TEMPLE TODAY. I'm feeling really excited about it. But that's why you're getting this email on Tuesday.
Love you.
Sister Mecham
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