HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON MY FAMILY!
THIS LAST WEEK WAS A GOOD ONE,, I FELT LIKE WE RECEIVED SEVERAL TENDER MERCIES. THE HARDEST PART NOW IS THE ONLY PART THAT WE CAN'T CHANGE, AND THAT EVEN GOD CAN'T CHANGE--- PEOPLE'S FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE WRONG.
I GUESS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK WAS THAT I BAPTIZED A 14 YEAR OLD YOUNG MAN CALLED PEDRO ON SATURDAY. HE WAS TAUGHT BY ELDER LEDEMA AND ELDER NEU, BUT I MET HIM A LONG TIME A GO AS WELL, LONG BEFORE HE WAS TAUGHT, AND EVERY TIME I SAW HIM AT CHURCH OR ANYTHING I ALWAYS TALK WITH HIM, AND SO HE ASKED ME IF I COULD BAPTIZE HIM! HE BORE HIS TESTIMONY ON SUNDAY AS WELL AND SAID THAT THE BAPTISM WAS PROBABLY THE BEST DECISION HE HAS MADE IN HIS LIFE UNTIL NOW. I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE FOR HIS TESTIMONY BECAUSE I WAS HERE IN GAIBU AT OUR MEETING, WHICH ALSO WENT PRETTY WELL.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE VERY CLOSE TO BAPTISM RIGHT NOW BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF POTENTIAL. ANTONIO JUNIOR WORKED ON SUNDAY. PAULA (THE MOTHER OF ANOTHER FAMILY WE ARE TEACHING) WAS AT CHURCH WITH HER KIDS AND LOVED IT, BUT HER HUSBAND ORLANDO STILL HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO (HE WAS OUT OF TOWN) ALTHOUGH HE WANTS TO. ANOTHER GUY, ALDAIR, THAT WE HAD GIVEN UP ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO BECAUSE HE NEVER WENT TO CHURCH, WENT YESTERDAY WITH HIS WIFE, WHO IS LESS ACTIVE, IN GAIBU AND WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. WE HAD PASSED DURING THE WEEK AND WE EXPLAINED TO HIM CLEARLY WHY WE HAD STOPPED VISITING HIM AND LEFT A PRETTY BOLD MESSAGE INVITING HIM TO MAKE A DECISION TO MOVE HIS LIFE.
ELDER HOOKE
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