Be the Lord's Hands

This week was great. We had 13 investigators come to church this week! I think that might be the most investigators I have come to church in a single week! We were excited, yet there were still some investigators that normally come, that were not in attendance. So, we are hoping that next week will be even better attendance at church. Our gospel principles class was very full. It was very exciting. But not as exciting as after church. After church the Elders had two baptisms in the family ward. One was of an eternal investigator, Boitumelo Bakoko. He has been coming to church with his wife for the past 4 years! But never would agree to be baptized. Until yesterday! He did it! And he was so happy, and one year from now, they are preparing to go to the temple to be sealed and become an etenal family. That is the way he put it in his testimony! It was awesome! Everyone was so excited for him!!!! And then in the Singles ward, we had a university student, Refilwe Kabelo, be baptized! That was very exciting! She was very happy to be baptized. She knows the gospel is true, and she is doing great missionary work already. Recent Converts are great. They are all how member missionaries should be. They are so exciting to share the gospel with everyone they know. You can see it in their eyes, and hear it in their testimonies! I think if everyone thought back to the time they were truly converted to the gospel, and started to live that way again, then member missionary work would be what it is supposed to be. Members are crucial for the success of us full time missionaries. Without members the people we find and baptize walk in the front door, and out the back door unnoticed! And when that happens, it is sad. But seeing new members excited about the gospel, that is something that is far better than any feeling I have ever felt in my life. The church is true! If you don't know that, pray about it, find out for yourself, and then please go share that knowledge with others! The blessing you will receive from sharing the gospel with others is unbelievable! So, don't be afraid, just go out there and share your testimony! And I promise the Lord will bless you, and your life will be happier and more peaceful, and so will the lives of those people that you bring to the gospel. Go and be the Lord's hands this week!