There's a lot I could tell you guys about this week, but mainly I want to tell you about the baptism of two boys!! So SO SOOOOO awesome. You might be wondering why I haven't mentioned them before, and the answer is because I didn't want to jinx the baptism.
So these boys are the grandsons of a brother in the ward, it's too complicated to explain all the family, but to say it quick, some of the extended family are members, some aren't. These boys weren't, and their parents aren't.
They had both gone to church a few times, so they already knew a bit, but my comp and I were too focused on the people that we were currently teaching that we didn't realize the golden opportunity we had to teach them! One day a few weeks ago, one of the zone leaders called me and asked about them, because we had sent that they went to church. When I told him that we hadn't been teaching them he told me in a motivating way to get my head on straight, and teach and baptize them. He said "go to their house in the morning, if they're not there, go in the afternoon, if they're no there, go in the nighttime. And when you go, invite them to be baptized." I was full of motivation after that, and I decided to obey with exactness, so we went in the morning, weren't there. Afternoon either. in the nighttime, the whole family was there, we asked the parents if we could teach the kids, they said "sure, they're old enough to choose for themselves" and we invited one of them to be baptized that night, and his brother the next day. They both accepted!
We taught them everything that they didn't already know and needed to to be baptized, they had their interview, and this last weekend, they were both baptized and confirmed. So so so happy for them and their decision, and I'm so glad they have the support of their family, and they already fit in so well in the branch. They're great guys. I got to baptize one after Elder Miliotto baptized the other. We had a little pool set up in one of the unused rooms of the church to baptize them.
A lot more happened this week, but I'm not a big fan of super long emails, so I'll leave it there, you guys are awesome, make good decisions, live life, meet people, read the scriptures, love you!
Elder Jenkins
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