May 20, 2009

we taught all of the commandments to Carlos and he had his baptismal interview and it went so well! He talked with President Acerson about things he had to work out and he is ready for his baptism on Sunday. Brother Lloyd is going to baptize him (who is an american member from Idaho), Brother De Plano speaks Spanish and is going to confirm the gift of the holy ghost to him, Elder Sponseller is going to give the talk on the holy ghost and baptism and i am going to sing I am a Child of God in Spanish. Last night we had an incredible apointment with Giovanni and the District President, President Sanna. The spirit was so strong. It was on the atonement, faith, repentance and baptism. Giovanni has a testimony of the Book of Mormon, the word of wisdom and other commandments. He feels good when he comes to church and meets with us, but he has doubts and fears to be baptized. While he was doing the fast with us he was playing soccer with a few friends. One friend told him to read some things about us on the internet and when he did doubts came to his mind. Satan knew that he was so close to baptism and tried to stop him from making the most vital decision in his life. We told him that and he felt the spirit. He is sooo Close! We told him that the time was to now exercize a particle of faith and put God to the test. He read Alma 32 before he came and his doubts were pushed to the back of his mind. President Sanna shared an example using indiana Jones the 3rd when he is in a situation to find and save his dad. He is on one side and has to cross the other. He doesnt know what to do because it looks like it is impossible to cross but he puts forth his faith and takes a shot in the dark and realizes that there is a little path and he was able to cross and save his father. It was an incredible example with so much love, sincerity, passion and concern. I love that man. So, we set a baptismal date. Giovanni wasnt as sure. He tried to procrastinate it but we wrote down the 30th of may. He is praying about this date and is going to let us know on Thursday when we meet with him. Pray for him. he knows he wants to do it he is just too afraid to do it too soon. He has already told some of his friends and he is going to tell his parents in a few days when he goes to his village for a couple of days. We had a great district conference. President Acerson's talk was incredible! Sister Acerson is such a loving and kind woman. We had all 16 elders at our house saturday night which was a blast and very stressful at the same time. We had an amazing exchange in Oristano on Monday. We found 5 different families which was great. They all live on the same street except for 1 of them. I am loving the mission. I am so blessed to be serving here with the people that i am serving with. My companion is in the Navy so he is helping us use our time wisely and always living on a tight schedule. I have never ran so much in my mission! ha ha I love it! The Lord knows what i need! Love Elder Brewster