A Week of Yeses: July 20, 2015

Hey all!

So I'm not entirely sure if the title of my e-mail is grammatically correct. I do not actually know what the plural of "yes" is, so just bear with me on it.

The reason for the title is that this week Elder Uppencamp and I were able to invite 5 people to baptism, 4 of whom said yes! We met with Rob, who is struggling to overcome his fear of his parents disapproving his decision to be baptized into the Church, but when we asked him if he wants to work towards baptism, he said yes, so we're going to keep working with him to build his testimony, increase his faith, and overcome his fear! He's such a good guy, and we're hoping that through him we can start meeting with the rest of his family and get them on board too. He's got a son named Jake who is 20 (I think), and his wife Stacy. The other family that we met with is the Henry family. They're so awesome! We went over there for dinner on Thursday and brought Bishop Barrett with us. This lesson we invited their two kids to join us for the lesson, and were able to teach them the Restoration, inviting them to be baptized at the end of it! Brother Henry kind of evaded the question, but Sister Henry said yes, and that she wanted her kids to be baptized too! It's the best feeling ever to watch people humble themselves, really look at the doctrines we are teaching them, and decide that they want these blessings in their lives. Every time someone does that, I can feel the love that God has for them, His child.

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to cut this short because the air conditioning isn't working at the library so they're having to shut down the computers in the lab. It's pretty hot (like it has been all week), so I'm going to have to go as soon as I can. Just remember that I love you all, and I wish you the best week ever!

~~Elder T. Riggs