Friday night was Richard's baptism. It went really well. The assistants came to it. His brother, Anthony, baptized him. Richard is the one on the right in the picture. He was really excited for his baptism. It was awesome.
He gave his testimony after he was baptized and it was really good. It was probably the best testimony that I have heard from one of the people that I baptized. In the middle of it, he was having a hard time talking and he kept touching his chest. I remember in the MTC, someone gave a talk and he said that we would feel joy when we felt the Spirit, but even greater joy when we saw our investigators feel it.
I kind of always wondered how I could tell when they were feeling the Spirit because I feel like I have a hard enough time recognizing it when I feel it, but I definitely knew then that he was feeling the Spirit and it really changed him. And it was true, I definitely felt really happy seeing him like that. I feel like he is one of my best converts because it seems like he has so much potential.
Elder Gordhamer told him that when he was 19 he could become a missionary like us and he actually seemed pretty excited that he could do what we do. We met him a few times after that and he brought it up and said that one day he will be like us. It was pretty awesome.
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Hey, I like this idea. Do you hang these on your refrigerator, too?
Also, it has been a few weeks since I've gotten the Elder Thomas e-mail...did I get taken off the list?
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