So I'm just going to start off with the news that I've been bursting at the seams with since Monday night... N is getting baptized on Saturday!! Mamma mia, I don't even have words to express how excited I am. So here's what happened: Obviously last week things were a little unsettled. She wanted to get baptized but there was this minor issue with her dad. And then she came to church on Sunday and sang with the Young Women in Sacrament Meeting and all of this stuff and we had a lesson with her afterward. In the lesson she told us that her mom was thinking it would be nice if her uncle baptized her in Ecuador sometime in the not-so-near future. (Her mom was baptized when she was really young, but moved to Italy and lost contact with the church - the rest of her family in Ecuador is very much active. She has a brother serving a mission right now and everything.) Anyway, we heard that and we were super stressed. Because, let me tell you, this girl is ready to be baptized. So we had another lesson with her on Monday and her mom was there, so we were able to kind of talk about the whole situation. Her mom said that she had been talking to N's grandpa (her dad) and that he had said that she shouldn't wait to be baptized - that she should be baptized as soon as possible! Thank goodness for this grandfather. He knows what's up. So she said that the three of them would sit down that night and figure out what was going to happen. Fast forward 6 hours.... Sorella Palumbo and I are sitting at our desks planning for Tuesday and we get a text from N - "My dad said yes! We did it!" Yeah. I started crying. SO. Now we just have baptism on the brain and we have so much to do in order to prepare for the baptism, but we're just so excited. :) Basically we'll be at the church all morning on Saturday boiling pots of water for the font. The water heater at the church does not work so well... And we're hoping that her dad will come and feel the Spirit and be the next one in that font. And her 9-year-old sister. This family will be sealed in the temple someday. I just know it. So that's that.
Other than that, this week was good! A man came to our house last week and tore out some tiles in the bathroom and redid all this stuff. We've been leaving windows open a lot more, which helps with the mold. (Don't worry, Mom!) Also, the conference with Anziano Texeira was amazing and I got to see so many people that I love! Also, I don't think I mentioned this before, but Sorella P and I sang at the conference! A few weeks ago, Pres. and Sorella Dibb were at a baptism that we sang at and afterward Sorella Dibb asked if we would sing at the conference. So we did! It was fun. We (as a district) are trying to plan a Thanksgiving dinner for the ward. We'll see how that goes... Anyway, other than that, we're just livin' the dream. ;) Oh! Mom! At the conference they brought me your postcard, the CD, the candy, and the card! Thank you SO SO SO much! They made my week! I'm hoping to get the makeup at our zone training this Monday. We'll see. Anyway, thanks again, as usual for everything. Pretty sure I have the most supportive family and friends in the WORLD. Until next week! AMORE!
Sorella Gunnerson
SORELLA CARTER AND ME! Together at last!
Sorella Condie, Sorella Palumbo, and me.
(In mission terms, Sorella Condie is my sister because Sorella P trained her also.)
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