Eduardo Dudu , Alefe, and Daiane were baptized this week!! Also, the other Elders in Crateus baptized a family of 3. We're seeing so many blessings here in Crateus. I love this place. Let me tell you the story behind them. So we found Alefe when he randomly burst into a house during one of our lessons. He said, "Later, can you guys pass by my house too? He said yes, and he's been to every activity the church has had since we talked to him.
We even had to kick him out of seminary, because he is only 12 years old haha. I love this kid. He is the chubby asian kid. He is the cutest little kid ever, also one of the smartest. He is a friend of Alefe who just showed up in one of our lessons.
We taught him and he accepted everything. Now, we're trying to teach his mom as well! So we were just walking in the street one day, and we passed by a house and Elder Taylor gave her a "bom dia", and I was like "Hey do you know her". He said that they had taught her everything, she knows that the church is true, but she doesn't want to be baptized. I said, "Let's go try again", so we walked back, I introduced myself and we gave her a lesson.
When we gave the baptismal invitation, she hesitated and said "Not now". We insisted and insisted with her. After all the explaining we could do, she still didn't feel the need to be baptized. With nothing less to say, Elder Taylor and I gave her our testimonies. The Spirit was very strong, because we shared experiences in our lives that she could relate to.
That's when a scripture came to mind, 10 "Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?
