Erick and Junior got baptized and their older brother, Cesar, baptized them!!! It was such a sweet experience to be apart of. Cesar baptized Erick first and you could tell how nervous he was because he had never baptized anyone before. Then he baptized Junior and you could just hear the confidence in his voice. It was precious. At the end, Junior played "Faith" on the Violin for the closing song and he did so good! I played interlude music at the baptism on the piano hahaha. No one can tell me God isn't real, because I could not have pulled that one off on my own haha. My companion and one of the other Sister Missionaries that was there, we all know like one song each so we took turns playing the same songs over and over. It was pretty hilarious.
Many other amazing things happened this week but the baptism was the highlight of it all. Stay tuned. Many miracles to come.
During one of my personal studies this week I ran into this quote, "The greatest decision I ever made in my life was to give up something I dearly loved to the God I loved even more. He has never forgotten me for it."
I love you all dearly and that has been without a doubt the biggest sacrifices of coming on a mission. I love my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ. And Heavenly Fathers loves us all so much, I have found that the least I can do is sacrifice my wants for His needs. I can't imagine being anywhere else at this time in my life. He has blessed me beyond my comprehension for being an instrument in His hands.
I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Christ's true Church on the Earth. I know the promise in the scriptures "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:" (Matt. 7:7) is true to all those who go to God in prayer with "a sincere heart, with real intent" (Moroni 10:4). Don't just take my word for it, try it.
If anyone has any questions about God, our purpose in this life, the Bible, the Book of Mormon, learning/teaching the gospel in Spanish, what I do everyday as a missionary, how hot it is here in California, how much water I drink everyday so that I don't get dehydrated because it is so hot here, or anything else that comes to mind, email me! No tengan verguenza!! (Don't be shy/embarrassed!).
Les quiero mucho. Espero que tengan una semana bendita!!
(I love y'all a lot. I hope you have a blessed week!!)
Hermana Brown
