and that is how our red dot became a light blue dot

Wow what an eventful past few weeks!!!!

This past weekend alone we went to the temple with a recent convert and we had two baptisms!! It was so fun. 

Gabriel, 13, got baptized and it was so amazing to see the joy he had. He carried around his baptismal program in his little backpack and was showing it to people at church the next day. 

Vinnie wow. He was so so happy. His dad came also, who is not a member, and even his dad remarked at how good he felt and how much he could feel the Spirit. It was so so cool. Also. Super cool so the first Sunday Vinnie came to church we found out the one of the couples in the ward were Vinnie's teachers in High School! Brother Betham was his Football coach! So it was really amazing because he got to baptize Vinnie! The Bethams were so so happy. 

We started doing family history with both of them so that they will have names to take to the temple! I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK.

We also started teaching some kids from New Zealand. Jayduse, Lupe, and Lee. Lupe was baptized a few years ago but we are helping Jayduse and Lee prepare to be baptized on the 27th of this month! It is going to be so great. When we taught them about the Restoration, and about Joseph Smith, we challenged them to all memorize a scripture from the lesson. Jayduse picked Joseph Smith History 1:10, Lupe had Amos 3:7, Lee had James 1:5, and we gave Lovely and Jessica no choice they had to memorize the First Vision haha. In return we told them that we would memorize Moroni 10:5 in Maori (the other language they speak). They took the challenge and went above and beyond!! It was so cool. One of them had the verse memorized before we had even left and they all had them memorized by the next day. 

Those kids are so amazing. We love them so so much!! 

I hope yall are enjoying the holiday season and continue finding ways to LIGHT THE WORLD!!!!! It's the best time of the year. 

Les quiero!!! Cuidense.

Hermana Brown

p.s. I cannot even express how much I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. And to be a representative of Christ. Wow. There is nothing better. Find out more at churchofjesuschrist.org or comeuntochrist.org

If you have any questions please send them to me! I love questions. I might even have a few for you in return!

Moroni 10:5

"Ma te mana hoki o te Wairua Tapu e mohio ai koutou ki te pono o nga mea katoa"

"And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things"

Here are some pictures from the baptisms and the temple trip!! The cute little girl is Maddy. We are teaching her and her family. They came to the ward Christmas party on Saturday and she wrote out her Christmas list for Santa. A puppy and a laptop. Haha her parents are going to have a fun time explaining why Santa isn't going to be able to deliver this year.