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What a beautiful past week it has been (': SO much has happened and so many miracles have happened. God is SO good. It's been such a blessing to watch God’s hand in this work. It truly is His work.
I had the opportunity to go on two exchanges this week. I went with my dear old companion Sister Harris AND my grandbaby (I trained her trainer) Sister Jackson. We saw so many miracles both exchanges and it was so much fun. I feel blessed to be able to be a sister training leader and get to work with all the amazing sisters in the zone!
Friday we had interviews with President Daines and Sister Daines. This time it was unique. They came to our apartment to interview us. It was such a spiritual experience, I loved it! At the end we knelt and President Daines offered a closing prayer...so powerful. I feel humbled to serve in The Great OCM with the Daines.
Ken was baptized Saturday and confirmed a member yesterday!!!! It was such a beautiful experience. Here is another miracle story with
Ken: we went to get him an hour before his baptism and we couldn't get ahold of him. We tried for 45 minutes then left. As we drove to the church our ward mission leader told us to keep trying him and he would let everyone at the church know...so we turned around and kept trying.
We didn't know what else to do and Sister Ali suggested we kneel in prayer (for the 7th time) and ask God what we should do. At the end of the prayer, we kept trying when I had a thought to go to the back of his house. So I bulleted to the back. We walked into this creepy covered deck with cobwebs and I had a strong impression that Ken was on the other side of the back door. The door was locked...I tried it like 5 times and it wouldn't move. Suddenly, my dear Sister Clark, her companion, and Sister Madsen showed up. We all said a prayer together and then when Sister Ali tried the back door...it opened. It was God given. Ken was watching tv with headphones and had no idea of the time or that we were pounding his door for the last hour. He walked out of his room with the white jumpsuit and he was glowing✨. His baptism was absolutely beautiful. At the end he looked at me and said, "I feel elated. I feel good. I feel like I belong. This is a new chapter in my life." How grateful I am for the spirit to guide us in the work. To prompt Sister Clark and I down his long driveway with his house hidden in the back of trees, to prompt Sister Ali and I to continue to teach him, to prompt sister Ali to ask God what we should do to get him up for his baptism, to prompt me to go to the back door, etc.
Ab is doing great! He continued to explain that he did not want to be baptized. He said he believed us and loved the church...he would go every week...but that he was already baptized when he was a baby and doesn't think he should be baptized again at his age. We showed up the bible video of Christ’s baptism and as he watched Jesus Christ be baptized...he realized that it would be okay to be baptized as an adult. We discussed how Jesus was baptized as an adult and it needs to be by immersion when we are at an accountable age. We discussed the priesthood power and importance of it. He grew in faith towards the idea of being baptized. We extended for October 22nd and he accepted!!
He also came to church yesterday! Please pray for him that he will stay strong.
Sister Ali met A, Ab’s friends when she was on exchanges Tuesday. Wednesday we had a chapel tour and she accepted baptism for October 22nd! She already loves the Book of Mormon. She came to dinner with us at a members home Friday and came to church yesterday! We have a family home evening with her this week. Please pray that she will continue to press forward and not let opposition to get in the way.
M came to church yesterday. She is so sweet! She also is progressing well and accepted baptism for October 29th!
M, M, and Sister B. are doing well! We had a very spiritual lesson as we finished teaching the plan of salvation and temple work with this family Friday evening. Tcame and bore a strong testimony of the temple. I can't wait to see this beautiful family in the temple.
I probably could go on for daysssss with all the new people we were able to meet and get to start teaching. There were so many tender mercies this week. Faith, obedience, and diligence are key in the Lords work. I'm so thankful for the time to be a full-time missionary.
It has been such a strength for me. I have had countless experiences that have built my testimony and help me to have bedrock faith in Christ and His doctrine. This is His TRUE church. In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen. Until next Monday. Thanks for all the love and support!
XOXO,
Sister Detamore
KEN’S BAPTISM
Sister Ali LOVES hot air balloons and she freaked out when she saw it in the sky. Well, It followed us home straight to our apartment complex lol. She was dying.
Took breakfast to four different people yesterday morning.
Two of our recent converts decorated our apartment Tuesday with balloons, food, and gave us Ohio state lanyards to let us know that they appreciated all our hard work.
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