HEY:):)
what a week it has been! its always the week of the baptism that is always so so stressfull! we had some pretty interesting things happen! well this week has been super busy and has been filled with rain! it has rain almost all day everyday! but on the other hand i guess thats how norway stays so freakin green!! its getting colder every day as we approach winter and we can already feel it sweeping in everyday! but rain or snow we are out and the lord blesses uus day by day!
well i kan say that IT HAPPENED! THE BAPTISM WENT THROUGH AND IT WAS INTENSE!! well a couple weeks ago when we were eating with a family with our newly baptized member(then not baptized) i received a little feeling saying who should baptize her! i asked her if a convert of a year who has had a strong desire to baptize someone could baptize her....she said of course! well he was over extatic when he had received the news and he has been coming on the teaches willlingly ever since! he was with for 4 of the teaches tis past week! he was such a strength especially when i had received a call in wednesday morning from her saying sorry i can not be a member i just cant and hung up the phone! i was heart broken and hit my knees and asking for inspiration on what we were to do! i started to fast and pray all day and gave myself more than ever to the lord that day and just said it will all be fine just do everything today you can for others and when you meet tonight everything will work out fine! well as we went to the teach with two members and sat us down....she said to jon martin(the new convert) are you the one going to baptize me? jon martin said i would love to but when you are ready.....i am ready she said i am just so scared! we gave her comfort and love and she was about in tears of joy. her and jon have become so close and yet the story is not over... on saturday we got everything ready and she was dressed and looked so beautiful in her new white dress! her daughter even showed up and came to church the next day:) i dont know what we would have done with out her.....because as they got in the water amel was so happy and she had tears in her eyes! little did we know how afraid and uncomfortable she was in the water! jon said the prayer and instead up throwing her under he took her slowly down and she forgot to breathe and as he was putting her under she tried to fight and jon just kept going not knowing what to do haha and she was gasping for air and he put her under and she came up out of the water with no air and almost dying and coughing and she started panicing like crazy and she actually didnt go all the way under and still had to go under again and she was not having that!! it took 10 minutes to calm her down and we managed to get her to go one more time(as we prayed we wouldnt have to do it a third time) she went under barely enought that the water covered her!....well probably not the most gracefull baptism but we got it;) haha it was an experiance never to forget! she was SO HAPPY afterwards! she said she couldnt remember what happened or anything we said...looks like those sins were washer from her mind...hahahah and she was happier than ever even though everyone else was in a panic afterwards! she was confirmed a member and she knows the church is true! she thanks us everyday and wont stop baking food for us now....:)
well that was the good news and ill throw the pictures in with it! i am so thankful for this church. the church of jesus christ of latter day saint! everything that it stands for and the way we are taught to love and become closer to our Lord and Savior! my love for this church goes everly increasing each and everyday! i have a little reading for everyoneand its where i am in the book of mormon now...mosiah ch3! wow its such a great chapter. even though i have read it so many times i have truly felt the reality of it this time! i hope you all have a great week! LOVE YOU!!
Eldste Farnsworth
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