Devon - Week 12 - Best week Ever

 Last Saturday we had a baptism.  This one does not count as a convert baptism because we baptized and confirmed an excommunicated member.  Her name is Ann.  many missionaries have worked with her and she has finally rejoined the church.  over 15 missionaries taught her and some have goon home already.  Their were about 30 missionaries their at her baptism.  Out of all those missionaries that have worked with her she asked me to be a witness to her baptism and also to confirm her. I for the first time got to give the Holy Ghost to someone.  That is amazing.  I have always had a deep respect and testimony of the Holy Ghost.  I am so happy that I got to do that service.  Something amazing happened this week.  A week ago one of our progressing investigators regress to just investigator and we thought that she was less interested.  She has been recently hanging out with an less active member that is against the church, which is a horrible influence for her.  She had not been to church for along time but she came last Sunday.  She sat through fast and testimony meeting. Then she went to Gospel essentials and the lesson was on the millennium.  I was scared and worried because I thought that the millennium was to deep doctrine and that she would not believe in it and would drop the discussions. We were going to talk to her before she went to relief society but a member stopped us and kept talking to us and we never got time to talk to her. After church we got a five page text and we were super stressed and our hearts were sadden. This is what the first page said, "Hey guys! It was great to see you both at church today. We obviously couldn't chat much but I wanted to let you know I'm in a really good place right now..."    We both thought  oh no (she is in a really good place right now) and probably is going to say that she doesn't need us any more.  Then we were shocked by her next text.  It said, "..., I've had some significant experiences and feelings since we last met and I'm coming to feel more and more like the church is true and like baptism may..."  Next  "... be in the not too distant future. Carrington and I had a great talk on her birthday Thursday and she suggested we go to an institute class, so we will be..."  "...doing that on Thursday.  It's very clear to me that I need to put more value and time in reading the scriptures. Anyway, thank you for all you have done,..."  "...I really appreciate it!"  We were ecstatic after reading the text.  We were bouncing off the walls happy.  Then we humbled ourselves and knelled down a gave a pray of thanks to our Heavenly Farther because we recognize that the Lord had done so much for her and that without him we would have lost that investigator.  He helped her recognize what she really needed.  With God we all have a bright future. 

This is the entire text.

"Hey guys! It was great to see you both at church today. We obviously couldn't chat much but I wanted to let you know I'm in a really good place right now, I've had some significant experiences and feelings since we last met and I'm coming to feel more and more like the church is true and like baptism may be in the not too distant future. Carrington and I had a great talk on her birthday Thursday and she suggested we go to an institute class, so we will be doing that on Thursday.  It's very clear to me that I need to put more value and time in reading the scriptures. Anyway, thank you for all you have done, I really appreciate it!"