M is doing great as always! She told her family about her baptism and they are so supportive of it. It was one of her biggest worries and it is now all taken care of. She is so amazing and intelligent!
On Wednesday we went to the temple and I brought my very first family name ever! I got to do her baptism, confirmation, initiatory, endowment, and sealing to parents, all in a row! It was an incredible experience for me. I had never done sealings but the spirit in that room was one of the sweetest I've ever felt. The temple is a sacred place and I always feel peace there that comes from God.
We had the greatest miracle happen yesterday: we received a call Saturday night from a recent convert in our ward. She told us about her cousin that is new in town and wants to come to church. So we made a few calls and arrangements and got her to church yesterday morning. She ended up loving it and we set up an appointment for a few hours after church. We taught her the restoration and throughout we discovered that she was about to be baptized a few months ago in California but she had to move to Texas just a week later so it didn't work out. She had been searching for the church again but it was proving to be a little difficult and then she finally moved from Dallas to Houston and found us! We felt inspired in the lesson to invite her to be baptized on April 23rd. She is all for it and super excited. It was so amazing! I've never had the opportunity until now to set a baptismal date in the first lesson. The hand of the Lord is so great.
We are also teaching another little family. The mother is a recent convert but is the only member. Her son is eight and she wanted us to help prepare him to be baptized. We are trying to also focus on the father who is not a member either. We've been teaching them for a few weeks. A really humble and sweet family. You can feel the love in their home. We taught them about the Book of Mormon and it turns out the father and son have already been reading each night! They take turns reading verse by verse. So cute.
Yesterday my companion and I got to teach Relief Society. We taught on the atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I learned a lot while preparing for the lesson and got some practical experience while knocking doors. We've been trying to use the church's Easter initiative as much as possible. It speaks of the resurrection of the Lord and that through him we can find new life. It has brought us in contact with a lot of interesting people. One woman we contacted said we could come back another day because she didn't have much time, but as we said bye and were walking away she opened up and began to explain that her husband had just died a few days previously. We had a really great discussion with her and I realized how important the knowledge we have is of the atonement and resurrection. I began using this question in contacting, "how can the resurrection benefit you in your life?" Many people don't know how to respond, I wouldn't either! We must take advantage of the gift we have that is the gospel and share it with all those that surround us. I know that my Redeemer died, but he also lives.
"I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine
To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine,
That he should extend his great love unto such as I,
Sufficient to own, to redeem, and to justify.
Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me
Enough to die for me!
Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me!"
Con amor, Hermana Jorgensen
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