Wow, Christmas came and went so fast for me. I can't believe a new year is almost upon us...how exciting! My companion and I have been setting plenty of goals for the Tahun Baru (new year). Man, I LOVE being on a mission! Sister Mongan and I just got back from teaching Mutiara lesson 2...and we set a batismal date!!! January 17th! We were not even half way through the lesson and baptism came up when we talked about what we must do in this life: have faith in Christ, repent, be baptized, receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end. She said she'd already done the first two, have faith and repent, but she'd been waiting to be baptized til she found the right church. Two and a half years, she said she'd been waiting. When we told her maybe she could be baptized next month or the month after, she said "lebih cepat, lebih baik!" (pretty much translates as "the sooner the better"). AMAZING! Heavenly Father truly prepares His children, sometimes long before they are introduced to the church. After that she started talking about how her grandmother had past away (who was Muslim) but she kept having dreams about her. Her grandma would say, "please help me...baptize...baptize..." Mutiara turned to us and asked if we knew what that meant. Sister Mongan and I looked at eachother and just smiled. We then explained about the temple and baptisms for the dead. She was just amazed at that. When we told her that we'd already been through the temple, she thought that was so cool and has the greatest desire to go. We taught the rest of the lesson and it went so well. I think we're going to be meeting with her like 3 times a week to teach her before she gets baptized. I am so excited!!! Jacklin also called me this week (she's been busy with work and the holidays and hasn't been able to meet). She's going out of town and won't be back til the 15th. But she kept telling me to call her when she gets back, she still wants to learn. :)
This is just such an amazing experience for me...I hope everybody can feel the joy of helping to "bring one soul" to the knowledge of the gospel at least once in their life...it is the GREATEST feeling! And so humbling too, knowing that you are only the instrument in God's hands, testifying of truth, but the Spirit does the real work...the CONVERSION.
Today has been awesome. This morning we all went to an elder's investigator's neighborhood to play futsol (pretty much soccer) and it was so fun. I haven't played in so long, it felt great. After that we went to the investigator's house and had a wonderful lunch. He even gave me a bottle of the mosquito repellent he sells because he saw how badly bitten my legs were. Lol. So yeah, today has been great, to say the least.
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, I want to wish you a Happy New Year too! I love you all, I truly do. I am so grateful for ALL the love and support I receive from back home...you all have helped me become a better person. Thank you!
Sampai waktu berikutnya--
Degan banyak kasih,
Sister Okamoto
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