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Moses's Baptism! It went really well! And really smoothly honestly. He was definitely a little nervous, even though he certainly wouldn't have admitted it. He very visibly relaxed once he finished changing...particularly since that was when Cherry walked into the church. He was definitely super happy and grateful that Cherry came to watch.
The service then officially got started. Elder Muirbrook gave a talk, and I played a musical number. Robert, a ward member and our mission leader, baptized him. Afterwards Moses bore his testimony about how he was baptized when he was a child in the Catholic church and how when he came here and first met the missionaries and learned that perhaps he needed to be baptized again that it was hard for him to hear. He explained how we told him that he needed to ask God and how he knew that God and Christ were the ones that really knew what he needed to be doing. He received the answer that this was how he needed to follow Christ, through getting baptized again and how he felt extremely happy afterwards.
We had oreos and Fanta among our fika options...because we found out that from Moses that oreos "was my favorite treat in Africa" and Moses is a fan of Fanta. The oreos were a hit though haha. Quite a few of the Swedes hadn't really had them before (or so often).
We've been able to keep in contact with our other recent converts, Frezghi and Fredrik.
Scripture- I finished both the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants this past week and Moroni 10:32-34 and D&C 138:56-57 stood out to me. His grace is sufficient and we have been called to a great work. I'm grateful that we have scriptures to help us draw nearer to God and to Christ. They really do make a difference in everything.
Love you all!
Allie
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