Subject: Chronicles of Karinia
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Karin did not get baptized yesterday (two days ago). On Friday at district
meeting we found out that the Pringle Ward sister missionaries had a baptism
scheduled for 1:00, the same time as Karin's. We called the baptismal font
scheduler we had talked to before and we found out that she was the baptismal
font coordinator for Monmouth Stake! We live in the Salem Stake! So we
rescheduled the baptism for 2:15 and started calling everyone in the ward to
tell them about the time change, then we thought that maybe we should call Karin
herself. When I told her what happened she said, "Actually, I was thinking we
should call it off." Sigh.
We went over there that night to talk to her about it. We were really
hoping that we could talk her into it, and the lesson was super spiritual.
Karin told us she knew that it was right and she really wants to be baptized,
but she says she needs to talk to her son about it again to make sure he's okay
with it. I don't think that Laurence would really have a problem with it, I
think that the adversary is just trying to make her afraid. I believe that
Karin will be baptized it might just take a while. Sister Gyebi-Quarcoo in our
ward was telling us that when she was being converted, she didn't cancel her
baptism, she just didn't show up to it! She did that three times! Then one day
she just decided to show up to church and she asked to be baptized then.
Everyone came out of sacrament meeting to watch her be baptized! Haha I can
only imagine how her poor elders felt. Anyways, we'll continue to work with
Karin.
MIRACLE(S) OF THE WEEK: We have been having a hard time finding new
investigators. We set a goal to find two this last week, which is a fairly low
goal. Monday night after P-Day, we tried to visit an investigator but he wasn't
home. So we decided to knock on the doors around his house. No one was really
interested, and we were about to get in the car when Elder Tandy said he had
seen a lady walking her dog and kids and that she had turned in to a house and
that we should knock on it. We went over there and a boy answered the door so
we asked for a parent, he said hold on, then we heard this ferocious barking.
This tiny little monster (some kind of rottweiler-dachsund) came running out and
we heard, "No don't touch him!" As I was bending down to try to keep him from
running away. The woman of the house grabbed the dog so I fortuitously escaped
mutilation, and we started out the door approach laughing which is a nice
change. We smoothly transitioned into introducing the Book of Mormon, what it
is and why it's so important. We said a prayer with her on her doorstep and she
was happy to set up a return appointment. After that, we visited a lady I had
talked to with Elder Palmer who didn't seem really interested in religion, but
that night she was very receptive, she said we had caught her at a good time
because of spring break and we set up an appointment with her directly after the
other lady's. Their names are Tawnya and Laurie respectively, and we're
visiting both of them tonight. :D
It has been spring for a while! (see attachments) but it's not real warm
and the rain is super sporadic and annoying. Not that I mind the rain, but you
can never tell if it will be sunny or rainy because it will probably be both.
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