It's crazy that 2 years have gone by! we worked hard and finished strong this week, our baptism on saturday with Corey fell through. we were super sad about that. His wife went crazy so we had to postpone the baptism to a later date. But we didn't let that stop or phase us, true success is measured off of our commitment to find, teach and baptize. We stayed committed all week and finished strong!
Yesterday we went on splits with the Elder's Quorum. I went with a brother Cluff. We stopped by a LA who wasn't home so we went to see some investigators, neither of which were home. But while walking to a home we OYM'ed this lady named Tammy. We had prayed with her the night before and she wasn't extremely interested. But something changed over night. She started asking questions about why we had invited her to be baptized again and why she needed to be baptized again. We said a prayer then taught the Restoration, she understood it super well! By the end she said, "I get it, I understand why I need to be baptized again! It all makes sense!" She is super solid for the 12th of September.
I got to give a talk yesterday in Sacrament, spoke on repentance. It went very well, it was good practice for this upcoming Sunday when I get to speak again:)
Thank you family and friends for your support over the past 2 years! Your prayers, letters, and emails were much appreciated!
I close with just one thought based on what I've seen over the past 2 years serving a mission. We've been closed off to a lot of what's been going on in the world, but we've seen enough to know that Satan is attacking the family hard! We can especially see it with the recent allowance of gay marriage in the US. It's more important now than ever before to strengthen the family and be a defender of truth. Here's a quote from "The Family: a Proclamation":"THE FAMILY is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. . . Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. "
The Prophets came out with this statement in 1995, the family wasn't under attack like it is now, so this proclamation is definitely inspired! The only way for Satan to win is for good men to do nothing. I would invite whoever reads this to review "the Family" and find ways to strengthen your family so that we can have more power to withstand the temptations of Satan and one day all live with God again, that's what its all about.I love you all and thanks again for all that you've done for me!
Love,
Elder Spencer Bailey
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