We had great joy on Saturday as we attended a double event—the wedding of the mother and father of four beautiful children and then the baptism of the family. Our friend Ingrid had taught the family with the missionaries, and told how her heart was touched as the dad expressed his gratitude for the missionaries and the gospel of Jesus Christ. He humbly said how they were “hungry” for this blessing. Later Sister Vaca(our seminary coordinator) told us that the father works with her husband, but they were shocked when they heard that the family was being taught. It just shows that there truly are people all around us who need and deserve the blessings of the gospel and the Church. The Vaca’s put together a wedding dinner and party for family and friends of the Rodriguez family, introducing them to the spirit of love and giving we learn as we are “trying to be like Jesus.” Directly following the wedding performed by the 5th-Ward bishop, the mother, father, and their three oldest children entered the waters of baptism. Then came the celebration! It reminded me of our “Come, Follow Me” study earlier in the day: Emily Freeman told the story of her daughter’s trying to find a WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) bracelet. In her search she found the answer in a wristband online—HWLF (He would love first). Here is a picture of this beautiful family.
Elders Russell and Murray and Brother Vaca baptized them. Their little boy is about five. How great shall be your joy! They were confirmed on Sunday.
The Sisters worked with us on family history this week. Jim was thrilled to find all of his “royal” history with ancestors as far back as 1200 B.C., including kings and queen of England and Ireland, Julius Caesar, Pepin, Charlemagne, Alexander the Great, and Adam (I’m pretty sure!). His sister Kathy has done the work for much of their family and is serving a family-history mission in Idaho Falls. She’s our in-house expert, so we made a phone call to get answers to a couple of questions.
This morning in our seminary study of Doctrine & Covenants 109, we watched the inspiring video “Treasure in Heaven:the Story of John Tanner.” If you want to watch something that will inspire and touch you, go to the Church website and watch it! If you have not watched the virtual tour of the Rome Temple, be sure you watch it, too. We are working on an open-house that the TMM and Laredo Stake is having next week for leaders of the Laredo community. It is very inspiring to see the Lord’s hand here.
Have a blessed week—I know we will!
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