This is the letter Lori wrote after their visit with the S family on the 17th. Too priceless not to share her excitement!! (There are notes and exclamations all over the paper - I'll do my best to capture it all)
AHHH :) Merry Christmas!!!
Okay...I am probably too excited to write anything that makes sense. We just had a lesson with Lori S. Actually, she invited us over to help her wrap Christmas presents. WE went over and we were talking and she committed to be baptized on the 22nd, actually she told us, we didn't have to commit her to do anything :) Best day of my WHOLE LIFE! It is a huge miracle. And it all started a week ago...well it started a long time before that, but you know.
Just to recap your memory, they are the ones that have a son on a mission in Italy right now. Before I was here, Lori and J read the whole Book of Mormon with the Sisters. They were determined that they would not be baptized until their son came home which is in March. But we had a lesson with them last Monday, the 3rd, and invited them to church and they came. The sacrament meeting was amazing and the speaker spoke right to them. Both were crying and were really touched. After sacrament meeting, while Sister L was talking with someone else, I put my arm around her and said that the best present she could give her son and her Savior is to be baptized. I asked her if she would be baptized on the 22nd of December. She freaked out for a split second and said she would pray about it. After that we had a lesson with them again with the speakers from the sacrament meeting...BEST LESSON EVER!! President R (the one that spoke at sacrament meeting) offered to speak at their baptism and they said they would love that!
Well, fast forward to today...we went over to help her wrap Christmas presents and she brought up baptism and she said she wanted to do it, she hadn't even told her husband yet! But she called him while we were there and he said he wanted to be baptized too!! So, MIRACLE!! I don't know why they have to be baptized right now, but all I know is that Heavenly Father wants them to be. Can you imagine how happy their son is going to be when he finds out?! WE are trying to work it out that their son can call and Skype and watch the baptism. Saturday is going to be the best day. I am so grateful that the Lord truly does guide this work. I am so grateful that the Lord used me as an instrument to bring this miracle about. I am SO HAPPY! Imagine me on the day I got my mission call x 10! It is a big deal!
Anyway, I just had to tell you! I love you so much! Thanks for being such a great family! I love you from the bottom of my heart!
SHE SAID YES!!! He did too, but he was just waiting on her!
OH MY GOODNESS!!
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