Another Baptism Opportunity We have taken this sister and several family members to church for some time. That is probably why she asked that I baptize her. I was happy to do it and I was glad to see how happy she was afterwards.
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My Mom This coming Thursday will mark 90 years since my mother was born. The next day will mark 30 years since she passed away. To this day, I still express gratitude in prayer for being born to the parents I was and I pray that I can be true to the faith that my parents have cherished. (Hymn #254). I am very grateful to have been born in the covenant with the promise I will be with her through eternity if I live worthily.
An Opportunity to Serve The Elders serving in our branch (Smith & Manookin) offered me the opportunity to baptize 9-year-old Bautista and his 8-year-old sister, Victoria. Their mother is a memer but has been less active for many years. I'm grateful that she was prompted to return and to seek this saving ordinance for her children. We have enjoyed taking their family to church as they live some distance south of the city and branch building.
Mary's Birthday The mission has a WhatsAp group in which all missionaries participate. The most common posts contain birthday wishes. Yesterday, many missionaries posted birthday greetings for Mary, beginning with the president. (I have included only a few.) His says, "Happy Birthday, Sis. Lunt. Thank you for your service to all of us. Thank you for serving your third mission. You are an example of sacrifice and consecration. We love you much."
A Blessed Reconnection We helped teach this couple (Jose & Carmela) when we were in Chile and I baptized him. (The above photo is from when we took them to the temple to complete baptisms for their deceased family members.) We had to leave Chile in a hurry because of the pandemia so we didn't get to say goodbye. I tried to reach them but the phone number I had didn't work. I tried to reach others to get a valid phone number without success. We were blessed in that the son of my niece, Stacy, is serving in that mission and is in the same zone as Gorbea. He was able to get me a good phone number and I began interacting with Jose. I might have cried. We called them last night and had a wonderful visit.
Elders' Quorum Social - May 21,2026 The Elders' Quorum Presidency sponsored a second social last night. I had two hotdogs and that made me a light weight. Several stated that five was the anticipated consumption.Three non-members were in attendance and sincerely seemed to enjoy themselves. In the second picture, the Elder's Quorum President, Noe, is standing and his second counselor,Tico, is taking the picture. Dinner started at about 9:20 and I was among the first to leave at 10:00.