Hey all!
I woke up this morning like "holy cow I have two weeks left what just happened" so I guess now it's really go time. Lots more cool miracles here in Miami this week, as tends to be the case when you're in an awesome area with an awesome mission companion. It reminded me of a line from one of President Jeffrey R. Holland's messages from two years ago: "I cannot speak fully of that experience here, but I can say that part of what I received was an admonition to return to my ministry with more urgency, more consecration, more focus on the Savior, more faith in His word."
First up, a miracle: Rhonda decided she's going to be baptized and confirmed! She's clicked so well with the members here in the Miami Ward and is especially tight with a new convert who recently went through the temple for the first time. We felt inspired to study the doctrine of Christ in 2 Nephi 31 and had her read verse 13:
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel."
After reading the verse herself, Rhonda told us she "really felt that one" and that she was definitely feeling that "baptism of fire". She then declared she thought the Book of Mormon really was a continuation of God's teachings in the Bible, and it came to us to ask her, "Why would we invite you to be baptized and confirmed again if the Book of Mormon is true?" She thought for a moment and responded, "...Because this is the true church of Jesus Christ! Because this church has authority!"
Bingo!
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In other news...
Our other friend Zeke is going to pray and talk with his family about being baptized on two Sundays from now, the 22nd!
Father's Day is coming up! Make sure to tell your dad you love him. Dads need love too!
We both spoke in church on Sunday! Probably the last time I'll get to do that as a missionary. Weird. Lots of lasts lately.
We had dinner with Marvin again later that evening and he fed us some real good steaks again. I tried to make a joke and asked him how long he thinks it'd take him to eat a whole cow, and he thought for a moment and said, "Well, usually about seven months for a calf with my wife and two kids." ...Forgot people 100% actually do that out here. Farmers are so hardcore.
Song of the week: "Rolling On" by the Murlocs. Definitely put this one in an email before but it's been stuck in my head all week.
Love y'all! To all my other missionaries and everybody else enduring to the end, finish strong!
Elder Rigby
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