Baptism!

May 9, 2006
Dear Family,
It has been a good week. Today we went to the Newport Beach temple. It was the first time I have been. It is a fairly small temple, smaller than the stake center next to it, but it is very nice. It's nice to go to the temple once in a while.

Saturday was John's baptism. His parents came to support him, as did many members. His brother opposed it, but he did it anyway. After the baptism he bore his testimony and everyone was blown away. It was a great baptism. The next day, Sunday, his parents came to see him confirmed in sacrament meeting, then he was ordained a priest afterwards in the Bishop's office. His parents were touched by the whole thing and very proud of their son. The Saadehs think that the family is very close to investigating themselves. Brother Saadeh has been affected a lot also by having the discussions at his house. In all, John's conversion has started ripples that no one can comprehend the effects of.

We taught the Chinese lady Xiao Yan again last night. She was very receptive and we had a good discussion about faith, prayer, scripture study, etc. My Chinese is definitely digressing, but it's not terrible.

John Moran is also progressing and coming to church. He actually drove us to the temple today, so we've had a lot of contact with him. He is reading every day.

On Saturday morning, we taught the Kim family the plan of salvation, and they are doing well. They're still not coming to church, but they're progressing in their own way.

Also on Saturday, one of the ladies in our ward gave us an assignment. She had her car fixed by a guy who she started talking to about the church, and felt prompted to send us over to his house with a plate of cookies. He was so touched that he was brought to tears, and he invited us back.

We also talked to an old contact of Elder Holt's this week, named Judy. They had tried everything to get her to church, but she never came. Well, she's moving soon, so we asked if we could help. she was very touched by this, then we invited her to church. So she came, and she was BAWLING during fast and testimony meeting. It was a very good experience for her. We will send the missionaries in Georgia to go get her.

Well, that's about it for this week. It was exciting and good. I hope you all have a great week this week. I love you all.

Love,
Elder Myers