Happiness

So it was a really cool week! The main investigator that we have been teaching was baptized! It was an amazing experience! She brought he daughters with her and one of them is starting to get interested. We had a member preform the baptism and we gave her the gift of the Holy Ghoston Sunday. One of the investigators that I found and taught the lessons to in my last area was baptized also! He was gone for several months so it had to wait (some family problems in Europe) though as soon as he got back he was baptized. It's a 4 hour drive to my old area so Pres. said that I con't go over for it but none the less it amazing! The recent convert that we had been bringing along to our lessons was able to preform the baptism which is great for both of them and that was our plan! 

So the couple that we have recently been teaching have accepted baptism! We are shooing forMarch 26th (that's about how long it takes for everything) Sadly Yannick smokes but we found out something really cool! We were asking what they expected from us and Marielle said that they were having a big fight one night. It was about how everything just wasn't the way it used to be. They wanted it all to go back to how it was when they first came together. They wanted to re-find that happiness. After the argument Yannick had said a prayer asking for a sign on how they could find that happiness that was missing. Not a minute had passed when they heard a knock at the door and we came in. It really explains why they were so willing to let us in at first.  

This had been such an amazing experience! I'm so thankful that I have this opportunity to help others! There is so much joy in living the life that we know we should live! I love the talk by Elder Utchdorf from the last general conference entitled "It works wonderfully!" The title really says it all though I particularly enjoy this quote:

"Exaltation is our goal; discipleship is our journey."

It makes me think of our purpose here on earth. We all know 2 Nephi 2 verse 25, "... men are, that they might have joy.". That exaltation or that happiness is what we are working for. I enjoy how these two quotes work together especially the last part of elder Utchdorf's quote. "... discipleship is our journey." We all know the things that we must be doing and by doing those things we can find joy in life despite the hard blows and persistent pestering of life. Despite all of the hardships we have we can and must find happiness. The pioneers are a great example of this for oblivious reasons. As the church was pushed west by mobs and as their efforts to have Temple worship were extinguished, they still found joy. I know that they church is true! Keep the faith! Thanks for everything!!

-Elder Sorensen

It seems I still have the cursed 'Sorensen awkward picture' genetics...