Week 36 Marugame: Sakura! 🌸

my beloved friends and family,

this week was suPer nuts! we it was definitely all over the place, but

the foR sure highlight of the week was that our Investigator jesus

accepted the commItment to be baptized!!! it was way awesome! we have

been having the coolest experiences learning with him as we have gone

through the discussions and we have found some of the coolest things

and felt some of the strongest spiritual coNfirmations as we have

shared sCriptures with him from the book of mormon. it has been so

cool he will say something or ask a question and time and time again

the perfect scripture to share will come to our mind sometimes even

before we really know if the scripture rEally relates and every time

without fail it has been the perfect passage to answer his question or

ease his concern. it has been amazing seeing the spirit truly teach

through us as we have taught him. but this week during our lesson we

asked him straight up if he believes that the book of mormon is the

word of god. and he thought about it for a minute and finally answered

with a smile on his face saying that he feels like he truly does

believe. so then after taking him through the domino effect of faith

in the book of mormon he told us that he believes that joseph smith

was a prOphet and that this is truly christ's restored church on the

earth. and so we arrived at the epitome of the moment that every

missionary prays for every day to have with an investigator, so with

the spirit exploding within us we looked him in the eye and invited

him to follow christ and be baptized. i am so excited for him i can't

even explain i can't wait for his baptism. it was truly an incredible

experience. me and elder anderson pretty much Floated home. it is so

good, man i love this gospel so much!

also this sunday, like we couldn't be Proud of our investigator jesus

enough, he brought a friend to church! we got to teach him the

restoration with jesus and it just turned into an awesome experience

where we were teaching and jesus' friend, katsuhiro san, was asking

questions and jheff was testifying, and jesus was expounding and

relating the doctrine to him and it was just this sweet lesson of

awesomeness. in the end katsuhiro san seemed dEcently interested in

learning more and promised us that he would come back to church

another week. it was definitely an incredible easter sunday and I am

so grateful that because of our savior jesus christ we have hope for a

world At the right hand of God crowned with righteousness and

blessings and happiness from on high, and we have power to overcome

every trial and temptation that could ever be put in our path. and my

heart is full of joy because he lived, died, and lives again so that

we too Can live again and receive eternal happiness and life. i know

that my redeemer lives! i hope that all of you had or are now having

an amazing Easter sabbath. i love you all and hope that you have the

week to end all weeks.

この福音が大すきです！

アルレッド長老

The Church is True!!

Happy Easter!

Sakura

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