Dear Family!Well it was awesome to see/hear you all yesterday! As for the
appointments I told you about last night, one of them happened. We taught the older Mexican lady. We found out half way
through that she was not following what we were teaching at all. She may not be totally there, so we will see where that goes. Haha Besides her we found 3 new people this week. 2 are
friends/coworkers of a less active member who invited them to listen to us. We had a powerful lesson with
them about Enos' story. It helped me realize the truth of a Preach My Gospel phrase: "Although they may not know why, [those you teach] need relief from feelings of guilt that come from mistakes and sins. They need to experience the joy of redemption by receiving forgiveness of their sins and enjoying the gift of the Holy Ghost.... You are called to represent Jesus Christ in helping people become clean from their sins" (1: What Is My Purpose as a Missionary?). It's true that a lot of people don't even realize they are carrying burdens of guilt. Everyone needs the gift of forgiveness, whether they think so or not.
So Olin was baptized Monday! He was part of another part member family and we are working to help that family become active again. It was a cool baptismal service, but it's been hard to get ward members to come.Other than that we found out that at least three of our investigators
are on probation and/or are felons...explains why it's been so hard to find them!
Sorry this is a short email, but that's the basic update. I love you
all and hope you are doing well!
Elder Collin Christensen
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