Journal entries from my mission. NYNYS Mission February 8-14, 1997
Tag: Baptism
NYNYS Mission February 1-7, 1997
Mission stories from the NYNYS Mission February 1-7, 1997.
NYNYS Mission January 27-31, 1997
My mission experiences between January 27 and 31, in the New York New York South Mission. This area was Sunset Park Brooklyn.
Have I Been Born Again?
If we truly have a change of heart and we are born again, we will not desire to sin. But we will also call continually repent of our sins. We will rely upon His atoning blood to cleanse us of those sins. That we may be perfected through Him.
NYNYS Mission January 8-13, 1997
Wow, what a day, we were supposed to have like 10 investigators at church. Only had 4 come. But we had 15 from our zone. After church, we went to go and see one of our investigators who said they would like to be baptized.
Mormons believe they get to make their own planet
“Mormons believe they get to make their own planet.” When I heard those words come out of my co-worker’s mouth today, I had to interject. I said, no. That isn’t exactly what we believe. I don’t think anyone’s sitting around saying they get to build their very own planet. To […]
I know the Church is true
I know the Church is true.
Adoption
I laid my hands upon his head and gave him the Holy Ghost, then proceeded to pronounce a priesthood blessing upon him. As I did so, I was filled with the most glorious and overwhelming feeling. It washed over me like a tidal wave. I had made a choice 7 years earlier to be his father and I did it as a choice, as an act of faith that I was doing the right thing. I did it without being acted upon. Now, all of a sudden, like a flood this feeling washed over me and the Holy Ghost testified that he was my child and he was supposed to be a part of our family. This was so unexpected.
NYNYS Mission November 16-22, 1996
On the way home, they related to my comp how when they had their prayers they decided to do it like us. In the morning one of the girls went and asked the other if she had gotten an answer and it was if the answer was a voice or a dream Tony told Mariana it wasn’t either, it was just a feeling. It was true. She just knew it.
NYNYS Mission November 9-15, 1996
We found the Brooklyn Bridge so like good missionaries, we went sightseeing. We only walked ½ way over the bridge and we got some nice photos of the bridge and city. We walked our butts off.