Baptisms!



Gisela and her family



Elder Dickinson, Tyson, Danny, and Elder Getts

Hi, everyone,

Everything is going good here in the area. We had two great baptisms this weekend. The first was a 16 year-old named Danny. His best friend, Tyson, baptized him and he got the priesthood and was ordained a priest just after sacrament meeting on Sunday. It was really awesome to see him with so much opportunity to serve in the church and go on a mission. His non-member mom was even crying. Hopefully she will also be baptized in the future. Then on Sunday we had a baptism of Gisela, a sister who has basically been active in the church for about a year without being baptized. She finally gave up coffee and was baptized. She will be confirmed next Sunday. Elder Campos came to perform the baptism and I gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. There were so many people who came that we had to do the service in the chapel and then go to the Relief Society Room for the baptism. It was great to see her finally making such an important promise with God so that she can follow Jesus Christ more fully and achieve much more happiness and be sealed to her family.

This transfer is almost over! It has been way too fast here in Saratoga Springs / Eagle Mountain. I am leaving in about a week to who knows where. We will just see where the Lord wants me. I have had such a great time here, and the area has been really successful even though I heard a bunch of negative things about it before coming.

This morning we went with the Saratoga Elders and hiked up a hill by the lake. We could see the whole valley and even into the Salt Lake valley when we looked north. It was pretty fun.

I know that if everyone will strive to be a good example and then to share their testimony with others that the peace, safety and joy of the Gospel will spread into the hearts of others. Please commit yourselves to living a more virtuous life and follow that commitment every day! You will be greatly blessed for it!
Love,

Elder Getts