One More Added To The Fold

(Sister Cummings)
Hello everyone!!!!! I just have to get this out there but Vanessa was baptized this week!! It was quite a stressful week in preparation for her baptism. Although I have had previous investigators baptized in the past this is very much the first one that I had the opportunity to plan. And boy. Did we plan. Everything was planned down to the hair thanks to the amazing organization skills of my amazing companion Sister Rawlings. There was one day in the week that after our appointment, back-up, and emergency back-up cancelled we went to the church building to check out the font and to sweep it out. Good thing we did because there were maybe five or six families of various insects profiting in the quiet and peaceful environment of the baptismal font. They were promptly evicted as were the sparse yet still present colonies of mold. Lets just say we don't baptize all that often in Canada =D

Besides a quick stumble to find a piano player after the one planned for cancelled last minute everything went quite smoothly. The font was finished on time with water that was neither too cold nor too hot. Vanessa only needed to be plunged once as the ordinance was performed perfectly on the very first time. There were enough towels. The television properly showed the restoration while Vanessa was changing from her wet clothing. And there was just the perfect amount of food afterwards for a short reception. Needless to say it went...perfectly. Which was exactly NOT what we were expecting. But it happened and we are so grateful that it did.

Not much time but I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your prayers given for Vanessa. They were answered and one more lamb was added into the fold.

I love you and hope you have an amazing week!

this is us updating the area book with Vanessa's Baptism

This is me having fun with my camera while Sister Rawlings was doing her emails

Yup thats them. They are cute together =)

Martin came and visited Laval ironically the day that Vanessa received the Holy Ghost. This is him and his return missionary of a girlfriend that should be getting married around april though the question has not been popped yet =)