I'm kind of excited about this story, I won't lie. In Ian's mission it's kind of a rule that missionaries don't baptize investigators. Either the bishop or the ward mission leader will do it because they want the new members to have some connection to their ward. That way, when the missionaries get transferred, they still have friends in their ward and a reason to go to church. The only way missionaries ever have the chance to baptize someone, is when they specifically request it. Such was the case with Lidia Ferreyra (don't ask me how to say that because I have no clue). She's 80 years old and, according to Ian, has been going to church longer than some of the members in the ward. Because he's been in his current area so long, he's had the opportunity to get to know her really well. She even threw a birthday party for him back in October. She wanted to wait until the summer to be baptised because she gets sick really easily so Ian got to baptize her last Saturday. I know, cool huh?! He's such a great missionary and I'm so proud and blessed to have such an amazing person in my life.
With his companion, Lidia, and her family.
This is just a picture I thought I'd add for kicks and giggles.
This is one of the only times he's smiling in a picture. Usually
he's making some weird face. It's a soccer field in his area that
they broke into (not really, someone left a door unlocked).
I think maybe I want to go to a game here sometime.
1 comment:
I agree, he is a great missionary!
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