Week 71- Baptism!

Jane was baptized Saturday!

This was such a good week. We ran into some snags that scared us a little bit earlier in the week but we were able to get everything sorted out, and Jane was baptized on Saturday. The spirit was so strong and she was so happy. It was a little weird with social distancing and masks and only 10 people there, but the most important thing is that she was making a covenant with God and was so excited to do so. A little about Jane--she is a feisty, sweet 80 year old lady who has been a student of the Bible and searching for the truth for 60 years  now. And she finally found it! She had a lot of things to overcome but she did it and couldn't be happier. I love Jane!

Other than that, nothing really happened this week. Sister Lifferth gave a really good talk in Sacrament meeting yesterday about personal revelation. I really liked how she talked about how personal revelation comes as we are worthy to receive it and put in the effort. I know that God loves us and wants to speak to us and give us answers to our questions and direction in our lives.  

Have a great week!

Love, Sister Potts 

FUN FACTS:

1. So it is a tradition at the sites to read the Book of Mormon during the last 65 days of your mission and out of order. And since I start tomorrow I thought I'd explain why!

2. Translation of the Book of Mormon that we have now started in early April 1829. Because of the lost manuscript pages that comprised the first portion of the large plates, they actually started in Mosiah. 

3. By early June they had translated through Moroni, but they had to move to the Whitmer farm to finish.

4. During the month of June they translated the small plates of Nephi, which is what we have as First Nephi - Words of Mormon, then the title page was last.

5. Translation took 65 working days! Which is why we read the Book of Mormon starting in Mosiah, then finishing by reading the beginning through Words of Mormon, and then the title page! Now that makes sense haha.