Hoi Familie!!

Hoi there Familie!

The first day of my twelfth transfer is today!  Wow, time sure does fly by.. this past group of missionaries that went home was a little hard for me, I lost three former companions and the sister missionaries that were in the MTC when I first got there!  I now have one companion that has been out longer than me left in the mission, and sister kraemer, is on her last transfer!  Good golly gee, better not to think of such things! =P 

But I am doing just wonderful, had some wonderful neat expiriences this past week, that I would be more than happy to share with you all!  I think one of the neatest cooles stories I have ever heard of happend this past week, a Elder who was going home in my zone, on Wednesday morning an hour before he got on the train to go to the mission office, baptized a man, it was a last second thing, the man had asked that elder to baptize him, and he was scheduled to be baptized the previous saturday, but things didn't work out, because he was moving here to Antwerpen, so they post-poned the baptism a couple weeks and we were going to baptize him here, after the Elder of course would of been home, but our mission president called up, and said if he's ready he should be baptized as soon as possible, and that was on Tuesday night, we go in a mad scramble organizing everything, a long with the other two elders, and we got then the permission to baptize him the morning of transfers, and Elder Wilkins then had the chance to baptize him.. There was only missionaries there, because we called all our district and told them to come, even the ones that weren't being transferred, so for Buddah's baptism we had only missionaries there, no members.. I felt like that's how it would have been in the early days, when they baptized people, no members, just the missionaries.. pretty cool story, we went on a mad-dash trying to fill up the font, because we had problems with that of course, so we were boiling water in big pots, and filled the font, by hand pretty much!  It was crazy!  But it was done, and the man was confirmed yesterday in our ward. 

Had some great miracles with other investigators, Monique and Adela, we have been teaching them for the past 3 weeks or so, teaching them slowly, and very clearly, I think I have never been so bold or clear when teaching the restoration as I have been with those two.. it's been strange, but they got the message, and said that before they would commit to be baptized they would have to pray about it.. well we went over there, and we start talking, and we shared a lessen about the dispensations, and we used pictures and all that, so they could see the history of god and how he's dealt with his children in the past, and of course baptism came up again.. and we asked them if they would be baptized again if they came to know these things were true, and Monique starts asking us some questions, and then said that a couple of days before, she had been thinking about it, and she felt really good, and she feels that it was god who told her that this is a right thing to do.. We were blown away, was not expecting that!  So she's super excited and is preparing herself for the 7th of April, but we want to move that up since she has a testimony now.. just a really neat feeling hearing somone share that they recieved an answer, especially with someone, who there concern about baptism was, that they had already been baptized, and by immersion, and they were fully aware of what they were doing! But she overcame all that, and god spoke to her, and she wants to follow god, so now she's going to be baptized in his church!  And she came to church as well!  Took her a while, because she didn't want to come with us, so she got lost, but she found it, sat in in the relief society, and I think she liked it!  So that was a pretty huge step that she took.. Jen Onzo, (found out that Onzo was the last name of the man =0)  Jen is doing amazing, we've taught him almost everything now, all the major ones, and he's accepted all the things we've shared with no problems, with enthouthiasm even!  Sometimes sitting in on his lessens it doesn't seem real, because he's just so prepared.. it's been a huge miracle, he was also in church for the 4th week in a row.. And then there is Sonia, had a wonderful lessen on the plan of salvation with her and her husband, then on friday we organized for her daughter and her to come to the young womens acitivty, so while her daughter was having a blast, we went also to the church and just had a great conversation with her, she talked about her problems, we listened, and waited and then she started talking about the book of mormon, talked about how she had read Alma 5 all the way through to Alma 34 in one night, said how she's been talking about the book of mormon with her family, and how she wants to send book of mormons to different family members, because she has the "feeling" that it will help them.. then she started talking about baptism.. She is also one, also with her man, that she was baptized, been baptized twice actually, but baptized by immersion, and made the choice fully aware and with the attention of making a covenant with god.. difficult, it's been hard for her to accept that she needs to be baptized, but she understands the restoration, she understands why we are asking her to be baptized again.. she explained to us that a few days before she was thinking, thinking about our visits thinking about her problems that keep stacking up, and she said that she said a prayer and asked god, if the reason why she was having all the problems is because she's not baptized.. that also suprised us, and made us super happy, because now she was asking specific questions about baptism.. She said that all she wants to do is follow Jesus Christ, and if she has to be baptized again she'd do it, but she said that she needs to have a very clear answer for her to take that step.. she progressing, it's coming.. keep praying for, pray that she'll receive that clear answer! 

Sonia and her kids were also in the church, so church was very packed and very busy, and my companion and I were running all over the place trying to make sure everything was in order... tireing but fulfilling for sure.  Some Americans from Utah were there visiting, a man took a picture with me and had me give him your guys phone number so he could call and let you know that "your son, is doing well!" All I could remember is dads number so I think that's the one that I gave him.. Hope I didn't mix up his and the house number =0  Also one of the sisters from my olders who went home, came to Antwerpen with her parents, like I said that was super weird, and also we had a lot of other people come to church, less-actives, and what not, a really good sunday, and as icing on the good week, Isaac taught the english sunday school for his very first time, so it was pretty neat to see.. he's continuing on his path and his progression.. he asked some questions about the sister who was with her parents, and I said, that's what some parents do, they come pick up there son or daughter, and I told him that you were coming in september, and that I was going to come like that sister missionary and visit him and Christiana with my parents.. He was excited =)

Well love you family!

Take care, and have a wonderful week, thanks for all the emails!

--Elder Mohrman

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