JULIE!

Hey Everyone, this week was awesome.

First off, Julie got Baptized! It was such an amazing experience. Almost the entire program was done by recent Converts, so the Testimonies were powerful. She asked one of us Missionaries to Give her the Holy Ghost, and since Elder Smith has been out less than two weeks we asked him to do it. We only met Julie 2 and a half weeks ago, and it has been amazing to see her faith grow through the experience. 

One thing that teaching her did for me was strengthen my testimony in proper Priesthood Authority. This is not trying to knock on other churches, but I want to tell exactly what she told us:

"I was Baptized a month or two ago into another church that the family I live with was going to. I was so excited because Baptism was a giant step for me. When I went down and came up out of the water, I felt nothing. In fact, I was expecting it to feel a lot like when someone from your church came by and gave me a Priesthood Blessing. When I got one of those, I felt all warm and felt like someone was giving me a hug." 

When she was Baptized and got the gift of the Holy Ghost, she wasn't able to stop smiling the whole night.

Another thing this week was the temple. Wow it was amazing to be able to go through again. The Peace that is there, and the things that I learned cannot be described. The only thing that I will say, is that you are never closer to Jesus Christ and your Heavenly Father, than when you are there. I loved the whole experience.

Also, something funny that happened was going over to our Bishops house. Their family is so funny. We were just talking and then the Son that just got back from his mission asked who would win in a fight, Captain Moroni or Mormon. The funniest part was that the Parents were fully into the debate and everyone was picking sides. I gave my thoughts and then Bishop goes, "Elder! What are you doing??"

Anyway, it was a great week!

Elder Wilhelmsen

1. Julie's Baptism

2.We got Handles

3.Service