Chris's Baptism

This is just a little excerpt from my journal on Saturday 

Today was Chris's baptism a very special day. We got to the stake center at 8:30 to fill up the font, make the programs and set everything up. At 9am the only people here were us and the other missionaries haha Chris called to say that he was on his way but needed to stop at Kmart for a wife beater. Good thing everyone was running a little late because the font wasn't going to be full in time. The program was perfect his brother and sister in law both spoke and we sang. He was crying the whole time and his wife too. The spirit was super strong. They got into the water and it wasn't quite high enough yet so we had to delay a minute. Alexis his brother in law performed the ordinance and was able to get all 250 pounds of Chris under the water the first time. The Elders shared the restoration and then Chris shared his testimony. He talked about his daughter a lot and how special she was to him. His wife was sobbing, then he said in Spanish "I've told the misioneras this before but I know they left their families so that I can be with my family forever." That is when I started crying. Yesterday my family was all gathered together to celebrate the wedding of my big brother and although I was a little sad to miss this special day I know that this is where I need to be right now in my life. The Spirit led sister chamberlain and I to Chris's house. Jesus Christ has changed eternity for all of us and he was able to work through us to change eternity for Chris. 

Xoxo hermana koelliker