More baptisms - 11/14/11

Here is Brett's e-mail from 11/14/11

Okey dokey, here we go.

I am super excited for Tyler! Ahhhh! You have to tell me when he gets his call! I got mine in a little under two weeks, but of course I lived in Provo, which is a little closer to church headquarters, but still, he could get it before Christmas! Woooo hooooo!

This week was pretty intense, but really amazing. I got your Halloween cards on Tuesday, and they were really funny. Thanks for taking the time to show a little love to your long lost bronze boy out in Honduras :) We had 4 baptisms on Saturday, which was also the open house for the new Stake Center. There were over 500+ watching us, so there was a little bit of pressure, but everything turned out great. We baptized Familia Gutierrez and they really are special to me. We've been working with them for over 4 months, (I've only been here for 2 1/2) and there has been a lot of change in them. Its funny how things worked out, because about this time a month ago we were thinking about dropping them, because they weren't progressing. But we had a very frank and clear lesson with them, and they decided it was time to actually do the work required for conversion. We can believe until the cows come home, but until we put some action behind our beliefs, our faith is nothing. Right after that lesson, the family had a little crisis, and it humbled them. We knelt together and prayed for the first time as a family with them. Also, we gave one of the daughters, Linda, a blessing. She said she felt better immediately after the blessing, but she still couldn't sleep that night. So she prayed out loud for the first time in many years, and she said she felt at peace. I had the privilege of baptizing her, and I know that the Holy Ghost is the real teacher, and without it conversion isn't complete.

I love you guys. Thanks for your love and support. We should be having 2 more baptisms this Saturday, and on the 23 we are having changes. (I think that's what they're called in English?) Anyways, life is good

Elder Hansen

 Changes, in Spanish, are more commonly known as transfers for English speaking missionaries.