It's great to hear that everyone is doing
well! This has been a great week altogether and we had a very
spiritually uplifting zone conference. I also had my third to last
interview of my mission with president! We had a nice chat and he talked
more about life outside the mission when I return home than life inside the
mission! It was a good, fun interview though.
Well I finally had the amazing opportunity to baptize someone in my mission! On Friday night Federica was baptized and
it was a great baptismal service. One of the best if not the best I've
seen in my mission!
I want to share the story of how the sisters found
her: the sisters needed to go to Catania and they got on the bus and sat
near the back. A young 23 year old girl, Federica, got on the bus and
sat in the very back and Sorella Spicq had a strong impression to talk
with her. She acted on the prompting and asked her, "Do your seat?"
Federica simply replied with a yes and Sorella Spicq apologized and
said, "Sorry for the silly question but I just felt like I needed to
talk to you." They spoke the whole ride from Siracusa to Catania where
she invited her to come to English course.
I met her as she began to frequent my intermediate
course, and then she started coming to church and taking the lessons
from the sisters. When members first saw her they thought that she was a
third sister missionary because of her bright countenance and the
spirit that she brings into the room. I am lucky to have had her in my
English course and to get to know her and when the sisters invited her
to be baptized I guess I was the first one to come into her mind to celebrate the
baptism for her.
About 40 members showed up and we had about 10 that
weren't members. It was a very special experience for me as we were in
the water and I got to do the baptismal prayer in Italian for the first
time... essendo stato incaricato da Gesù Cristo, io ti battezzo nel nome
del Padre, e del Figlio, e dello Spirito Santo, amen... it went
smoothly, but the funny thing was when she
got out of the water she nearly immediately hugged me in front everyone
there in the water. It was a very special moment and the youth got a
kick out of making fun of me for the hug as a missionary! Oh well!
There was a nice get together afterwards and the relief society
brought some delicious refreshments. We had a nice time socializing
together and it was a great night.
Also this week I've had the opportunity to give many blessings. A lot of
people have been getting sick lately but I'm grateful to have the
Priesthood and to be able to serve people in this Christlike way.
I love you all so much! I love you Dad, I love you Mom, I
love you Morgan, I love you Brooke, I love you Heather, I love you
Greg. Have a great week!!! I'll let you know what happens as far
transfers go... Love you!!!
Anziano Clay Lacey
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