Kevin's Baptism

Hallo Familie!

Highlight of the Week: Kevin's baptism

Kevin is a really amazing kid, 20 years old, who learned about the church through a friend. His friend brought him to Institute, and the whole group of young adults welcomed him and befriended him. He had a pretty hard home life, and his family is not at all accepting of him joining ANY church, let alone the Mormons, but to him, the Institute center became his home, and the young adults became his family. He started reading the Book of Mormon, and by the time he reached Mosiah he knew it was true, and that it came from God. He is so solid and faithful! He'll probably be a bishop or stake president soon. Kevin sort of became everyone's investigator. There were three sets of missionaries teaching him, including us (because he lived in one place, studied in another, and came to Institute in Düsseldorf). Everyone loves Kevin, and his baptism was such a wonderful experience. There were so many members and missionaries there! I wrote a medly for his service ("I like to look for rainbows" mixed with "I know that my redeemer lives") and Sister Hansen wrote a guitar part, and we sang it for him.

Other notable events:
- We had a really successful ward Christmas party. Lots of members brought their friends, and everyone had a great time! The primary kids were adorable.
- We had a street preach with our district in a park, and got some great contacts out of it.
- I got separated from Sis. Hansen. She hopped into a train, and as I tried to hop in after her, I tripped over an old lady, and the train pulled away. It was pretty ridiculous, haha. Plus it was on a Sunday evening, so the trains only ran once every half hour. While I waited for the next train, though, I got a contact from another guy who was standing on the platform.
- Everywhere we went this week, we had appointments fall out, but every time we had an appointment fall out, we met someone else who we normally wouldn't have ever met. God moves in mysterious ways
- I'm trying to get better at contacting on trains, even when I only have a couple of stops to talk to the person across from me

I love you all! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Sister Jensen