THE BERG #10

hello lovelies!! probably one of the best weeks of my life!! 

SHIRLEY JACKSON SCOTT GOT BAPTIZED AND CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the baptism was GLORIOUS!!!! when we saw her the day before, she told us she felt really nervous but "im okay with that..im ready.." 

then saturday evening when she made it to the church she said "im not nervous anymore..im excited..im ready!! i know im ready!" after she was baptized she stood in the water for a second with her hands clasped on her forehead with the HUGEST smile on her face!!! when she came out and gave us hugs (soaking wet but didnt mind one bit) she just kept saying over and over "i feel good..like wow..i really feel good! im clean. im happy. i feel sooo good!" shirley was literally glowing :) sister lenhart and i were then able to sing a song to guitar accompaniment provided by sister lenhart. shirley asked us to sing "I am a child of God." her eyes weld up with tears as we sang the words that are soooo familiar to us, but new treasures for shirley. it took me back a little bit to realize how profound the words to that song really are...how much ive taken for granted the knowledge that "i am a child of God.." and all that really entails <3 

i am looking forward to going to the temple THIS WEEK with shirley to be baptized for her ancestors. she mentioned after her baptism that when she was in the water her dad (who passed a couple years ago) came to her and she got an overwhelming feeling that she NEEDS to do baptisms for him and his family! i can only imagine the spirit that will be felt when we take her family names to the temple!! I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

as if that wasnt enough...we had two investigators come to the baptism. one of which was stacy! we asked her how she felt about shirley"s baptism and she said "it was awesome!! everything was so nicely done and you just felt good the whole time ya know? and when shirley was in the water?! whooowie! i mean wow...thats a good feeling. im sooo excited for my baptism!" stacy now has a renewed desire to be baptized and will be working her hardest--along with a ton of support--to quit smoking and drinking coffee so she can be baptized on the 19th of september!!! 

second was mandi. although her sister is a member--she had never attended a baptismal service before. she commented as well on the peace and calm that she felt throughout the entire service and she commented to sister lenhart that she wanted to "know more about how it all works...the whole baptism thing"!!! 

we truly are being sooo blessed right now in our area and we KNOW it is because of our exact obedience and diligence. we are kickin our tails to do EVERYTHING the Lord asks of us so that we can be those instruments in His hands...the two main scriptures we keep in mind as motivation are  3 nephi 5:13 "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life."

along with 2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"

we are all disciples of Jesus Christ! dont forget the promises you made when you were baptized! and if you arent keeping those promises right now..good news guys..YOU CAN REPENT!!!!!! do it, i dare ya!

have the best week sharing the gospel!! i know i will ;)

love yall!!

hermana hull

had the saweeet opportunity to go to the gator park at brazos bend!!!! it was the scariest/coolest thing EVER!!! we saw a total of 16 alligators and a bazillion banana spiders ;) the biggest gator we saw was 8-10 feet!!!!

check out my bishop's suit?? #straightclass