Dear Family and Friends, 6-27-11
So I don`t have that much to write this week except about my baptism. WOW what an experience. Ok if you don`t remember the story of Ammon when he preaches to the king and he falls over like dead because of the spirit and then after 3 days he`s ok and then the whole house hold of The king falls over because of the Holy Ghost. I think its Alma 19, but it’s real. We have been visiting this sister for lots of time and she finally has completely changed her life-COMPLETELY, and because of everything that she has gone through its been a really hard process for her. She had a really rough interview with the 1st counselor of the mission and after the interview the president left to make a call and when he came back in to tell her she could be baptized she just fell down crying and was so excited. The interview was Thursday. As the baptism was closer she was really nervous Super super nervous. And before she said I`m not going to get baptized except if both of you are in the water, I know only one will baptize me but you both have to be in the water! We agreed. The day of her baptism she still was super super nervous and even the moment when she entered the water. We did the baptism and guess what happened? We were leaving the pila all 3 of us because Elder Lopez was in the water as well, she said I feel light headed. And like 2 secs later, Boom, LIFELESS. We were right there and caught her but I was really shocked we picked her up and took her unto a room and in probably 3 mins. she came back to, When she had changed and was feeling all normal she told us that before she fainted she saw two people, Two people dressed in White and she didn`t see their faces but that she could feel their touch and each angel was on the right side of me and my companion. I still don`t fully know how to explain it but she was overcome with the spirit so much she fell to the ground just like in the Book of Mormon. She had a lot of other experience that night that will change her life forever. The spirit and the ordinance of baptism are strong and REAL. I don`t think I ever understood like I did this week the power of baptism and the ability to change your life completely like she did. She is like Alma the Younger who struggled and now doesn`t feel the pain of her sins anymore. The water is normal water but the blessing are spiritually great, For us remember that, The bread and Water for the sacrament are normal, it’s a normal piece of bread and water out of the facet, but the blessing are spiritually great and oh so real!
I feel greatly blessed to be able to help in the work of the Lord and by my small and simple actions great things came and can come to pass.
Love you all and I`m going today to a place called "parque de Aguas"(park of waters) we`ll see how cool it really is but It’s not a water park it just had other really cool things with water. Well love you all and you are in my prayers!
Elder Corbett
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