by Elder Pollister
Elder Jenkins, and Elder Nash were street contacting in public when they stopped Carlos. He said he had been taught by missionaries in the past. They would then refer Carlos to Elder Pollister and Elder Zabriskie as they were the missionaries that covered his area.
Carlos started taking the lessons with us right away. The first time we called him we found out he had learned a lot from past missionaries and had a testimony of the Book of Mormon. On that first phone call, we set a date with him to be baptized and a time we could meet him in person. In our first meeting, we found out he was going through a few unfortunate circumstances that would prevent him from being baptized on his date but we promised him that God would prepare a way for him to be baptized if he made it a priority and followed the invitations we gave him. We promised if he would keep his commitments, it would happen.
Over time we would have numerous members join us in the lessons. Having these members joining lessons really helped in fellowshipping Carlos into the ward. We would have phone call lessons almost every day and Carlos always showed his willingness to apply the things we taught him.
Carlos’ testimony and understanding of the gospel continued to grow as he consistently read in the scriptures, prayed and came to church. Carlos would catch the bus to get to church each Sunday, which showed his growing commitment and desire to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Carlow was baptized on February 3, 2024 surrounded by his new church family.
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