On the afternoon of August 10th, Sister Biasi and Sister Hodges were walking out of the library when someone shouted, “Hey Sisters!” Quickly turning to see who called to them, they were met with Riley Cowin, who turned out to be a recent convert from the Crossville Ward. Riley had just moved into the area and had not yet met the missionaries. He went on to introduce himself and explained that he and his girlfriend would be attending church the next day. His girlfriend, Jayme, seemed very excited to come and the Sisters set up a lesson with them right after church.
Jayme loved Relief Society and was very interested in learning more. The missionaries set up another appointment with her for later in the week and she was excited to start reading the Book of Mormon.
On the next Sunday, Jayme was unable to make it due to her work schedule, so Riley invited another one of his friends, Michael Martin, to church. Michael loved it as well and he was very open to learning more.
The Sisters began to meet with Jayme, Michael and Riley quite frequently and in a short amount of time, both Jayme and Michael accepted their baptismal date.
As September 8th came around, Michael and Jayme’s testimonies grew as did their love for their Savior. Jayme loved coming to church and Michael was had already read 100 pages of the Book of Mormon by the third time they met with him.
September 8, 2024 was a happy day! One of Michael’s good friends in the church baptized them both, and all of Jaymes’ family were able to attend the baptism. Since the day of their baptism, they have been coming to institute on Thursdays, attending church each Sunday, and going out on lessons with the missionaries.
The missionaries were able to go with Michael to the temple on September 18th. He loved it and said he was able to feel peace and love there and he can’t wait to go back with Jayme on October 10th! These two new members were so ready for the gospel, they just needed someone to guide them to it and thanks to their friend, they were led right to the doors.
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