It has been a while since I last posted anything regarding Sister Ahern. She enjoyed a birthday by visiting the Aquarium (with mission approval). The week prior to that, she watched while 2 of their investigators got babtized. One of the investigators is the son of a family she is teaching. She is working with the parensts and hopes that they will do the things necessary for them to get baptized. The other is the granddaughter of some members. The father was reluctant for her to be baptized but finally gave his approval. This meant teaching all of the lessons in a week so she could be baptized before the family went to Mexico. She did mention another investigator she is working with as follows:
We have a new investigator who is absolutely wonderful. I was terrified because we walked into her house and, based on the picture of the Pope that they have, she's very Catholic, but we taught her about the Restoration of the Gospel anyway. The Spirit was so strong, and she had no problem with anything we taught. She actually agreed with everything, and when we taught about prophets, she thought we needed one today. When we gave her the Book of Mormon she just took it to her chest and hugged it. At the end of the lesson, she tried to give it back, and when we said it was hers to keep her face just lit up. I've never seen someone so excited to get a copy of the Book of Mormon. Before we left, we were going to try to set up a return appointment, but before we could even open our mouths, she asked, "When are you coming back? You will come back, right?" She also said yes when we invited her to be baptized, but she wouldn't commit to a date yet, because she wants to make sure she's ready. She hasn't sent me a lot of news as the mission rules require the companions to stay together while using the computers to email letters home. She has had a rough time finding 3 computers together. She is really enjoying the work. The members love her. I got a note and a picture from one of the Sisters in the ward along with the picture posted in this blog. In the note, the sister made comment about the strength and growth she has seen in Sister Ahern as well as the love that is felt for her. I will send more when I get more.
