Just a few weeks ago, two missionaries were out in the yard by there apartment and noticed a woman and her two beautiful children across the fence. They approached the family with polite conversation and found out that the children had just received their first communion in the Catholic church. That brought up the subject of the gospel, the nametags, the white shirts and ties.
Elder Shawn Walsh, the mild-mannered, people-loving missionary with almost two years experience in the field began the conversation. At the end, he and Elder Bird had invited them to the Bay Shore ward for the following Sunday "just to see how it is." Ella (who was born in Peru), with her children Kathy 12, and Tony 8 embraced the gospel immediately and were welcomed into the ward with loving arms the minute they walked through the door of the chapel. The children wanted to be baptized the very next day! They received the missionary lessons in English, but do speak both spanish and English.
The Diaz family was baptized Sunday, June 8.
2 comments:
Oh, they did it! That's neat. I kind of feel like a part of your ward now because I've been there. Can't wait to return...5 weeks!
Was the Diaz family taught in English of Spanish? Either way, the story is inspiring.
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