Hi Mom!
We don't have tons of time
today. There is a lot that needs to be done this week. We did have
a week full of miracles though.
So as you all know, Jon is
progressing towards baptism. We taught him the word of wisdom, and
committed the whole family to live it. Jon has been addicted to coffee
for years and drinks about 72 oz a day. The beauty of knowing that Joseph
Smith is a prophet, is knowing that all the commandments are true. He
understood the law on both a temporal and spiritual level. He stopped
drinking coffee on 12/11/13, and has committed himself to be off of all
caffeine by the new year because he doesn't want to have any addictions in
his life. So last Wednesday we went over, and were nervous if
they had been living the law. Everyone has
been clean! Neil even signed his last can of chew for us and
Jon signed his last can of coffee!!! That family is a
miracle!
I have been holding off on a lot of
the details because not everything was set in stone yet due to some minor
details.... So in order for Jon to be baptized, he has to be living the
law of chastity. So us, being the kind missionaries that we are, helped
him and Julie set a date to get married. They are getting married on New
Years Eve!!! President Kirk is going to be marrying them, and everyone
has been running around frantically trying to pull everything together in
time. Jon is going to be baptized on the following Saturday on January
4th. He is so excited! Jon and Julie has asked us to speak at the
wedding. I never thought that I would be able to fall in love with a
family the way I have with all of them. They take really good care of us,
and every time we go to teach a lesson, it feels a bit like home. I love
them so much! Tomorrow, we are going with the whole family to tour The
Johnson Farm and Kirtland.
The changes that
they have all made in order to make and keep their covenants is a
testimony to me of how important this gospel is. I know that we are on
the Lord's errand here to help people find the happiness it
brings. I love being a missionary.
I love you all! Talk to you
soon, can't wait!
Love, Sister Bakker
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