From David and Viola Ricks
Teaching in Germany
We had the greatest experience last Sunday. Claire,
the little girl from Taiwan who the Elders have been teaching for a very long
time is getting baptized. [Sad thing though, she will probably have to go
back to Taiwan the end of March if she can't find employment, or an
internship. She doesn't speak German, only English and Chinese, so that
is hindering her progress.]
We have been involved in [Claire's] Sunday lessons
since we arrived here. She only has lessons on Sunday. She was
very questioning and not so motivated when we first arrived. Then she
started reading her Book of Mormon. She was praying and coming to church for 17
straight weeks. When she started reading and got a really good friend in
the ward, she started to get stronger. Anyway, last week she wanted to
know how everyone's week was. After everyone talked, she asked if she
could say something, and said she wanted to be baptized in a month.
After the lesson, as I walked
down the hall with her, she said she couldn't wait for the Holy Ghost for that
long. She wanted it right away. Today her baptism date was moved up
to February 6.
