A Wonderful Day!

We came home tonight exhausted but immensely blessed  and happy.  Our dear Wladimir was baptized tonight in the swimming pool in Baienfurt! It was a wonderful experience. We have also learned how much the adversary fights against anything good or valuable. We had a lot of setbacks, just today, but worked through it all and had a wonderful experience. Wladimir just glowed and as he came up out of the water, he said, "Ich bin ein neuer Mann." (I am a new man).

We were last minute chasing down clothes, working around missed communications about talks and prayers, but gave the difficulties no room to mar the experience. It was glorious. This is the first baptism here in about 3 years.

Here we are at the pool, jus before the baptism. Elder George performed the baptism, just two weeks before he goes home to Canada.

After the baptism service, we visited with each other at the church and had snacks.

Sister B made some chocolate chip cookies.

Earlier in the day, we took the Gurneys into town to see the marketplace and to enjoy the sights of Ravensburg. They had to leave before the baptism, but we had a nice time with their visit. They are serving in the city of Singen, Germany and will be going home to Utah next month. We love them and enjoy their friendship.