

On July 18, 2008 we had the privilege of driving out of Veracruz to the pueblo El Tejar. The purpose of the drive was to interview 77 year old Augustín Jimenez Garcia for baptism. When he was about 16 years old he shot a man off of his horse with a borrowed pistol. The man died. The man had threatened to kill young Augustín so he decided to kill the other fellow first. After he served two and one-half years in prison, he met with all the members of the dead man's family and apologized to them. That was very dangerous, but he thought it the proper thing to do. For 61 years he has not been able to forgive himself. In January the missionaries found Hno. Augustín. He heard their message and has not missed church. While waiting to prove his worthiness, he introduced the gospel to each of his children and they, along with their children, have joined the Church. The interview took place under a huge, spreading mango tree. The First Presidency gave their approval for his baptism on September 17th. On September 18th he was baptized.
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