Juan Carlos Mezos Castro is 19. He lives in Ciudad Isla. He wanted to be baptized by Elders Antuna and Tryon who is from Dallas, Texas. I got to interview him. He met me at the door of his house with his white shirt and tie on, Book of Mormon in hand, his finger marking that he was reading about Abinadi in Mosiah. It was an easy interview. The clincher was at the end. I asked him why he desired baptism, He said, "Because in one year I want to be serving a mission like the elders are."
Then he told me that his mom, who lives in Orizaba, recently married a Mormon guy whose sister is a returned missionary. So, we passed her phone number to the elders there. He was baptized on the subsequent Saturday night. His grandmother, grandfather, and two aunts attended the service. We were in church in Isla the following Sunday for the branch conference and the branch president asked me to confirm Juan Carlos a member of the Church. Very nice. The foto is of him flanked by his missionaries Elders Antuna and Tryon who is from Texas.
2 comments:
Wow! District and Zone baptisms!! That is the best! Your outdoor baptismal pics are always so inspiring. We had our "first" outdoor baptism quite by accident a few weeks ago which I will blog about soon. The goodbyes in this calling are definitely the hardest. They didn't teach about that in the MTC! Looks like your Christmas Zone Conference turned out well - Hmna Hansen looked very comfortable in her role as Mary - probably because she was holding a baby (real or otherwise :-) It looks like the mission life continues to agree with you both!
As I read this post it brought goosebumps along with tears! What a special young man Juan Carlos Mezos Castro is. With his enthusiasm and dedication to studying the scriptures... there is no doubt he will be an awesome missionary & a strong leader in the church.
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