Baptisms for the New Year

In January we had the baptism of Ned Gallen Jack.  He had been taught by Elders Rufus and Madsen.  President Ben Alokoa baptized him.  He is a  young man in his twenties and will be a great addition to the Lelu Branch.  He has a strong testimony and desire to do those things that are right. He now goes with the Elders as they teach others who want to hear the Gospel. 

February saw the baptism of three people.  We started out the month with the baptism of Milson Albert.  He had been taught for quite some time by Elders Rufus and Madsen and was very excited for his baptism.  His wife was already a member and now they attend each Sunday together.  Milson was baptize by Brother Paul Nena.



A couple of weeks later we had the baptism of Divinson George.  He is a 12 year old boy who is handicapped and does not have the use of his legs.  He uses a wheelchair to get around.  He is very intelligent and speaks excellent English as well as his own native language.  This was the first baptism that we have been able to attend where it was held in the ocean.  We held the service at the home of Divinson and then went out to the ocean that is located directly behind his house. 

 Our Branch President carried him out into the water while two of the Elders, Coffey and Agalzoff, looked for a spot deep enough to immerse him.  When they found it, Elder Conejero held onto Divinson and baptized him.  Divinson wanted the baptism here so that his entire family could be present for it.  He is the first person in his family to be baptized.  It was a very special service and the family seemed to be excited for him. 

This was a great experience for us to witness a baptism in the ocean.  Divinson was taught by Elder Coffey and Conejero.

 

The last weekend in the month we held the baptism of Sammy Miklos.  He is an 8 year old boy in the Lelu Branch.  He was baptized by his father Ken who has only been a member himself for about 18 months.  This also was a very excited young boy who looked forward to his baptism.  We have had the privilege of home teaching this family.