TRENT GOT BAPTIZED! 🏄♂️🌊
Week: 51
Date: January 27, 2025
Location: Springfield, Illinois
Email: leah.kimball@missionary.org
Companion: Sister Roos /Paradise, Utah
Blog: https://livinlavidastlouis.blogspot.com/?m=1
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| TRENT IS OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS JANUARY 2025 |
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| Gotta hit the poses before the water Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
On Tuesday, we got to go to the temple!!! Literally, what a blessing! We also got to go with Sister Cluff! She's so amazing and reminds me a lot of my nana! So it was a ton of fun to be around her! She also took us to Mexican food in my baby area, so I was hoping I'd see some of my old friends! I didn't, but it was so fun to spend time in my Latina culture! #slay
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| TEMPLE WITH SIS CLUFF St Louis Missouri January 2025 |
Wednesday was Sister Walker’s 21st birthday, so Sister Roos and I ran to Crumbl and bought her cookies to celebrate the big day! Then we had a great district council where we gave a training about the importance of teaching simply, which later followed with a district lunch at Chili's! After our lunch, Sister Roos and I taught our friend Delphy (one of the miracles from last Thursday), and with the pure guidance of the Spirit, my companion felt prompted to invite Delphy! I was completely shocked, but boy was she inspired, and I trusted her! DELPHY SAID YES!!! So right now, we are working towards Feb 23rd! 💪 So cool! After Delphy, we got invited to a dinner with some friends, Tyler, Dayton, and Justice. I was really nervous for this dinner because they are very devoted to their faith! Although, we legit had Jesus with us teaching them! We felt so prompted to teach them about the restoration, and it went so smoothly! All my fears washed away. Then Dayton even asked the waiter if we could pray for him/with him! It was actually a super uplifting experience! We gave them all Books of Mormon and invited them to pray about them! God truly guided us Wednesday, and after seeking the good, I feel like I could recognize His Spirit easier!
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| Pov: said they'd come right out... and never came back Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
This week just kept getting crazier and crazier!!! Friday we had exchanges; Sister Walker got to run it up in Springfield with me! It was a ton of fun! We met some fyaaaa inactive members, and it got me so hyped! Then Saturday we hit a church swap (I go to your church if you come to mine) with the trio (Dayton, Justice, and Tyler). It was so wild! Like legit a rock band church! It was like a concert; I legit let out my inner Christian. I was praising the Lord with my hands in the air and all! I let Sister Roos know about my Northrock/FCA days, and luckily, they all use the same worship songs, so I knew all the lyrics. I almost lost my voice for church on Sunday!
Sunday, TRENT GOT BAPTIZED!!! LEGIT A GLORIOUS DAY!!! It was a total blast!! Trent officially hit his 14-day mark of being clean, and it was so awesome! We asked if he had any requests for his big day, and he said he would like a TON of Reese’s cups! The branch delivered!!! Everyone brought buckets of Reese’s!!! Even our friends who showed up! It was so cool; he said he felt all the love! Our friends, Justice, Tyler, Dayton, and Juan all came to the baptism!!! They really liked it! 10/10 day!!!
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| Trent post baptism Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
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| Got kicked outta this Bible study! #rip Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
Last night, Sister Roos and I were going over our weekly goals. We realized that in order to hit our goal of people working towards baptism, we had to invite another person that night with a firm date! We legit had nobody…. Not a single person came to mind.. But we were determined. Sister Roos suggested we pray about it. So we prayed, and we felt prompted to just go through our area book and call random but prompted people! So we called everyone; I kid y’all not, the first 12 people all had broken phone numbers, lol. At 8:55, with not much faith left, we were getting ready to head home for the night. Although, Sister Roos had a name come to mind that she taught a couple of months ago (she's been in the area for 6 months). So she legit called him (Joshua) on Facebook, and HE ANSWERED!!! After a fyaaaa Gospel of Jesus Christ lesson, we invited him to be baptized for February 23rd!!! So that's the day we are working towards with Joshua!! Y’all, it was an amazing miracle and an INCREDIBLE act of faith! God is so real! He's completely in the timing and details of our lives!!
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| I LOVE LIGHT HOUSES Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
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| We pulled over to take pics with this light house #ilovespringfield Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
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| Hermana Kimball on ice #stoked Springfield Illinois January 2025 |
This week, as we have been very involved in the Bible and baptism, I feel it's only natural that my spiritual thought comes from the baptism of Jesus Christ! I read the account in Matthew 3 of His baptism at least 14 times this week, and every time I’m in awe that He had been baptized. I had the question resting on my mind: If Jesus Christ really is perfect, why did He have to be baptized? After much study and much prayer, I have come to a simple conclusion. In God's eyes, baptism is SUPER important; it is the ONLY way we can enter God's kingdom. It's so important to God that He purposefully required His son—His perfect Son—to be baptized. Jesus Christ had to set the example for us. He really is our guide and our light. In Matthew 3:13-17 we read:
“13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Watching Trent be baptized yesterday, I got an overwhelming feeling from the Spirit of the gratitude that God had for Trent in that moment. A feeling of peace and a feeling that God was well-pleased. Yesterday, Sister Roos and I were talking about the conclusion of her mission. She told me that at the end, she wants to receive a priesthood blessing. She said that she hopes, in the blessing, she can be blessed with a clear mind and memory of the blessings and miracles she's witnessed on her mission. After pondering over her request, I feel the same desire. The past year of my life has been life-changing, and I pray that I never forget these moments—these friends, baptisms, miracles, and even the trials!
I love God, I love baptism, and I love my Savior, Jesus Christ! I hope y’all have a BLESSED week!! GOD IS SO GOOD!! 🩷
— Hermana Kimball 🩷
Dad: Your hot tub never turned my hair green #grateful
Mom: I truly appreciate you so much and the love and care you show for me and my future! I love you!
Colton: Doing my twin dirty
Caryn: You have the most perfect children and hair I've ever seen!
Taylor: Hey, see you in a quick 6 months but as a dad!
Bailey: Defend Lexi and her future husband when the rest of us can't! #represent
Clay: Not you meeting Coach Bolton #jelly
Lexi: Say goodbye to Diane for me this week!
Bella: THE HAIR CRISIS
Collins: Girl, keep sending selfies! You’re adorbs
Capri: Hey girl, write me?!!!
Kash and Reese: Sooner or later, I'm just going to start putting “my nephews” as the comment box.. hahaha love yall!
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