Blessing to a Baptism‏

Dear Family, This past week was great! On Sunday my companion and I were asked to give a blessing to a woman that lives in our area. There was a sister from Texas visiting a friend who has been strugling with an eye infection and loosing her sight, so when she saw us at church she asked if we would come over after church and give her friend a blessing, so we changed our plans a little to give, Susan Grace, a blessing. She was kind and seemed to be very distressed with her eye, but felt calm and greatful after the blessing. We asked her if we could come by later in the week to see how she was doing and she was happy to let us come by again.On that Tuesday, we had a stake activity for missionary work in our area and Edmond 3rd area with the Stake Presidency, Bishopbrick, the quarum presidents, our Mission President, the assistants to the president (AP), and the area missionaries. The purpose was to contact Part-Member families, Inactive members, and to have a couple investigators lined up to see and hopefully get us, the local area missionaries, new investigators. All the different leaders had appointments lined up for everyone to go see, so we split up for a couple hours to teach and fellowship. I went with a brother in the Guthrie Ward, Brother Walser, and a brother in the Stillwater 2nd Ward, Brother Heep, and we went to see how Susan was doing.Susan had visited the doctor on Monday and said that her eye was improving and she'll be able to see again and was pleased to have us in her home to teach her about the church. Her brother, Jim, was also there and eager to learn. As we taught they listened intently and participated and committed to find out if what we shared was true and we got a follow-up appointment for Friday.On Friday I was on an exchange with Elder Poh, one of the AP's, and we talked for a while about the reading assignment and Jim had read it about four times and related the experiences in 3 Nephi 11 to himself and understood it perfectly. Its great when an investigator keeps their commitment and then to have read it four times and relate the scripture to his life...that's amazing! We talked a little about what they understood about Joseph Smith and watched the Restoration video.After the video, all Jim could think about is how he could become a member of the church and what he would have to do. He said, "I want to be obedient to God. I want to obey." So, we told him what he would need to do, one of which is to quite smoking, and agreed with excitement, so we set a date for the 11th of April. His sister Susan felt very good with everything as well, but wasn't sure she was ready to commit to be baptized. She wants to feel the fire that Jim feels before making that commitment, so Jim is going to read to her and help her along the way. Its all very exciting. They came to church on Sunday and both enjoyed the talks and Gospel Principles class, but didn't stay for the thrid hour...still keeping commitments!...and it all came because of a good example of a friend who simply asked to bring the church into their life.By small means, great things come to pass. Frankie, in my last area, was baptized because of a friend inviting another friend to hear her speak in church...now he's teaching the young men in the church.I've been blessed to be apart of a lot of peoples lives on my mission!Another cool thing...President Gee, our Mission President had interviews with my companion and I and he said he's been taking into consideration about letting me train the rest of my mission, so hopefully I'll get my wish there.Well, I've got to go! I love you all!