This morning we attended a baptism of a sister who had been taught by the Elders. She was in tears as she realized now that her hopes and dreams of a better life could now be realized. Not that life would immediately become easy, worry free, or be without its normal challenges, but rather that through her faith in Christ she would be able to more easily meet her challenges and overcome life's difficulties. Her mother and daughter were already members of the church; it simply took her longer to gain her own testimony of the truths she had learned, but once she did, she new what she needed to do and that is to come unto Christ through faith,  repent, be baptized, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

After the baptism, we held a correlation meeting with the ward mission leader, the Elders and other ward missionaries. During that meeting we learned of a young lady at Fort Gordon who needed love and fellowship. So after the meeting was over I called her and set up an appointment to visit. We were able to go this evening. We had a wonderful visit with her. We learned that she and her husband are separated, not for lack of love, but rather by assignment. In the 4 years of marriage, they have been together 9 months. We hope we can offer her love, friendship and fellowship as needed. This was our first meeting with a soldier here at Fort Gordon.