My chains are gone, I've been set free. My God, My Savior's ransomed me. And like a flood his mercy reigns, Unending love, Amazing Grace.
God's love is real. We felt it tonight as we listened to heartfelt praises to what our Savior has done. He takes each one of us just as we are and floods us with mercy and unending love and Grace. We need to do our part, and sometimes it's a hard thing to do. We were so lucky tonight to hear from a group of recent converts as they expressed how Jesus has made a difference in their lives, and that they have been drastically changed. One young lady was depressed and on drugs, yet she found the Grace of Jesus Christ and found a reason to live, though she had to work hard and go through rehab. Another was raised by his grandparents who brought him up as Catholic, and his grandparents told him to never join another church. He was changed, by Grace, and accepted the missionaries' challenge. Now he can do his grandparents' temple work, and he knows they will accept it and that he has done the right thing, though it was a hard thing to be baptized. We can do hard things. Jesus will give us His strength, if we ask Him. Just a fantastic night to cap off a wonderful week.
Three other things. Yesterday, we had such a fun day! We were treated to another sailboat ride for almost 6 hours! We had a great time helping to pilot the boat under the Bay Bridge, getting splashed by one big rogue wave, helping to dock the boat and walking right up to the dining area on the wharf and eating a yummy lunch at a wharfside restaurant. Cool!
The second thing we did was a little hard. We helped a job seeker go through an application and hopefully he'll receive unemployment compensation. He has been looking the past 6 months for work and was unable to get hired after sending in application after application. Finally, he will receive some training and government assistance because of a disability he has. The hard thing was wading through all the paperwork to apply for it, but he has reached the light at the end of the tunnel.
The last thing - we were blessed to attend a double baptism today. Guillermo and Carlos came into the Visitors Center a couple of months ago. I was so excited to get to talk to them about the Book of Mormon and living prophets in Spanish. I felt they could immediately start the lessons. Then they surprised me by saying they were already on date for accepting the gospel. Ohh Okay. It was all good because we got to see them baptized today. They are just another example of finding God's Grace - it's real and ready to flood each of us with so much mercy and love and warm good feelings. Unending love, Amazing Grace!
Love you guys,
Elder and Sister Jerman
“Why I Believe” Fireside where we got to sing “Amazing Grace” with these missionaries. So beautiful!
Beautiful boat ride in the Bay.
Fun lunch at the marina
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