Sister Skinner 10/25/21

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Xin Chào gia đình!! 


God. Is. Grand. 


How many times can I start an email like that? Maybe 12 more times haha! 


But God is so grand. Let me tell you the story of Michael. The Jack of all trades and the master of fun! 


Michael's wife, Susan, would request media referrals over and over and everytime the sisters would go over and try and meet her, Michael would answer and say that she was in the hospital. Everytime that the sisters would stop teaching her, she would request herself again. 


One day they got the same media referral and decided that they would go over and teach whoever was home. They decided to teach the Plan of Salvation. When they got there the whole family was home and they said that Susan passed away that morning. 


The day she referred herself again. 


Two lessons later I met Michael on my first day in Lynbrook. 


Michael can repeat everything we tell him right back to us. He reads every chapter that we give him and the members give him. 


He is stubborn. 


He is funny. 


And he tells us that he quits every other day. 


But Michael comes to church to give his "one hour." 


I love that man. 


On our exchange with President and Sister Holmes, they met Michael and President promised Michael that he would baptize him. 


Yesterday Michael Robinson, the Jack of all trades, the master of fun. Got baptized. 


I have never seen that man so happy! I have felt the love that God has for him, I have felt the love that the ward has for him, and I am so happy I am here. 


Another grand part of that baptism was seeing 3 of our Recent Converts there supporting Michael! 


What I love about convert baptisms is that each of them feel so unique and individual. Because God's relationship with each of us is unique and Individual. 


Friends! The gospel is true. And God knows YOU! 


Have a grand week!!


Love, 

Chị Skinner 


P.s. Karlo spoke in church yesterday! Our friend who is waiting to be baptized. It was so incredible!! He also bought me a basketball and wrote "Skinner 22" on it and "Karlo 21" on it. I love that man!

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