We got to do a baptismal interview for a great guy. His name is Alfa, he is about 30 years old, and he is from the Congo. His mom is the pastor of another church. He was raised in a very spiritual home and grew up paying 10% tithing to his church and they even fasted as a family once a month.
He came to UT and stayed with a member friend for a couple weeks. As they talked about religion, he was very intrigued with the Church of Jesus Christ, and was willing to meet with missionaries. He started being taught on a Friday, was baptized on a Wednesday and flew home on Thursday. The missionaries who taught him said,” We didn’t really teach him. He already believed almost everything we believe. Most of the time, he would ask questions, and we would talk about the gospel, and he would agree with everything that we said, and said it all made sense and felt right.” One time he asked, “Isn’t there anyway that everyone can be saved?” When the missionaries said yes and talked about baptisms for the dead and temple work, he was so happy.
Have a great week!
Elder Cluff
