Elder Ryan Remer: Inspired answer to baptism question

Monday, March 16, 2015

Inspired answer to baptism question

This week we had a very exciting week, we started out with a rough few days, getting punted every day for 3 days, but still doing better then last week. We are teaching a lot of new people and hope that we will be able to bring the spirit into there lives so that they can feel the Holy Ghost and receive the best possible change to choose to be a member of the church.

Yesterday Brother A... asked us what are the requirements to be baptized, he says he is not necessarily going to be baptized, but everything we have taught, despite being new doesn't feel wrong to him, Elder Borrego gave him a very inspired answer talking about the process to see if they are really converted, because we don't baptize to have another member, another number, we do it so that they can enjoy the blessings of the gospel.

Elder Remer

the jungle boat

a crab

Pouch Mail Instructions

Instructions for pouch mail from Elder Remer's call packet:

The Church provides pouch mail service to your mission. Items sent by pouch mail use the United States Postal Service (USPS) from your location to Church headquarters, where they are forwarded to the missionary by a private courier along with other Church mail. Pouch mail leaves Church headquarters each Friday. Items received after the pouch has been sent will be held for the next week. Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes) written on one side of the page may be sent through the pouch. Notebook or other light-weight paper will not process through the USPS machines. Photographs are not acceptable.

You may invite your family and friends to use pouch mail. Items not complying with the following instructions will be returned to the sender, or discarded if the complete return address is not included.

Use card stock for the letter, and write on one side. Lay the letter blank side down. Fold the bottom of the letter about one-third of the way up the page and crease. Fold the top of the letter to the bottom of the first fold and crease. Secure the long side with two pieces of tape about one inch in from each end, but do not seal the ends. Write your name and complete return address in the top left corner. Affix first class postage in the top right corner. In the middle, write the mission address as follows:

Elder Ryan David Remer

Philippines Cebu East Mission

POB 30150

Salt Lake City UT 84130-0150