Baptism of Leo and Glory

Many months ago, a younger couple named Leo and Glory requested a Bible from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  When the missionaries stopped by to deliver the items, they were initially surprised at how quickly they had arrived, but gladly accepted them in to share a message about Jesus Christ.

At first the couple was more than wiling to progress towards the goal of baptism, and even accepted a date to be baptized and came to church several times.  However, stresses with work situations, the challenge of a language barrier, and internal difficulties with their relationship led the missionaries to eventually stop teaching Leo and Glory for a time, though they were confident they would eventually accept the gospel.

The time came.  A few weeks later, Leo and Glory called the missionaries asking to come be witnesses for their civil marriage at the local courthouse--the Elders at the time had no idea they weren't married--and from that day on the couple accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ with open hands and hearts.  They read the Book of Mormon consistently, came to church and other activities, were fellowshipped by members of the ward, and once again accepted a baptismal date.  With excitement and preparation, Leo and Glory were baptized as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the 13th of October, 2018.  Since then Leo has participated in baptisms for the dead in the Philadelphia Temple, has received the Aaronic Priesthood, and Glory has participated actively in Relief Society.  They still face their challenges as new members of the Church, but they know that it is true, and they love it!

-Elders Stackhouse and Barlow