a special baptism

One of our favorite missionaries from our trips is Elder Foster. He was the zone leader in a town called Arco Iris, which literally means "rainbow." This was Elder Foster's last week in the mission and he and his companion, Elder Davis, baptized TWELVE people into one ward. We were so privileged to be able to go to that special meeting, even if it was a little dicey getting there (trying to avoid the "no driving on dirt roads" rule of my parents can sometimes prove daunting).

One thing that made this baptism extra special is that they baptized a one-legged man. They introduced him to a man in the ward with no legs. He became instrumental in the teaching process and when the investigator received a testimony and wanted to be baptized, he asked his friend to do it. It was quite a memory to witness one of the elders holding the chair of the man with no legs in the font and the other one in a position to help in the immersion procedure of the baptism.

They had everyone getting baptized in a big line outside.

After the baptism we went to the new Rosa Negra 1000 on the horse race track for dinner. Yum.