Melanie's Baptism--May 22, 2010

On the morning of Saturday, May 22, 2010, we traveled to the Kara Kara River where we would baptize Melanie (14 years old). The sister missionaries, Sister Girdharry and Sister DeFreitas are teaching Melanie and her family the gospel and she is ready; they all attend church but the mother needs to marry before she can be baptized. We all loaded into the truck to travel down the narrow road; then got out and walked the rest of the way. While waiting for Melanie to change into her baptismal clothing, here is Elder Collins with Xiana Emmanuel and then cutting open a fruit with Celina Ramdeholl. It was our Grandson, Fred's, birthday today and Elder Collins is wearing his "Fred Tie".



Here they come up the trail from where Melanie lives; we are ready to take a few more pictures and head down to the river.



Elder Vi would have the privilege of baptizing Melanie...Sister Girdharry and Sister DeFreitas by the riverside with Melanie.


We held a program first with Elder Collins conducting and Velicia Emmanuel giving one of the talks. President Ramdeholl gave another one of the talks.


And now it is time for baptism!


Elder Vi, Elder Murray, and Richie Ramdeholl went out into the water with Melanie.


Testimony bearing time......


Melanie and her mother; our four missionaries: Murray, DeFreitas, Girdharry, and Vi.


The whole group!


Always a flower! As beautiful as the girl and the day!