Tender Mercies!

Liebe Familie,

We got a surprise call from Frankie this week! We suddenly lost all contact with him just before his baptismal date at the change of the transfer (about 5 weeks ago). He suddenly called this week and told us he had been out of town and will see us at church and wants to meet. GOLDEN! We met after church and invited him to be baptized. It was powerful. We sat in the Baptismal Font room (also the Priesthood Meeting room) and opened up the font and turned on the beautiful lights and had him face the font. We talked about Tithes and Offerings (he had some questions after some discussions in Priesthood....) and every gospel discussion leads to baptism, so this is where we ended. One of the members with us, Bailey, read Mosia 18:8-10 saying "Frankie" instead of each "ye". What have ye against being baptized? Nothing. He said he knew the Church is the true Church of God since his first visit. He will be baptized on Sarah June's birthday, 18 June 2011. He is ready to be baptized and to accept all that the Lord has for him.

So, transfer calls came to most of the zone the morning before Zone Conference and for those to whom it did not come, their names were read aloud by President Condie, just as in General Conference times past. :) We knew beforehand. Sister Hecht leaves Wednesday morning to Richterswil AND St. Gallen, Switzerland areas to work with two companions. Look up the distance between the two. It will be quite a task. Sister Lind, who was with Sister Hecht in Ulm, Germany just before she came to me will join me in the ward. BOTH of the Elders in Wien 4 are being transferred out and Elder Adams, one of our Assistants to the President has been asked to extend his mission (he is supposed to go home on Thursday) and train a new missionary in Wien 4. I worked with Elder Adams in Wien 2 and München 2 for longer than any of my companions. He is a good missionary. This is the transfer where our beloved President and Sister Condie will leave and President and Sister Miles will take over. I love the Condies and will do all I can to help the Miles' know they are loved and welcome. I feel so honored to have been able to serve with the Condies and to get to know them. I will visit them after my mission.

Miracles happening all over but time is cut short and I we have to go. I love you all!!!!!!! The gospel is true.

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Sister Carla June Carroll