This is Endurance. He came to Italy three years ago and yesterday he was baptized.

 Giovanni has been translating for him at church( Endurance speaks English and a African language), but the Sorella's have been teaching him. Endurance asked Giovanni to Baptize him.

This baptismal font is portable and so filling and emptying it are a real experience !
After Endurance was baptized we had some songs and Endurance asked to say a few words. 
He told us he had such joy after waiting so long to be baptized. He is happy to be a part of the true church of God. He had been sick and was worried he would not be able to be baptized, but he was glad he was made better to be baptized.
We had been worried ourselves about the baptism. The town of Crotone has been on and off with water. We were first told there was a big problem, that needed to be fixed, we took that to mean broken pipes. We found out a few days later the workers were on strike and they shut the water off.

 We had been warned when we first arrived that this has been a problem here in Crotone and so we have been storing water. It was needed and handy! We have been told the strike in not over so next week the water will be turned off again. We had a couple of days without water and the rest of the week we had water in the morning and in the evening. You just fill the tube and all is well!

 Elder Nessen was asked to Confer the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Endurance was given many wonderful blessings and promises.

 Sorella McFarland and Sorella Arnold really worked hard to prepare Endurance and prepare for the baptism. Desmond was baptized in December. Sorella Arnold will be transferred this next week so this was her last Sunday in Crotone!

Endurance is a good man and has worked very hard to be apart of this church!