Baptism of Alda 3-12-12

Dear Family,
Well, this week was a pretty good one. We baptized a woman named Alda. She has know the Church for a really long time, about 20 years but was never baptized because her family is really Catholic and hates the Church. But she has known that the Church was true for a really long time and has had a testimony. She is Brazilian and she came to us one night when we were having a dinner with her and some members, by the way everyone thought she was a member, but less active. So she comes to us and tells us that she wants to be baptized. Well, a week later she was. It was a really spiritual baptismal service. And now she is baptized!!! She will be a really strong member in the future. Also, we are teaching this girl named Margarida, whose mom is a less active and has come to church a couple times, we are going to try to baptize her this weekend. But it is really cool to see, because all of the baptisms that we have had here in Coimbra have been member references. It shows how powerful the influence that members have and how much they can do to help the work. Well, thanks for all you guys do for me and for all the support.
Love,
Elder Spencer Jensen