B C Baker
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B C Baker
@bcbaker66
Son of God, Servant of Jesus Christ, Seed of Abraham 'My grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me'.
Katılım Nisan 2022
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@bcbaker66 My son served half his mission in Senegal. He loves those people but we worried for his safety every day.
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In June 2014, Ben Faour and James Chen, the only two Latter-day Saints in Senegal, baptised three others. The next year, Ivoirian convert Jacques Niambé was led by the Spirit to move his family to Dakar. This week, Pres Niambé presided over the Dakar Senegal District conference.
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@bcbaker66 @lafe_the_harris TBF, The Dakar mission also includes the Gambia where there is a branch and missionaries speak English, and Guinea Bissau where the members speak Portuguese and there's a branch there too.
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@badtothebone124 @lafe_the_harris With only five branches in one district! When Elder Soares visited, he told them his childhood branch is now three stakes, and he can see that kind of future for Senegal.
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@bcbaker66 @lafe_the_harris And in June, Dakar will operate as its own mission.
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@bcbaker66 @j_divis It is hard to keep active and not live your covenants. You start to feel uncomfortable in both situations and then choose one over the other.
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@lafe_the_harris @j_divis You are right. He was already straying from his covenants. But I'm certain he wouldn't have strayed so far if he had remained active.
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@bcbaker66 @j_divis I don't know his case, but so many of the people I know who have had their lives fall apart in this way abandoned a lot of other critical things as well when they stopped attending church.
Life is difficult, but it is easier when we hold on to our tribe and follow Christ.
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@lafe_the_harris @j_divis 100 per cent. Personal prayer and scripture reading ceased at the same time.
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@TulleAndTulipss My pleasure! We didn't know till much later, but they were in the midst of a divorce. She had no interest in our message until attending church one Sunday and feeling the love there. He eventually baptised her, and the Lord preserved their marriage.
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@bcbaker66 I agree completely. Stories like that remind us how powerful a simple, genuine openness can be; sometimes the Spirit speaks through peace before words even come in. Thanks for sharing that experience; it's inspiring.
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I am surprised that people ignore our missionaries. If Elders Cole and Ebubechukwu (from the Nigeria Lagos Mission) came to my door, I would invite them in. If they hailed me in the street, I would stop. Whether I believed it or not, I would listen to anything they might tell me.
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@baby_maumau Those who have eyes to see will see that bright light, and it will lead them to glorify their Father in heaven.
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@bcbaker66 My son is currently serving in Europe and has the most adorable companion from Mozambique. He is tiny!!! But an absolute bright light to everyone he meets.
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Whilst some of the missionaries from last week's intake at the Kinshasa MTC may be small in stature (relative to President and Sister Proudfoot), their faith in Jesus and their desire to serve Him is beyond measure. They will be great in the eyes of those whom they teach.
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@baby_maumau Right? I feel like the whole world should want to listen to them!
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@lafe_the_harris Senegal belongs to the Côte d’Ivoire Abidjan West mission. But yes, the faith of people to uproot themselves and move to another nation because they feel led by the Spirit! They had no idea there were any other members till they arrived. Now we have five branches (first in 2016).
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@bcbaker66 One of our neighbors served his mission in Ivory Coast. His stories of the people blew me away.
Similar stories came from other friends who served in Gambia and Ghana.
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@nmycpa I am grateful for every parent who places a son or daughter on the altar of missionary service. x.com/bcbaker66/stat…
B C Baker@bcbaker66
Each one is a Congolese Isaac whose loving, faithful parents joyfully but tearfully placed a child upon the altar for two years or 18 months. Que le Seigneur les bénisse pour leur sacrifice sacré!
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This morning we dropped our son off at the airport for his two year church mission. Our airport has an observation area where we watched to see he got through security. He waved at us and went to his gate. He sat down where we could kind of see him and I snapped one last photo.
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@jacobabarbary This is the exact spice mix that I use. Here are my alterations: 1) use cooking spray, not 1c of oil, 2) don't add yoghurt until meat has been browned (and add a little at a time), 3) use a 400g tin of tomatoes, 4) don't add water unless needed. shanfoods.com/product/recipe…
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@bcbaker66 I came into this conversation confident, and then you had to start speaking foreign languages. Chillies stuffed with more chillies sound delicious. Do you have a good recipe for that?
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@GBSHansO They're a miracle to me, and I love them too! x.com/bcbaker66/stat…
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Whilst some of the missionaries from last week's intake at the Kinshasa MTC may be small in stature (relative to President and Sister Proudfoot), their faith in Jesus and their desire to serve Him is beyond measure. They will be great in the eyes of those whom they teach.
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These young men/women:
Foreign lands.
Foreign language.
Pay their own way.
Spend months/years preparing.
Leave friends, girls & family for 2 years.
They go out with companions to spread the word of God that they believe to be true. The word that has brought them joy.
I love em.
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Jake just opened his mission call and we are super exited for him to serve in the Piura Peru mission leaving on August 12th. This kid is an absolute stud.
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@MarclovesAshlee @GBSHansO Same! It was the foundation upon which God has built every other good thing in my life.
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@GBSHansO My mission was such a blessing. Everything good I have has come from that decision.
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@ChristLifeInc1 Oh, I'm glad you realise that the creeds are Greek philosophy and not scripture!
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LIAR!
AD 325 is NOT SCRIPTURE.
But YOU preach a FALSE christ.
BIBLE JESUS - CREATED LUCIFER (as the Bible says)
mormon Jesus - is SATAN'S BROTHER
YOU HAVE A FALSE JESUS!
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@ChristLifeInc1 I'm sorry your god stopped talking 2,000 years ago. Perhaps 'he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked'?
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LIAR!
THIS is His commandment.
NOT THIS PLUS MORMON doctrines is His commandment.
I will prove it.
Show me ONE commandment for believers to baptize for the dead!
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Meant to post this earlier this week, but I have completed my service mission :)
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