Just wanted to post this picture of Malaika Vereen on her baptism day. I wrote about her back in December. Darcy Hansen called and told us about her friend Vicky who had a friend in New York who was golden, and the ball started rolling. We met and introduced her to the sister missionaries serving in Manhattan where Malaika lives. They taught her the gospel. Malaika chose to fly to Utah to be baptized by an older Gentleman she knew from her childhood, when she used to vacation there in St. George at the "FAT Farm" National institute of Fitness in Ivins.
This picture was sent to President Searle and he gave one to us as he knew we had been involved with Malaika. Malaika is the one in the front holding her son, Ajan in the center of the picture. Even though we really didn't have much to do with teaching her, the whole event is exciting to us and we are grateful to have been the ones Darci called to help out. We have made several friends in the process and are so grateful. We are so excited for Malaika and Ajan to have the gospel in their lives, and all because she recognized the joy and happiness her friend Vicky exemplified.