Last night we had the wonderful experience of attending the baptism of a dear sister from Nauru. Her husband was baptized a short while ago and he was able to performed the baptism. Their island comprises 8.1 square miles, has a population of about 9,000, and is the world's third smallest nation/state, just behind Vatican City and Monaco. It's a phosphate rock island and was claimed by the German Empire in the late 19th Century, hence the names of it's current President (Baron Waqa) and the Speaker of Parliament (Ludwig Scotty). Nauru's nearest neighbor is Banaba Island in Kiribati (pronounced "Kit'-i-bus"), which is 186 miles away! After the baptism, and confirmation, both the husband and wife bore strong testimonies. They are now headed home to Nauru, where they will be two of the very few members of the church. What an inspiration!
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