Do you remember the Chinese family we were teaching in Madison? well the mom got baptized this Saturday! When we first got there, they were nowhere near baptism. But once we started reading the Book of Mormon with her (her husband was too busy) she skyrocketed in her testimony and when she saw General Conference she knew that her life would never be the same. :). So she was baptized last Saturday and two of our investigators here are getting baptized this next Saturday, the 9th!
So yeah, I am so excited. This branch is really picking up too. I fasted this Sunday for the branch to catch the spirit of missionary work because it is lacking in that area and like four of the testimonies were about missionary work and how awesome Sis. F and I are (ya, we're pretty neat). And when we got the missionary dinner calendar back, it was more filled than it ever has been! That is what will really bring this branch together we think because we will be able to help them talk to their friends about the gospel and stuff... Fasting works! Also, this seems to be the pattern here: someone learns about the gospel, finds out that it's true, wants to get baptized,  tells their parents, all heck breaks loose.
There is so much animosity towards us here it's insane! They have no idea what we actually believe and just assume that we are brainwashing their child. This happened to three people here, all over the age of 21 mind you. But they got baptized anyway despite their parents threatening to disown them. They are incredible. One of our investigators lives at home now and is getting so much flack that they even threatened to kick her out of the house if she gets baptized. So she is going to wait till she goes back to school here to do that. If  they would just read the Book of Mormon, all of their distorted views would disappear!  But they wont do it.