At the time, there were only two Aaronic Priesthood bearers in the Immokalee Branch: Junior and another young man named Jorge Caceres. Jorge was born in the Church but had become discouraged because for a long time he had been the only Aaronic Priesthood bearer in the branch. So Junior, a convert, was the only one who went to stake firesides.
"Every time I'd go, I'd see the other branches and all the youth in the stake, but from our branch, it would just be me," Junior says. "Finally, I said, 'Why am I the only one here from Immokalee? I've got to open my mouth.'
"The way I was raised, I was taught not to be scared," he continues. "When I talk to my friends about Jesus Christ and the restored gospel, I'm not afraid; I'm happy. I know what I'm telling them can help them make their lives better."
So Junior invited his friend Wedner Daly to come to church. "I said, 'You learn a lot of things and you get a lot of blessings, and it's worth it.'"
Wedner accepted.
"I didn't think anything special about it at first," Wedner says. "I thought it would be like other churches. But when I got there, it was the day that everybody shared their testimonies, so I got to feel the Spirit when I first came. That was different for me. I had never been to a church where people shared their testimonies and felt great about their church. That's one of the reasons that I liked it."
So Wedner invited his friend, Milsont Pierre. Milsont started coming to weeknight activities and then to Sunday meetings, and then the missionaries started teaching his family. He remembers vividly, "I felt the Spirit, over and over again, especially during the sacrament prayers. I knew this was the true Church." Milsont and his three brothers were baptized and confirmed, as well as a cousin, a nephew, and four of Milsont's friends.