Family and Friends!
This week has been a great week and I have quite a bit to tell all of you. First of all happy birthday Dad and then Mom on saturday! You are the best Mom and Dad in the whole world and I can't tell you how much I love both of you and how grateful I am for both of you. So first off I think one of you asked how the heat was last week and I don't think I answered but it is so hot here it's not even funny! I mean it's always hot but now it's technically summer and it got ten times hotter. It's like an oven with moisture in the air. But it's better than cold and so it's all good. So I have to tell you about one of our areas in our area that is just taking off. The area is Badiang and there is a recent convert family that lives there. so we visited them the other week and they said that some of their neighbors wanted to listen to us. They said that they had talked to their neighbors about the gospel and about us. They are an awesome family. So one day we contacted one of the families, the B. family. Let's just say that they are really elect and were really prepared to listen. Since that first visit we have visited them two or three other times and they have committed top be baptized on May 24th! It's been amazing. These type of people let along families are very rare to find in the mission. They told us that a couple people from the Catholic church came over to there house and wanted to do bible study and the family told them that they were Mormons and didnt want to listen. Haha how funny and awesome is that! So yeah Elder McQuiston and I are pretty excited about them to say the least. This experience has also made me realize that as missionaries we really don't do anything. We really are just the instruments in the Lord's hands and it's His hands that do the work, not us. I'm so grateful for the knowledge I have that we are in His hands, that He is "before our face" and will never leave us. Being district leader has kind of been stressful for me so far. I'm kind of young to be a district leader and so i feel inadequate to do the assignment. But it's been amazing to see the power of the Atonement work in my life and help me fulfill the assignment. I gave my first workshop this last monday which was nice to get it done and the first one under my belt. I was kind of nervous for it and I just prayed that the Lord would give me His spirit and would guide and direct my words and that's exactly what He did. I could feel His strength and Spirit and guidance. I'm so grateful for Him. I'm been so humbled out here. Having the responsiblities of a missionary put upon me and knowing that I can't do it alone. It's been very humbly but very amazing to see the Savior's hand lift me and strengthen me and enable me to do. I'm not even close to perfect, nor will i ever be, but I know that my efforts and desires are enough becasue of the Atonement. I love the Savior. I know He lives and loves us. I know this is His gospel. I love you all so much! Thanks for all of your prayers and emails!
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