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| With my man, Elder Ash |
Hey everyone!!
I say this every week, but the mission just keeps getting better
and better. I have never had so much fun or been so happy in my life.
Our investigators are all doing great. This past week was
crucial for many of them, and it seems that they all made steps forward.
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| Fun activity with our zone |
The Luciano family all came to church yesterday and are back on
track after two weeks of sickness and stuff. They now feel like part of the branch and are
really well fellowshipped. The next step for them is the M
word.......marriage!! They avoid the subject but with time I know it will
happen. They brought one of their neighbors who is a 19-year-old boy to church
again, named Johnny. This was his second time at church, and last night we had
a lesson with him and set a baptismal date for August 13th. He is super solid
and really likes church. He is a funny kid.
Francisco is doing well. He is working two jobs right now and is
super busy. His fiancé comes home in a week, and he wants to get baptized soon
after that! We just have to get him a few Sundays free. He got his new job
through a member of the branch, and the member said that he will have every
other Sunday off in a few weeks, so we are hoping that turns out to be true. I
love that man a lot. He is seriously considering moving to Provo where nothing
is open on Sunday haha.
Alicia is doing well, we were able to set up a Family Night with
them and a family in the branch for next Tuesday, so we are looking forward to
that.
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| Me and Elder Short |
Have you ever thought about how wonderful the principle of
repentance is? So many people hear that word and they freak out; it has a
negative connotation. However, repentance is one of the biggest blessings that
we have in all of our lives. Jesus Christ has paid the necessary price for all
of our wrongdoings and mistakes. Because of his sacrifice, we can be set free
and feel free, too! Repentance is the
2nd principle of the Gospel, and follows faith because if we don't have faith
then we will never even have the desire to repent. However, when we do grow our
faith, we understand the wonderful blessings that await us when we repent.
Christ wants us to use His Atonement, which is why he says,
"Come unto me". Sincere repentance begins when we stop our
wrong actions and feel sorry for doing them. We then confess them to our
Heavenly Father through prayer, and when needed, also confess to a church
leader. We then do all that we can to "un-do" our mistake and strive
to never do it again. There are MANY examples in the scriptures of people who
had a change of heart and repented and felt the joy and peace that comes. One
of them comes from the Book of Alma, when Alma the younger is sharing his
conversion story with his son. He says, "Yea, I say unto you, my son,
that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea,
and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing
so exquisite and sweet as was my joy." He felt both ends of the
spectrum, the sorrow that comes from sinning, and the joy that comes after
repentance. I know of the joy that comes from true repentance, and I invite
everyone to seek for that joy each week as we take the sacrament.
The Church is true. Christ stands at the head of it, and it is
truly his church.
I love you guys!
Love,
Elder
Todd
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| Golfing into a lake as an activity with our entire zone |
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