30 June 2013

Alright here I go.. It has been a week. Don't expect me to use correct grammar or spelling because I am going fast and am waiting for my laundry to get done. Doing that and all other things on my own and it is all working out pretty great for me. I arrived and immediately got paired up with Elder Nelson from Texas. He is not my companion. My companion is Elder Write of Colorado and he is a great guy my age a little older but still just recently graduated. I am doing wonderful I am feeling the spirit and learning a lot of the purpose of being a missionary, which has to do a lot with love; the pure love of Christ which I find amazing. I was reading in Moroni and I found a scripture 7:41 which talks a lot about hope and the things you should hope for.  It talks about how you should hope for the promises of the atonement, resurrection and eternal life, and that if you don't have hope in those things then you don't have faith since that's where faith comes from. I have gotten a better understanding of the word hope, witch I believe means to be excited or pumped up for something that can not be proven through worldly things to be true. I probably did not explain that perfectly. . I am getting better at that though so don't you worry.

 Through out this week out the week we have had a load of class room experiences, missionary role plays, and devotionals  I was asked to be the investigator in front of the whole class one of the days and it made me more humbled to really understand where they are coming from, and really why this would be such a big thing, people who after there first lesson are all I want to be baptized are amazing but the thing I understand about this is that that is usually not the case you have to give them time, they really have to experience this all on there own. 

Um I am learning that you really have to teach the person and not the lesson that really you have to love the person to the point that God loves them. It has to be at the same level. Because you are the representative of Chirst.

in 3 nephi 13
some where it says 

"behold, i am a disciple of Jesus Christ the Son of God. I have been called to declare his word among his people that they might have everlasting life."

"Miracles don't build faith obedience does"

That is so true. I could see angles like Laben and Lemual and if I don't follow exactly what the Lord asks I will receive NO reassurance in my own heart or mind that any of this will come to pass or that it is true. 

I am doing very good and this is just a fast write. I may have more time today if I do I will send a quick email since today is my P day. Next Tuesday I will be on a plane so who knows when my next one will be but I will always write back. 

Tell Sam: That there are always bugs in that bed sodon't get to comfortable. 

Tell Wyatt:  That he is awesome and I still have the "lucky" penny he gave me when I left.

Tell Lindsay: That she should stop missing me so much since I am very good, and my knowledge of this Gospel and belief in it has been greatly enhanced. and that I know of the power of prayer since I have prayed everyday in constant prayer and I have never received so much joy

Mommy I love you:)
and Dad I love you too and I am studying in Preach my Gospel right now since we have to focus on that 99 percent of the time and Scriptures a lot less since we roll like that and are learning how to teach and preach not the scriptures as much as the power and Revelation you can receive from them.

Look up Elder Liuo he is a Tongan that went to Alta. He is in my dorm room in my district. There are 6 elders and sisters. All elders are going to LA and all Elders sleep in a 4 person room with two extra beds yay. Haha
I have taken pictures I will get you them at another time.

thanks. 
c ya 
amen
Elder Rawson