Family,
It sounds like you all had an
awesome week!!! That new ride at Lagoon looks crazy. I can't believe that they just keep making
new rides there every year!!!! Crazy stuff.
And also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!
I can't believe that another year passed by like that, but you're still
young, so don't even worry!!!! I'm
getting old too though.......almost 20......that's pretty scary.
But this last week was really
good! We had planned to baptize a girl
on Tuesday. So we went with the zone leaders and talked with her and her mom,
and her mom gave her permission and everything, but the only thing is that they
were going to leave to Cuauhtemoc for a few days, so we weren't able to baptize
her. That week though we knew that we
had to baptize somebody, because we had prayed and felt that we needed to, so
that same day we went and talked with another investigator that we had and his
parents that are less active members, and they gave him permission....it was
awesome! I love to see how the Lord
works in our daily lives......just like Nephi said, God doesn't tell us to do
anything without preparing the way beforehand.
That is a way that He shows His love for us, and I love Him as well for
that!!!
Other than that though we
have been working really hard in finding new investigators, and we have found
quite a few. I wanted to be able to
baptize them this week, but then I remembered that this is God's work, and not
mine. Even though I won't be here to see
the end result of these people that we are finding, I am happy that I am able
to help them start their journey to heaven.
This work is amazing!!! I also
like something that they always taught us in boy scouts, that we should leave
the area cleaner than when we got there......and it is the same here. I'm going
to do my best to leave this part of the Lord's vineyard better then when I got
here 5 months ago.
"Cease to sleep longer
than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise
early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated." D&C 88:124
There is a story about this
scripture in the newest Liahona, and it talks about a man that asked one of the
general authorities for counsel on how to receive revelation, and the general
authority responded with this scripture.
They go on later to talk about how all of the prophets and apostles do
the same and for that they live so much longer. We can recognize and receive
better revelation earlier on in the day, and for that reason the scriptures say
it. It may sound like something little,
but my small means the Lord brings to pass great things!
But yeah, like I always say,
thanks for all of your love and support.
This is my last week of work. On
Sunday, I think, I am going to head down to Chihuahua because on Monday is the
last day stuff with President. We have
the last interview that day and then dinner with President and Hermana Chavez,
and then questions and answers time, and President is going to give us some
advice for after the mission and what not.
I don't know exactly how it's going to work out, but either Monday or
Tuesday I'll be able to write you guys for the last time. So if I don't write on Monday don't worry
because I'll write on Tuesday. But I
hope that you all have an amazing week! I love you so much and can't wait to
see you all in 9 days!!!! Love you and miss you all tons!!!!!
-Elder Loveless
