Doctrine & Covenants 9:7-8

Hello everyone. I am going so great. My investigator has a baptismal date for July 6 which is her birthday. Doesn't that make your heart a little happy? I am doing really great. I am happy and working hard. We've been teaching members the Restoration lately, and it is the best thing ever. I get new insights, and chills every single time. I love the gospel. I love the Restoration. I love that we have a living prophet and that although Moses’ was a great prophet, and I love his teachings, that I also get modern day revelation. What a marvelously mind blowing thing that is. God is good."

James 2:20

Another week as come and gone; can we all just take a moment of silence because of the fact that I have been out for over one month. What the what. Where does time go? Luckily I still have 17 months to learn all the things that I need to before I rebirth into the world (Too far? It's kind of true. I am in an earthly "pre-mortal" existence. I am naive to the things of the world. I am really eating up these missionary lessons).

First on the agenda. Can I take a minute of your time to praise my ward? Keep in mind that I am serving in an YSA ward (which is a ward where single humans ages 18-31 go to a ward together). We have had members present at every lesson, they feed us, and when they can't they drop food off, or take us out, they have signed up for us to come over to their houses and teach them the lessons so that I can get more practice. The Relief Society President is the kindest human on planet earth. I may or may not have teared up during Ward Council when she talked about how if God gave their ward Sister missionaries then He knows that the field is white already to harvest (Doctrine and Covenants 4), and that there must be a great many people that they all know who need the gospel and they just need to pray and fast for names to give the missionaries. She said it far more eloquent than that, but it was tender.

We still only have 1 investigator but we have plenty of potentials which are hopefully. Preach My Gospel says that success is measured by how much effort the missionary gives and how obedient to the rules. With that measuring scale I can only go to bed happy each night because I have done both of those things to a tee. We visit a lot of former investigators, and less-active members. Can I go off on a rant? Faith without works is dead. Okay thank-you. Rant over. You understand me. From visiting so many people from all walks of life I only have a greater testimony of this. I can say that I am a doctor but if I haven't gone to med. school or ever worked as a doctor than am I really a doctor?

Secondly can I just say never, never, ever, ever date someone who isn't LDS if you are (especially if you are a return missionary.)You aren't going to convert the other person. You’re not going to have a happy part-member family. You are just robbing your children of an eternal family. Now that is not to say you shouldn't have nonmember friends, and help them learn more about the gospel. You should do that every day. Have a hundred nonmember friends, give them all Books of Mormon, and have them met with the missionaries just do not date them. Thank you.

I know this is a stray from my usual updates it's just I talk to at least 10 people every day who have so many problems that route back to these two issues. I am not trying to preach (well as a missionary I am called to preach so maybe I am), but I just spreading what little knowledge I have. I may not be able to teach lessons to many people here in Henderson but maybe I can help people at home. 

Love you forever."

Moroni 7:13

Time flies eh? I have already been out for almost a month? Isn't that mind blowing? I mean I am sure everyone has been really missing me, so you've just been counting the days.

One good thing about a mission is that you quickly realize what your faults are, and what you need to change to become a better missionary. I think one of my biggest issues so far has been stressing whether it is the Holy Ghost prompting me or if it is I. Good thing, Moroni 7:13 calmed my nerves, and helped me realized that it doesn't matter. That if I am putting my trust in Heavenly Father, and just open my mouth then I am saying what He would want me to say. Now I just need to work on breaking my independent spirit (A hundred boys cheer because I don't make them feel needed. Sorry, I am a missionary now.)

If I just put my trust in Heavenly Father then everything will work out. The work is hastening, and I am so excited about it.

LOVE YOU all"

Moroni 7:45

"I am finally in Las Vegas, well Henderson. MTC was the greatest. I love everyone in my District, and my teachers. I would go back. They should start up an MTC summer camp where you go for two weeks then go home, I would do that after my mission. Oh yeah, I would love that. I am serving in an YSA ward the blessing of that is that everyone has non-member friends and so there are plenty of people around to teach, we just have to find them. My trainer is so cool, her name is Sister Fernandez, she's 22 years old, been out for 9 months, she was serving in Spanish but got called to train me in English, and she's from Boston. I am so happy to be finally in Las Vegas, and be able to put in some hard work. It's so weird, that other night I went to bed at 10:00pm, and it was the best day of my life, but that is what happens when you are laboring all day. The Lord's work is hard work. One miracle that we had is that we were in Boulder City eating at a member's house, and after we decided to go visit some people. We tried to find a boy that was listed in the Area Book, but there was no apartment number so we just saw a random address, and went there. There was a really nice girl who had been taught by the missionaries before, she told us that she knew the church was true but that she just had to read the Book of Mormon, she said that she was glad we were girls because she felt more comfortable talking to us. It was amazing. I loved every second. She is busy with school but said she'll call us in a week, so hopefully that happens.
Thank you everyone for writing me and giving me notes before. I've taken to starting everyday with reading a note Bryson Toth wrote me, and another note from family or friends. Everyone thinks that will make me homesick but really it just reminds me why I am serving a mission. I am serving because that church is what has brought me the most happiness, and has brought me my favorite people, and now I need to make those people proud by serving with my whole heart, soul, might, and mind, anddddd everything else.
God is good always.
p.s. I am serious when I tell you that I am already tan, I didn't put sunscreen on one day, and now I am tan (well normal skin colour). I am sorry all my pale lovers. I will do my best. "