Dear
Mom,
As
always it is great to hear from you, and to make it to another Monday!!
New
Companion so said farewells to Peterson– glad to hear Elder Peterson had good
things to say about me. I read
through the email that Elder Peterson sent you and dad. He is a great kid. We had some differences but we really
worked through it, and we did form a great companionship. There were definitely
a lot of challenges, but I grew a lot from it. He was transferred to
Klerksdorp. He was very sad to leave, especially Jackie(investigator) . But I
have heard form him this week, and he is doing well. He is in a half biking
area, so he doesn't really like that.
Last
Monday Elder Peterson and I went to Gold Reef City. It is an amusement park I
guess. It is like a small Lagoon. We went with Jackie and Nathan, and it was a ton
of fun!! I put a lot of pictures on dropbox of that.
My new
companion is Elder Jackson. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is 20, and he
graduated in 2013. He went to BYU for 2 semesters, then came out. He is in
Elder Peterson's group, so he has been out 14 months. We get a long super well,
and he is a lot of fun. He loves sports and things too, and our personalities
are pretty much the same. We have really had a great week.
Had a good week with our Easter campaign- “Because He
lives”. We did great with our pass along cards!! It has been a fun week just
using Easter to bring people to the gospel. We also have a huge magnet on the
side of our car, and we just talk to people as we are driving by them in
traffic. It is pretty fun I guess. We will still be doing our "Week of
Witnessing" until Wednesday. In our zone we have been going around to the
different area's and helping them Blitz their area's, and we will be doing our
area on Wednesday. I think it will be great to just get us some new
investigators.
It has
been a great Easter for me. I think I really have had my thoughts focused on
the Savior this whole week coming up to Easter. I am so grateful for the
Savior, and all that is possible because of him. The video Because He Lives is
great. I really have just been reflecting on feeling in the rest of that sentence,
what is possible because He lives.
Also I
guess last night we went over to the Adam family for an Easter dinner. It was
really fun to just have a Braai and have fun. The Crankshaws were there as well
with the Molema family from our ward. It was just fun to actually have a bit of
a celebration of party of some sort for Easter.
It
sounds like it has been a really fun week!! I am glad you could get our and
have fun. I told dad that I miss just having holiday. I remember a couple years
ago the dunes were freezing around this time! The trailer is probably really
nice to have. That is great that you had Ashley down for the weekend, and Blake
over to spend some time. I looked through the pictures, and it looks like you
had fun up hiking with the dogs!
You asked about my back pack and book bag. I have been using
my man purse a little. I never
really used a back pack unless I was walking. In this area I have had a car
full time, so I haven't used any bag. They are trying to totally do away with
us using backpacks for the area. President has found some place for really
cheep, and is making it possible for all the missionaries to get a bag and they
put the mission name and elders name on it. I don't think I will get one because I already have
two.
I haven't seen
any mail yet. There might have been some that came last week that I didn't get
from the Zone leaders. I will
check with them today, but I am sure it will get here soon. I will let you know
when I get any.
I am
proud of you for excising It is not easy. I even loose motivation to work out
and stay in shape. I think it is a lot harder to not be able to swim. I hope that you have a great week, and
know that I love you.
Love
Your Son
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