PERSONAL REVELATION!

Hey mother and Family!!!

This week went by very well! Yes, we were able to see General Conference which was absolutely wonderful. I am so glad that we have the opportunity to hear the words of the living prophets every 6 months! 

This week was fairly empty. Our old man investigator starting to have a personal problem, and so he couldn't meet with us, our other investigators were busy with work and other things, but, we were able to meet a new investigator... He is very prepared.  We asked him if he was happy and he said that he was not. We talked to him about what our message could do for him and he told us that he really wanted to change. So, we begin again to work with him and help him to come to Christ and change his life. He is a great kid with tons of potential in life!

This week we also had great work with members. We visited a member last night and helped him to work toward referring someone to the missionaries. The members here all have great faith. They all know that they need to and when we come over and talk to them we get to hear about their concerns, but eventually the always give in to the spirit and decide to work towards a date. I am so happy for the opportunity that we have to help the members of the area fulfill their missionary responsibilities as well as working to find and help others that we meet on the street, etc.

From conference I really liked all of the talks. There were some great overall themes, but one that really was prevalent was "earning a testimony" through personal revelation. It is true that revelation and a testimony are gifts from God, but they come in response to the agency that we exercise. I know that the honest seeker of truth will come to know the truth if he/she asks God the source of all truth in the name of Jesus Christ if something is true or not with faith in Jesus Christ, real intent, and a sincere heart. I know that God hears and answers my prayers and all of yours. Listen to the words of the prophets, especially Elder Scott's. He was very bold and very simple. There are things that need to get out of our lives and things that we NEED in our lives. Through the whisperings of the Holy Spirit we can know how to improve our prayers, our scripture study, our family home evenings, and our temple attendance. The members here are members because they do those things. If they don't then they went less active a long time ago. It is so clear. I know that through prayer, scripture study, family home evening, and regularly attending the temple that we will be spiritually fortified in a spiritually insensitive society. I hope that you have a wonderful week! Don't forget to apply the things we learn at General Conference, otherwise we are the hearers of the word and not the doers! I love you sooooo very much!