Helloooooo!
This week was GREAT!
So
to start off, with some awesome news, Elder Nelson (yes, one of the 12
apostles!!!) will be visiting our mission next month on the 19th and
will be speaking to our entire mission!!!!! Holy hot dogs I'm
soooooooooo stoked!!!!! I forwarded the email to you about that
announcement (: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'm so excited! Pray for
me that I will prepare well to receive revelation (: We found that out
during zone conference and that was great. We focused a lot on the Book
of Mormon and it's role in gathering Israel. So it was really great (:
But
this week went really good! We had a couple really good lessons with
Desiree! To see the change in her truly is amazing. She has always been
nervous to say a prayer out loud, but on Saturday she got interviewed
for baptism and she said a vocal prayer before the interview with us and
her friend Vanessa! It was great (: She did really well on her
interview and she is set to be baptized this Saturday! She already has
everything planned out haha she wants me to confirm her (: I'm way
excited for that!
We
also had a really good lesson with Nichole! We had a ward member come
with us and she shared a way cool experience that she had! So she has
gone to the family ward here in Camarillo a couple times for church, but
she had never been to the YSA and she didn't know of any friends she
had that went to our ward. So before she came in the building last week
she prayed to Heavenly Father (She is very religious and has a good
relationship with the Lord) and asked that she would feel clarity and
peace if this is where she was supposed to be. So we sat by her
during sacrament and at the very end of sacrament meeting, our bishop
felt inspired to get up and share a few thoughts. He said something
along the lines of "I've talked to a lot of you and I know some of your
struggles and challenges, and I feel inspired to let you know that
everything will be okay." and at that moment she felt that clarity and
peace she was looking for. So that was super cool (: She really is
sincerely searching for the "complete" truth in a church.
I'm
so happy to be a missionary! It's so crazy to me that I have already
been out for..... wow 14 months now. At least the number of months I
have left is still 2 digits (: Haha. It doesn't even feel real! All this
is going by so fast! I feel like after my mission I will feel like I
wasn't even gone. I feel like my mission will seem like a dream... So
crazy. Time is going by fast. It truly is such a blessing to be serving
the Lord with all my heart, might, mind, and strength. Missionary work
definitely is hard work, and I believe it was meant to be hard, because
if it weren't, no growth would take place in the hearts of any
missionaries. I'm so humbled and so grateful for the chance that I have
had so far to serve the Lord with all I have, and I'm excited to see
just what these next 10 months have in store for me. It's so amazing to
see the change that has taken place in my spirit. I have learned to
trust in the Lord and to desire his trust in me, which leads me to have a
true desire to be obedient to His commandments. Thank you so much for
you and dad's example to me! Thank you for all your love, prayers and
support!
So
those were the big things that happened this past week. It was a good
week (: I'll make sure to take pictures of the baptism! I hope all is
well back home. I love and miss you a lot! I'm glad to hear you are
doing well in your classes [mom]. (: Keep up your good work. You are
continually in my thoughts and prayers along with the rest of the fam!
Have a great week (:
Elder Teeples!
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