Letter and Pictures - Week 40

Here's a sign Gordon still hasn't lost his sense of humor.  This was his original letter home.

Dear Family,

I love you.

Love,

Elder King

It was followed later by the real thing.  Such a tease!

Hey guys,

This week was really good. We were able to teach a lot and the teaching between Elder Kuru and I is great. The lessons are full of the spirit. I love it. We are doing our best to help our investigators to progress towards baptism. Today we had a great zone mtg. that Elder Kuru and I taught. We taught about using our time wisely to keep the spirit with us. It was a lot about becoming converted ourselves so we will have the spirit to convert the investigator if they open their heart to it. I enjoyed it. The spirit was strongly felt. I hope you all have a great week.

Love,

Elder King

Breakfast for lunch! We had pancakes and sausage and on the pancakes we had peanut butter and ice cream! It's really good by the way :)

This is Cleopha and her son Marvin. She is 19 which is surprising. She is doing well. We had a couple good lessons this week with her. One about the restoration and the other we watched a video about Joseph Smith and the restoration. She believes it is true which is the start of her testimony. We invited her to read and pray about the book of Mormon. It may seem like a simple invitation but it's oh so powerful when done. There is a real power behind daily scripture study and daily personal prayer. As one acts on these invitations that is when the spirit can testify to them of the truthfulness of it as they allow the spirit into their heart. It is from this submitting oneself that one gains a testimony on a principle of the gospel. It is through a humble prayer for help that one can soften their own heart and through love that another can help in the process of softening another's heart.

We were privileged to be invited to a member's home for Sunday lunch after church to break our fast. The couple are from Mexico and they just moved into the branch here because of work. They are so nice. The meal was great. This is their apartment. It's pretty nice :)

The meal was great. We had some really good fish and a special rice and salad. They also made a papaya juice drink which was good.

The view from their apartment is absolutely gorgeous too. It was a great experience. It was refreshing. We also had an oreo cheesecake for dessert. I liked that :)

Additional emails while online:

I am the one driving and we drive everywhere. I feel like a taxi driver haha

The weather is great. Doesn't rain much. Nice and sunny but not too hot. Elder Kuru has three siblings and has been a member his whole life. I hope and pray that Michelle will be okay. That's a scary thing to have occur. I'm glad that Kaylee is having a blast in school. I hope they do well at State. I'm glad to hear that Jay is reading his scriptures daily. That's great. It puts a smile on my face. I hope you all have a great week! I'll see you on Sunday!

With much love,

Elder King