Mom and Family,
Wow! Sounds like a lot is happening at home. I was so excited when I read
that Nate moved back in with his Mom. That will be great for him. I can't wait
to write to him now. And snowbird sounds like it was a lot of fun.
I would love to send a short talk for Brooklynn's baptism. I am guessing it
should be around 3-4 min. That sounds like a fantastic idea. I guess that will
make up a little bit for me not being able to baptize Brooklynn, but I am so
excited to see pictures. I can't wait!
I didn't do a session in the temple. I get to go four times over the course
of my mission, counting the one time I went in the MTC. So only three more
times. I probably won't go until about december or so.
Thank you very much for the pictures. I loved them. It helps me get over
the homesickness, when I am able to look at pictures of my family. And the
letters you sent were so great. Cheered me up a lot.
I wouldn't say that my trials have gone away, but right now I am just
trying to get along with my companion. The other part of the problem,
is that so far over my two weeks here, we haven't found a single investigator
that we have taught more than once. It is hard to go out and tract all day. We
find people to teach every once and awhile, but it is very difficult to find
another time to teach them. We have had so many people cancel on us, or more
often not be home.
I have
seen some great things here. Here is one story:
We were out proselyting at a trailer park, and all of our lessons for that
night had fell through. We decided to start tracting, and we started walking
down the street. I saw a man cleaning his truck, and I asked if we could help.
He said that we could, but never actually told us to do anything. Eventually we
went in the house and were able to teach him part of the first lesson. The
lesson was going good, mostly because this man was christian and believed
everything we were teaching up to the first vision. When my companion shared the
account of Joseph Smith, the man laughed at us. Right in our faces and boldly
said, "No man has ever seen God. Ever." There could have been scriptures we
shared, but instead we just bore testimony. We bore very powerful testimony of
how we came to know that this happened. The man went from laughing to us, to
actually believing that it was possible. The spirit was very strong, even if I
couldn't understand some of it.
This was great experience, but again we are having a hard time scheduling
another lesson with him. I hope we can find time for another visit!
Again I would like to thank you for your love and support. It has made my
mission a little easier. Tell the kids good luck for me in school this year. I
am excited to see how everyone does.
Hey Dad!
First of all I must say that your letter that you sent me was so
comforting. I have already read it everyday since I got it on friday. It has
helped so much.
I didn't know that Elder Cook was the one that came to your mission. That
is amazing! I loved his talk on faith, and I plan to use it a lot on my
mission.
So to answer your questions, My district is us and two english elders for the same area. They
are great Elders. I love being around them, and have already been on exchanges with
both of them. I would have to say that these two days were probably my favorite
two days so far. In our mission there are about 130 spanish missionaries, so
almost half. We have investigators, but none of them are progressing. Except for
Mary, who we just can't get to church. We have a cell phone, but no I-pads yet.
My companion loves the people a lot. He is into extreme sports and loves music.
We are in a spanish branch, which is actually to
small to even be a branch. This is why we go out tracting all day, because we
don't get a lot of help from the members, and there is one less active family.
My bike is nice, but I have only rode it once. We are actually in one of the
biggest areas in the mission, so we have a car. And right now, I am doing good.
I have a hard time actually going out and working sometimes, but I love study
time. My favorite part of the day, besides going to bed of course, is personal
study in the morning. I feel so happy and peaceful during that time. I love
it.
Thank you again for the spiritual thoughts each week, and for the poem that
you sent me. It has brought me so much comfort, and always motivates me to do
more. And thanks for keeping me updated on BYU. I didn't think I would get so
excited for football even though I can't watch it. More importantly, thank you
for the love and support that you have given me throughout my life. I wouldn't
be out here without it. Good luck with work, and stuff. I love you, and am so
thankful for an Amazing Dad like you!
Love
Kyle
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