Hello from Iowa!! It was soo good talkin to you guys yesterday!! Oh man.. I loved it! So good to see all your faces again and talk to everyone!
Ha Berklee and Behr have definately changed the most.. Its only been 3 months.. But they just looked.. Bigger! hahah!
Anyways.. This week was so awesome.. I told you guys a little bit about Madison having trouble.. But she's back and we have got her going again and she is excited!
This week has potential to be the best week of my life!! Haha.. Im looking forward to it quite a bit! 4 planned baptisms.. And A TRIP TO THE NAUVOO TEMPLE!! :) next Wednesday. I cant even tell you how excited i am for that! Its going to be soo much fun! I love the temple sooo much and cant wait to go do a session! :)
I want to tell you a quick story that happened last week that i forgot to tell you yesterday..
Madison wanted to give a talk at her own baptism and we said she could of course.. Well last friday when we met.. She had already had it written and she read it to us. It talked about all the people that have helped her get to this point in her life. She talked about how a lot of missionaries had just said hello to her.. But never talked to her about the Gospel. Her eyes teared up and she expressed how grateful she was for Elder Ferrin and I, and us listening to the spirit to stop and talk to her. We were all crying and the spirit was soo strong! She also talked about where her life would have probably gone and now where it is headed after meeting with us.. She expressed so much thanks and ended by saying.. "my life is now on the path that its supposed to be! And it feels soo great."
MISSIONARY WORK IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD! Seeing the spirit enter into people's lives in the greatest gift i could ever ask for. There is nothing better than that feeling inside you when you know you've done the Lords work.
Delorus is still going strong on the Word of Wisdom! She says that everyday she feels a little better as she wakes up.. And she's convinced its because she is keeping the Word of Wisdom! And it is!! :) She is sooo awesome! And i cant wait! Her's and Hadassah's baptism is on Sunday!
We were at a members home last night for Mothers Day dinner.. And me and Elder Ferrin talked about the Doctrine Of Christ. It is amazing how strong the spirit is when you are talking about the simple steps of Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End. The spirit is so strong because this is what Jesus Christ taught!! When we teach people his Doctrine i feel like i am saying and doing what he would say and do! Its amazing! We talked about how amazing the Gift of the Holy Ghost is.. And how it is the greatest gift we will ever be given on this life. And its true.. Without the Holy Ghost.. None of us would be where we are today!
Please please keep praying for the people we are teaching.
We have 2 Baptisms on Saturday.. and 2 on Sunday. Pray that they will be strong in the final days before the big day! Satan will be working on the very hard!
I LOVE MY FAMILY! Thanks for everything you do and all the examples you are to me!
Mom.. Your the bomb! haha! Thank you so much for everything! You too Dad!
and send me that Alex Boye CD as soon as you can! And any others you might have!
Love,
Elder Russell!
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