Week 79

Hello My Dear Family..

Wow! Life this past week has been wonderful. I can't complain. Each time I listen to our Prophets and Apostles, I feel a sense of urgency to do what is right, to spread the gospel, and to live life to the absolute fullest. We are so lucky to have the knowledge we do. We had a few people come to conference this week who were investigating the church. It was great. They felt the spirit and also realized how the could benefit from having a living prophet. It was really cool. Haha I was able to attend all hours of conference. It was awesome.. 10 hours of Revelation. SO sweet.

During the Sunday session, there was a family in the branch, the Coates, that unexpectedly decided to stay at the church inbetween the morning and afternoon session, due to the 25 minute drive home. It wouldn't have been worth it for them to drive home. But anyways.. We cooked them lunch at the church and it was a blast.. We had breakfast food. They have a little girl that reminds me SO much of Sayler.. ITs crazy.. Haha so she's my best budd here in the Branch. :)

We've been working with quite a few people and seeing great things happen. We have had spiritual lessons with people who are really searching for truth. As i get further and further in my mission I realize that I can't do this forever.. It gives me a drive to seek the spirit in EVERYTHING i do. Its amazing how much the Lord can lift you when you put every ounce of trust you have in HIM! I love it.

We brought a Less-Active father, and his Non-Member 13 year old son to the Priesthood session of conference with us, and as I was watching, I couldn't help but notice how intently this member was listening. It was so cool, and in a few different moments throughout the talk it was as though something was different about him, and I could tell that he was receiving revelation. When the session was ended, he said that he developed a whole new level of Love for his son that he had never felt before.. And you could see it in how happy he was when He walked out of the session. He was hugging his son.. And he even apologized for not being the Father that he should have been these last few years. It was amazing and there were many who were in tears. He said that he had a drive to do more, to make sure that he stays on the straight and narrow. Elder Eyerings talk really hit him to the center. Then I said, if you love you son that much... Just imagine how much the Savior loves the both of you! It was a memorable experience.

Mom if you would.. PLEASE send me my winter stuff asap.. I need the sweaters that I sent home.. Haha.. Not the really thick gray one..But all the other ones!! Also.. please send me all the Long Johns you can find!! Haha Its freezin here.. Its gonna be a gnarly winter i'm pretty sure..

LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH thanks for everything

Lexee your the BOMB. Thnaks SOOO much for signing me up for school. Don't know what i'd do without ya!

LOVE ELDER RUSSELL