Happy Tuesday family!!!
It sounds like yall had a wonderful week, and we are all finally
starting to see the miracles of missionary works. I loved the package I got yesterday, just in
time for the Turkey Bowl on Thursday!!!
Thanks for the card as well. I knew that you would finally get an
IPhone, and when Grant put that picture on my camera card I knew it wasn't
his. That is so awesome to hear all the
new mission calls, and Aubrey, that was pretty cool too. As for me, this week went by extremely fast
and it is hard to remember everything that happened. Last Monday after emails we went to the Zoo
and it was pretty lame, now I know why I'm not a nature person, cause animals
are pretty boring. Anyways after that we
went and got our food for the week and stuff and looked at a Gator store. When we got home I cut my own hair, and not
gonna lie it looks pretty BOSS, and I can still part it.
This week we have been teaching a couple of people. We met with Donovan, and I set a baptismal
date with him. He is getting baptized on
Dec. 8th and I am so excited for him. He
wants to change so bad, and we came to church this Sunday, and he felt the
spirit so strong. President and Sister
Barry spoke in our ward this week and they always do so well, and Donovan felt
like it was directed straight to him. So
we are excited for him, keep him in yall’s prayers.
One of the things that Bishop has asked us to do is revise
the ward roster, so we have been going and finding all the people that have
moved out or don't want their names on the records anymore. We have been able to take the roster from 480
members to now it is at 372. So we have
been doing work. We had the opportunity
to teach Mike and Megan again, and found out that Megan's family is all members
in Utah, and she is the only one in her family that is not a member, so she
doesn't want them to know that she is taking the lessons, because she doesn't
want them to overload on her. So we are
having to take it slow with them and hope that after the Holidays that they
will move closer to baptism.
Another one of our emphasis this week has been finding
through the members. So we have been
meeting with 7 different members each week to set a date with them to invite
someone in their home to hear the message of the restoration. Right now we are up to about 8 dates set, and
so we have like 8 future appointments set with lessons, it's exciting. Our ward is so great and willing to do
missionary work, it’s awesome. So I
challenge yall to set a date to invite someone in our home with the
missionaries, I know that if you just pick an inspired date, the Lord will do
the rest in making sure it will happen on that day. Now with all this extra time of no High
School wrestling, you should be able to. :)
So like I said, we had President and Sister Barry speak to us,
we also had interviews that were awesome.
I guess Elder Lisonbee said that I was the best planner in the mission,
so I was tested on it, and President and Sister agree. So that made me super happy. I talked to President about not being able to
teach very much and stuff, and he said he would talk to Elder Lisonbee about
that. We then had dinner at Bishops
house, and he is SUPER rich, and has a mansion, so it was an awesome
dinner. He invited us over for
Thanksgiving as well, so you don't have to worry about me getting a good meal
momma.
So I don't remember if I told you or not, but I started the
Book of Mormon about 3 weeks ago, and I finished it last night. That was the first time that I have ever
fully understood everything I have read, and let me tell you, it is so, so
true. It has guided me along so much
these past weeks, and I know that there is no other book out there that is more
true than the Book of Mormon, and I just want everyone to read it for
themselves. Now I'm starting it over and
marking ALL the doctrine of Christ, so Faith, Repentance, Baptism, receiving
the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End. I am so excited to take on this challenge and
show you my rainbow Book of Mormon when I get home.
It's crazy how fast time flies, I've already been out away
from you for 2 months, and I've been here in Florida for 6 weeks. I know it's where I need to be and I am
finally seeing that. I know that this church
is true, and that it is the only true church, because it is Christ’s restored
church. I know that it was restored by
Joseph Smith and that he did translate the Book of Mormon, it is so awesome to
read about the wars and trials and faith that these ancient people had, and to
just know that it really happened. I
know that it is only through faith in Christ, and repentance, which I am so
grateful for, because I use it every single day, but I know that it is through
that and baptism that we can return to the Celestial Kingdom. I have dreams rather often of all of us
sitting together for eternity in the Celestial Kingdom. I know that families are ordained of God and
that we need them to succeed in this life.
I love you all, and this is the testimony which is in me, and which
grows constantly every day. And I say
this in our Savior Jesus Christ name, Amen.
Well it’s on to a new week, crazy that the Holidays are
already here. I'm gettin bigger and
stronger in spirit and physically every day.
I want to get a pull up bar and I need some new bike tubes cause mine
don't hold air, so I was gonna buy them today mom, I should have enough in my
account, like 50 dollars but if you could put just a little bit more in that
would be great. Now that I have my
cleats, and gloves, thank you Grant, all I need is a ball and my tees. Ohh and did yall get my letter I sent, should
I just send you Morgan and Taylor's letter and have yall send it to them. I love
yall so much and I pray for you!
Elder Spencer Salinas
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