first of all, i want to tell mom that you cant write me stuff like that here, im crying way to much in front of my companion and other people in this place. haha. the lord really does work by tender mercies, and it comes from our own efforts. d&c 123:6,17. wow, i am so grateful for wonderful parents like you two that are always serving the lord, and looking for ways to help others and not yourselves. being out here by myself really makes me realize the qualities and characteristics that you two have taught me, and the things i need to try harder to apply still. all the christlike attributes that we read about in pmg, you two have taught me since i was a little kid. all the principles we teach to investigators about god is our loving heavenly father, gospel blesses families, importance of obeying prophets, christ and his ministry, apostasy, joseph smith, book of mormon, prayer, all the plan of salvation, faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the holy ghost, enduring to the end, 10 commandments, reading and praying every day, obey prophet, worthily going to church to partake of the sacrament, tithing, fast offerings, etc. are all things that you two have taught me since i was a little kid, and that is the only reason i am here. if i didnt have you two, it would have been incredibly difficult to make it here. i owe you two everything. and all i can say is thank you.
i want everyone who reads this letter to really ponder and pray to find what things your parents have taught you, and how you can improve on each of those qualities. we look for families here to teach, because it is the basic unit of all god does here. without the family, we are nothing. if we are alone, we will always also have our heavenly father. hno. stocking shared with me the importance of humility, and the killer sin of pride. humility is the key of receiving and giving thanks for the tender mercies the lord has given us.
well this week, we kept working and have had a good time being together. it has been a little rough, but we are working out kinks of disobedience and diligence, but we are getting there, and the lord is blessing us for our efforts. we found an awesome kid named ivan on wednesday, while we were looking for another reference, but he allowed us to share with him our message, and accepted baptism and a date the first appointment. saturday when we passed, he had read what we left him, prayed, and read all the introduction, testimonies, and the first chapter of 1 nefi. very awesome! he also went to church yesterday, and really enjoyed it, and found nice people to be his friends. we found 12 nuevos, but not a whole lot of progression like we hope for. we will keep working hard, and finding more, and working with these people from last week. we also showed our plan to work with the members in ward council yesterday, and all the members signed up for a day to go with us this week! we will start to work with them, and hopefully progress with them in the missionary work. well, not a ton happened this week for us, but i did do my first baptismal interview, and the lady didnt pass... just because the elders were trying to rush her too quick, and hadnt taught her everything. she was still smoking when i talked to her.. so we put it off. also i gave another, and she passed.
we had interviews with president on tuesday, and had a good experience. he told us that we would be here for a long time together, so now is the time to start off right and be united completely and consecrate all of our actions to the lord. love you all, and am grateful for your support. take care!!!!!!!!
elder facer
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