2011 November 7th
Dear Mom,
My week went well. I
have been even more exhausted the last few days but that is a good thing right.
One of the families we are teaching finally came to church yesterday and it
helped them a ton. They are very excited to get married and baptized, hope all
goes well for them. Last week the dad of the family got assaulted. His head got
beat up pretty bad and they took his wallet. He didn`t have any money so that
was good and they didn`t take his cell or anything else just the empty wallet.
The good thing is that because of this he is now even more determined to go to
church and endure to the end. It is a great family. We are also teaching other
families that are progressing slowly but surely and we are continually
searching and finding more amazing families. My goal is to get to the point where
we are only teaching families, like this we will only baptize families, and the
kingdom of God will be edified. Like the prophets have taught, when we live the
Gospel principles in our home we are preparing for and living eternal and
heavenly laws. Like this, we create a little piece of heaven in our homes.
Without the family we cannot prepare ourselves sufficiently for exaltation or
enter into this highest level of living. I am not satisfied with just baptizing
people, but with baptizing families that together can learn, grow, and prepare
themselves for eternal life. I encourage all to appreciate, protect, love, and
strengthen the family. It is fundamental in the Great Plan of Happiness. I love
my family. We are not strangers but members of the family of God (see Ephesians
2:19). The family is the most important social unit in this life and in the eternities.
If you look in the organization of the church in True to the Faith, first we
find the God head, then the First Presidency, then the FAMILY, then the 12
Apostles. As we missionaries we must always strive to find, teach, baptize, and
confirm families. Thanks family for making me who I am and helping me achieve
my potential!
Thanks for the good news and I wish you the best in work,
seminary, and health. Say hi to the family, friend and ward for me :) I truly
love you mom!
Elder Divis
P.S. Did you send me
those pictures that I mentioned two weeks ago?
Gavin is growing up super-fast! I think he`s already twice
the size. It will be great to see all my nieces and nephews
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