did you not get an email last week? I sent and email last week! I sure hope you got one! Man!
Well
i am almost 20! Wooohoo! ok yeah that over with...
Back to missionary work!
This week we worked so hard! We really did. We fullfilled all that our president asks of us. This week we plan on doing it as well and I would honestly like to say there is no reason for me ever to not do it. Laziness. It is not easy that is for sure. But it is worth it! This week on Sunday night we felt so successful so Obedient that we had done everything we could have. We had some pretty funny events happen too. We wanted to get a baptismal date but she said she still has some things she wants to fix before she wants to do it. BUT I went to church this week. I felt much better...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! Sorry late I sent you a letter I hope you got it. My dutch is a big Joke. =).
But now I think I have a sinus infection. I am going to be going to a doctor soon. My face hurts. Right next to my nose. But i talked with sister Martineau about it and she told me to do the neti pot... =) i did it this morning and took a video of it. but then as well I am seeing a doctor. Today we went up to Oranjestad on the Bus. we got there bought some dushi yui shirts and then some bags. all of which i have pictures attatched. DUSHI YIU means (sweet child) Its from a surf shop here and it just makes me laugh every time i hear it.
This week i believe we got a record for flat tires. But my companion didnt crash this week. We had three people feed us and an adventist lady is giving us homemade bread! Woohoo!
We were contacting a guy who said that he really wants to follow Jesus Christ but everytime there is an opportunity where he can steal something and decides not to he wishes he had. so he said it is just so miserable following christ. Then he told us he had never asked god for help. It was great so see him realize that he really can and needs to ask God for help. He said he made up a bible game and no churches would let him use it. So a leap of faith and trust in the promptings of the spirit i told him to come to our church and we would make an activity out of it. I was really nervous... But he never came to church.
This week was a great week work wise, came home sweating like crazy every day. My shirts are turning brown... I think i am going to use that hundred dollars on one more shirt so i don't have to wear a longsleeve shirt on sunday.
JOSH MISSION LIST!
AT LEAST 8 SHIRTS and PANTS.
If he is in a hot place he wont want to wer the same clothes over again and at least eight will last him every day of the week plus P-day. i had 8 shirts but one got a big stain in it. Pants i have 6. So that is what i will get Thank You so Much grandma and Grandpa.
This week we were riding home one day and dogs love to chase us here. So we were riding and i kicked to get him away and kicked him in the face... he yelped and ran away... I felt bad but then i almost fell off my bike laughing Becuase as soon as i turned around I passed a house with a Big BIG black man in tighty whiteys standing on his porch with his beer out saluting us. it was pretty funny.
We met a wonderful lady this week who was really interested in church and everything but didn't end up coming i really have a lot of hope for her. She has a big family too! Woohoo! THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE A BEACH CLEANUP! we are going to clean the beaches in orangestad. I get a cool ARUBA MORMON HELPING HANDS VEST! Yeah! I really hope president brings me back here next transfer. I am loving this transfer. My companion is honestly the best one yet. I would love to stay one more trasnfer but becuase of immigration days i have to leave the island. =( so i will most likely be going to curacao. Woohoo!
DAD FAVORITE SCRIPTURE DEFINITELY IS ROMANS 1:16-1716 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth...... 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
I found that in response to a prayer and absolutely love it! WOohoo!
Wow. What power has that scripture.
Right now I am reading Truth restored by Gordon B Hinckley! What a life Joseph Smith and the Saints had. He was arrested and acquited 37 times before his death. Then the last time he said in his journal "i told them that if i was to be arrested again it would be my death, if not i was not a prophet of God." Surely enough it happened.
Then the mormon batallion was called to go out. the mormons had been pleading the goverment for relief and safety from the mobs and they said they couldn't do anything other wise they would lose votes. Then all the sudden the government comes back and pleads for 500 men. They agreed and Brigham young told them if they didn't complain and said prayers each morning and night they would not have to fight. Surely enough after an over 2000 mile journey through iowa to texas new mexico colorado arizona and ending in calfornia the fight was over and they returned home. What a grueling trail. The goverment issued a certificate of congratulations to the mormon batallion and said "a search history would result in vain to find such a valiant march made by a batallion so brave. They crossed plains whare animals didn't dare go for a lack of water. Crossed mountains that only goats roamed and fields only savages and wild beasts would enter. but they followed the admonition of the prophet and were saved.
I saw a picture of the Prophet Brigham Young. and below it said Modern Day Moses. I completely understand why.
I Know this church is true! I know we have a living prophet and Just as an early convert of the church said regarding the Book of Mormon " either God or the devil has a hand in that book, man could not have written it." I know we have it directly through the power and inspiration of God himself! What a wonderful message!
I Love Being a messenger of him!
Sometimes I like to argue a little too much. and it is something I am working on. I don't understand why so many people harden their hearts to God himself!
All we ask is that they ask God what is true. How many people don't do it! they say they believe in God but dont believe he will tell them the truth.
This morning I also noticed that you know what. To my knowledge we are the only church that Really firmly states that the lord himself has said this is the true church. Other churches believe theres is the true church by interpretation of the Bible. for example this morning i was reading a testigo book this morning and they said that christ didn't begin to reign in the heavens untill 1914. Not only does that have absolutely no importance to us and our salvation... but the said that a bunch of students cae up with that calculation. Then they show world events that are proving that God turned over his reign to his son. that things started to get worse as soon as 1914 passed.
Very strange. But religion and everything fascinates me. It really does! I am trying to not argue with people or its not really argueing more persisting. But I love this gospel and the more and more I read the scriptures the bible especially the more and more I gain a testimony of the need of the b
Book of Mormon the more and more the book of mormon makes sense. Who else can explain the baptism for the dead scripture in Corinthians who else can explain the third heaven in Collosians who else can explain the Two powers the order of melchizedek and levitical found in Hebrews. I Love learning about the gospel! Why did I not read my scriptures more before my mission!? AHH!I LOVE THEM!
I Love you All! Thanks for emailing me.
Erika you are pretty! Congratulations!
Adios! Ayo! Todoeloe!
Elder Ellis
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