Hey Family!
Pictures from last week-
"Goodbye Elder May!"
My goal is to only have one chin by the end of my mission..... We'll see if I'm
able to do that! People are feeding us pretty well here..
"My Eldest Son and the Youngest"
Seeing Elder Bybee (whom I trained, so was his "Dad") was awesome! He is a great missionary and has done great
things already. He's sweet. And Elder Wendt is in this picture!
Woohoo!
So those are the pictures I wasn't able to send last week. Hope you enjoy
them! You can tell that my choice of tie has changed quite a bit since I came
out.. I didn't like the paisley's very much when I came out, but now that's
mostly all that I wear!
This week... What has happened this week? Here we go...
First things first, Elder Wendt found out when I'm going home... The
typical answer in our mission when people ask how long we've been out is "a
little over a year", and that's what I told him. However, after a week of him
not knowing, he peeked at my ministerial certificate and saw the expiration
date.... Dang. But, that has been good, because he now has a good understanding
that he needs to take the initiative, because I'm not going to be here forever!
That's probably good for him. I hope he is able to learn a lot from our
experiences together! I want him to avoid making the same mistakes I've made in
my life.
Elder Wendt and I looked for Service opportunities in the area. We went to Town Hall and talked with a few people there and may have found a food pantry we can volunteer at, and we're also going to check at the nearby nursing home and a few other places. Getting to serve really seems like a privilege nowadays, because it is way to hard to find people to serve! :/
Elder Wendt and I looked for Service opportunities in the area. We went to Town Hall and talked with a few people there and may have found a food pantry we can volunteer at, and we're also going to check at the nearby nursing home and a few other places. Getting to serve really seems like a privilege nowadays, because it is way to hard to find people to serve! :/
On Wednesday, I gave a training in District Meeting focused on the
importance of the Book of Mormon. We talked about how sacred it is and practiced
introducing it to people as a very important book. After, I invited everyone to
pray and set their own goals of how they will utilize the Book of Mormon more in
their life. I decided that I need to show the Lord my understanding of the Book
of Mormon by consistently reading all the way through it. To kick it off, I
started reading the Book of Mormon 4 days ago with the goal to read all the way
through and have a sacred experience praying about it by May 10th. Now, I just
always make sure I have a copy of the Book of Mormon with me, and whenever I get
5 minutes of free time I read. By doing that, I've made it to page 58 so far. I
invite each of you with smartphones to download the Book of Mormon app and then
to refer to it every day. They've said it in conference a few times.... If we
read the Book of Mormon as much as we read a text from our phone, we would be
reading through it several times a year.
After that, we did an exchange with the Zone Leaders. I was with Elder
Kelly here in Fayetteville and we had a good time. He's a really nice kid and
has a heart of gold! I learned a lot from him, but it also taught me that I'm
pretty old. He was still full of what many call "Green Fire" and is a fun kid.
Haha we had some funny experiences.
Elder Wendt and I had a lot of good lessons on Saturday. One of our
investigators is still progressing really well towards her
baptism on May 10th.. She asked me to baptize her! She just needs to make sure
that she keeps living the Word of Wisdom the rest of her life. We also taught a
less active that is progressing well and moving well towards reactivation, and
then the adopted kids of the Ward family. Conner and Andrew understand a lot and
the adoption is going through soon, so they set a potential date for May 31st.
They're excited!
Besides that, we're continuing to work as hard as we can to find those who
are prepared to accept the Gospel! The Church put up a website for Easter at mormon.org/BecauseofHim to help spread
the Gospel through media. I LOVE the video that they put up here! I think they
did a fantastic job. The video really reminded me of the importance of what
Christ did. I'd like to invite all of you to go to that website, watch the
video, and then seek for one way that you can share it. Through Social Media, a
home teaching visit, or just telling somebody you know about it. I hope you all
will take my invitation and check it out! It's good.
So, to finish my email this week, I'll end with this-
One of the girls in our Ward drew this a while ago and I saw it when we
came to their home on Sunday. I thought it was really funny! However, I know
that the Holy Ghost will testify of truth. I've been doing self evaluation
lately and have sought for understanding of the things that I truly know. I've
learned that there are many things that I have a sure knowledge/testimony of,
and I've identified a few areas that I need to seek for greater understanding
and grow in my testimony. I've felt a significant difference in my life as I've
begun to come to the Lord for greater understanding. I pray that you will all
continue to learn and grow in your testimony! I love you all and hope that you
are doing great. Let me know if I can do anything to help you out.
Love,
-Elder Hussey
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