Dear Family and Friends, June
10, 2015
Serving a mission full of love, sacrifice, hard work,
happiness, friendships, disappointment, tiredness and spiritual experiences
that uplift us as no other opportunity could and it is worth every minute of
it. When we left home we had no idea
what we would be doing or really where we were going. We just knew that we were going to the
England Manchester Mission. We have been
teaching classes, discussion with the Elders and Sisters, institute, and
investigators. We have spoken in many
sacrament meetings and helped with firesides.
We have cooked hundreds of meals, cookies, cakes and bread etc. We have driven our poor little car thousands
of miles. We have spent every dime we
have and then some but we love it all and are so grateful we decided to go on a
mission. It is blessing our lives so
much! We could not have grown in the
gospel any other way as we have on a mission.
We recognize the many miracles that have taken place and we will
continue to watch the Lord’s hand as He hastens His work here on the
earth. We are teaching and helping
others to prepare for the second coming of our Savior Jesus Christ. We pray more people will listen to our
message of the restoration and the plan of salvation. The love of our family and all of our
brothers and sisters motivate us to work harder. There is so much work to do and not enough
time to do it in. But we know that our
Savior can and will accomplish this work on a one by one basis. Each and every one of us matter. We are His children and He loves us with a
perfect love.
The most exciting change to our mission is street displays
used in contacting people. The Elders
and Sisters set up posters and tables in a busy area and then they all go out
into the street and talk with every person that goes by. It has been very successful as it helps us in
giving out many Books of Mormon (61 the first week) and in finding people who
will listen to our message. The
interesting thing is that people come to us and want to know more. The Lord has prepared them and when they see
that we are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or the
“Mormons” they ask if they can have missionaries teach them more about the
gospel. Some have even said “How do I
get baptized into your church?” Elder
Blunck is fearless and bold in street contacting. It is fun to watch him talk and joke with
people. Everyone loves him. He is a good man and has a strong testimony. I love to watch him and listen to his message. I am so proud of him. It is such a blessing to serve together.
The missionaries taught and baptized a friend of ours. His name is Arjun, he is 21 and is from
India. His mother was happy when he
decided to be baptized because she said that he has always loved Jesus Christ
and that it seemed right that he should follow him. Arjun is on fire in the gospel. We were able to go to the Preston Temple with
him and walk around the outside and sit in the waiting room and teach him. He said that getting baptized was so
important to him and he cannot wait to go further into the Temple, not just in
the waiting room. He does not know much
about his family and said that India does not keep good records, but he is
excited to find information that he can take to the Temple soon and do baptisms. He reads the Book of Mormon two hours every
day and has begun telling his friends about it.
He comes to our Book of Mormon Class and goes to institute every
week. We are grateful for him and his
example.
We taught a Chinese girl last week. She asked Elder Blunck to baptize her. Unfortunately she has had some people telling
her anti Mormon things and she is confused.
She has returned to China for the summer and said that she will find the
church there and go to sacrament meeting.
We pray that she will find the truth for herself. We love her so much.
Time is going fast and but also slow, depending on how you
look at it. I know that sounds funny but
I think you know what I mean. Home is
never far from our hearts and thoughts.
We look forward to the day when we can be with you again.
We love you all and miss you!
Love,
Mom and Dad
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