Dear friends and family,
What a great week. There was another baptism in the
district this past week. I love seeing the growth that is coming along
here in Temple and Belton. I love being able to work with Elders Hatch,
Moses, Smith, Long, and especially Elder Blair. The area here seems to be
thriving. I have seen so much potential here and me and Elder Blair are
taking advantage of that. We are finding so many people who are ready to
listen and accept the gospel. Elder Blair is a great example to me he
always learns so much from studying in the scriptures and is doing great
on the Book of Mormon challenge we are doing. It has helped me to get
a lot more out of the other things I study. My goal this week is working
on being more sincere. Elder Blair is a great example of that and I have
learned a lot on how I can show Christlike love. An amazing experience
happened this past week which has helped me to see how the holy ghost
works in my life. We were riding down the street on our bike to an
appointment and passed by a house with people on the front porch. We had
passed the house and I felt prompted that we should go back and talk to
them. I pushed it off because we were in a hurry but then realized I
was ignoring a spiritual prompting. We went back and started talking. It
was akward at first but then found out that someone the missionaries had
taught in the past lived there. He had moved and lost contact and
wanted to meet again. It was so amazing and I am working harder to pay
attention to spiritual promptings.
Wow! It sounds like there are some major changes in callings
in the ward. Bro Christensen seems like he will be an amazing person to
help with the youth. Also Bro Harris will do a great job. I rember when
he was my sunday school teacher. The activities sound fun that are
planned for the youth and will give them places to go where they can
uphold their standards.
Chels and Spence got to see Mt. Rushmore? That sounds so cool. I
bet their trip is pretty long. It is so exciting that they are moving
forward and making some major steps. haha - I cannot wait to be an uncle.
Congrats Justin on turning sixteen and happy birthday!!!! That
is so exciting to be a Priest and have the opportunity to bless the
sacrament. It sounds like your Preach my Gospel reading is going great. I
know it will really help to strengthen your testimony. So, do you think
you will get your license soon? It is the perfect time especially with
all the eagle projects going on.
Mom, it sounds like you are getting back into the swing of
scripture study. That is sometimes my favorite part of the day- having
time set apart to be able to delve into the scriptures. I know I will
need to take advantage of my time studying out here and make goals to
keep doing so throughout my life. It is so exciting to hear about Grant
and Jackson. It seems like they left yesterday. Dad, I would love to write
about the importance, impact and preparation involved in my mission. I
will send a letter containing that so you can share it with all the
youth. I love all of you and am excited to here about all the positive
changes at home.
Love,
Elder Shoemaker
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