Week #46 - Priesthood Power

Wow...it's been a very spiritual week.

I cant even explain some of the things that happened because the magnitude of what happened was one of those things you just keep to yourself and your closest loved ones. But all i can say is that the power of the priesthood is REAL! It works by pure pure love and I haven't felt the saviors love more than when i am using it. Any young man that reads this or really anyone that holds the priesthood...stay worthy of this magnificent priesthood. There is no power greater than the power of the priesthood, the power of GOD. I just love you all haha um so we had a confirmation this week and we had a booth at avalon park, that is right next to where we live. It was awesome!! They had entertainment such as dancers, music, and then some bouncy house stuff and it was just like a big fair. We passed out over 3000 pieces of candy and probably 300+ of our cards with our number, 5 book of mormons and some pamphlets. We also ran into a less active whos brother is in the seventy and we are visiting with her this week. But its been great, we had 8 people at sacrament this week as well which is awesome and we just have so many good things going on haha :) 

Send me 1 picture of something fun you did :) 

Parked the car to vaacum it.

Elder Pututau and Ballard selfie

Me and Elder Machovsky

Tanya and Dave temple tour

Week #45 - "We are going to baptize you..."

Heyyyyyyyy everyone!

Wow well this week was awesome we had Elder Hymus of the seventy come down to our stake conference and talk on several things but the biggest one was keeping the sabbath day holy. It was really awesome and i will touch back on that at the end of this email. But anyways we had a baptism this week and it was awesome, his name is Arden and he is just so cute i felt like a big brother. As well our zone is doing really good and we are improving as missionaries and that is what we like to see! So its been also we've been needing to find people so i'm a bold person and i know when i can say things and when i can hold back. but we have these two girls that are the older daughters of a lady we are teaching and the mother cant get baptized yet because of law of chastity stuff so we were sitting in our car and i pulled out the phone and texted them and said "we are going to baptize you and your sister" then she texted back and said ok! so we invited them to the lesson with us and it was awesome and now we are teaching them :D

Anyways now back to the sabbath day, i want you guys to think of the importance of the sacrament. This one was of the last things the savior did in his personal ministry on the earth.It is one of thee most sacred meetings on the face of the planet. Please as you partake of the sacrament remember the importance of it...please do not take it lightly! It is not just bread and water it is covenants we make! 3 nephi 18:13 is what happens when we dont take the sacrament, read it and ponderize how you partake of the sacrament :) 

LOVE you all, cant wait to hear back!! 

Baptism pics 

Week #44 - Meet Pututau :)

Arden and us after his interview. (Horne, Creer, and Pututau)

Elder Skidmore, I never got exchange pictures with him.

Pututau and I after ZTM with our scripture, 2 Nephi 10:21

Picture with a tortoise that will grow to be older than me! 

The owner is going to put it in his will :D

Elder Radigan

Week #43 - General Conference

I know I promised a recording I am so sorry next week for sure with my new companion haha. It's just been soooo hectic with my companion ending his mission and then conference weekend has been crazy busy. But wow what a conference right?! I think the most valuable thing I've learned is that we are literally listening to A PROPHET OF GOD AND APOSTLES! "Whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same" I took conference for granted as a kid, like seriously look at the magnificent opportunity we have to hear from the appointed and ordained servants of the lord!!! I hope everyone learned what they need to do from this wonderful conference because I can guarantee you need to do ALOT, we all do. But our savior loves us and because he loves us we have other people that can help and guide us everyday!!

I love my family so much and want to give a shoutout to my ma, sister and grandma for emailing me constantly and sending the coolest packages. There was so many talks on the importance of women and I can't wait until my wife is amazing like the rest of the women in my life.

I love you guys with all my heart and seeing my companion prepare for home makes me excited to think of the day where I can say I honorably served a mission for the lord Jesus Christ and get to be with my family again. 

Love you all SO MUCH!!!

Exchanges with Elder Ballard (he knows Elder Ballard!)

Elder Radigan lost. What are the odds? So I shaved a strip in his leg

An Elder's reaction after we told him he was staying in his area for another month and a half...after he'd been there for 9 months already haha (It was a joke)

An Elder had to wear jeggings this pday and it was so funny haha

A lady truckin' along on her tiny moped :)

The 9 rings from all the Lantern Corps in DC Comics haha 
It made me so happy if you couldn't tell...