DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?

   Dear Family,

 Sounds like the whole lot is doing well :) Going to concerts, football games, school, just living life really. Good stuff. ha Can you believe its already General Conference this weekend?! GET IN SON! This weekend is going to the best weekend ever!!! :) :) :) You best believe we are inviting everybody and their cats to General Conference! Who else can say they have a modern day prophet on the Earth,... Nobody. And that is what is so special about our Church! I freakin love it!! Cool. Enough about that.

   Okie dokie. This week... Whoa. What a week. 

   I believe it is story time. >:) 

   Here we go. 

   Monday.

   After writing you and talking about "What about Bob" and what have ya, we went to teach this family who is comprised of a mum and twins. The twins are 13 years old and wee lil lads. haha (I don't talk like that.) We went to their house with our Ward Mission Leader and taught the best lesson ever!! We shared with her "Hope of God's Light" and oh my days! The spirit was so strong and so we invited her to be baptised on the 26th of October and she accepted!!!! :) :) Geeezzz. Kip. WE FOUND A FAMILY! And the way we found her is a testimony of how you need to be exactly obedient on your mission! So we were on the bus about 2 weeks ago and Elder Nielson and I sat down, and across from us was this mother with a son. And inside of me I was having a little angel and devil moment. The angel was saying, you need to talk to these people. And the devil was saying, You are way too tired there is no reason to talk to them, you have been rejected all day. Just one won't matter. But I am happy to say I chose the angel and that was the best decision of my life! hahah When we first talked to her she said, "I am not interested in God." So we being cheeky lil monkeys said, "That's okay we are sharing a message about strengthening families, would you be interested" And so she agreed for us to come over. :) Angel >>> Devil. A little side fact she even cancelled our first appointment. But don't you worry we followed up and now she is getting baptised!! FOLLOW UP! :) And she even came to Church on Sunday and she is coming to G.C. as well :) You best believe when we came out of that lesson we were thinking.... Whoa. Did that just happen? 

   Next.

   This story starts about two months ago. Elder Harding and I stopped this mother and a daughter who were walking there dogs and for some reason we immediately clicked. We started talking about God, but she was not interested in the slightest, but we still scheduled to go meet with them. And for about six weeks straight we made appointments, we got there, with a member, and they were not in. And so on Saturday we just stopped by with a member, because a different appointment cancelled. hahah  So we get there and she is outside, and I was thinking, "AHA we got you now!" hehe But after doing a bit of chit chat we were welcomed to come inside and watch a quick video. And guess what Mormon message we watched for somebody who doesn't believe in God? HOPE OF GODS LIGHT. :) Best video ever! And while we were watching she started to cry.Afterwards we asked why she was crying, and she was being so tough to crack. She was saying things like, I don't know. Just feel like I want to. But we testified that what she felt was the spirit. Then she slowly started to open up. She then asked, "Why does God take all the good people?" "He took my dad, mum, and a few others. Why doesn't he take the murderers and those people?"  Then we testified of life after death and I threw in the Kalena experience which is always a tear jerker. And oh my days! The spirit was just so strong! We invited her to Church but she declined. But we are going to see her tonight! And she is sooo good! She would make such a good member of the Church! And her daughter is asking questions like, "How do I come to know that God is there?" And just brilliant questions like that, and so tonight we are going to try to answer their questions, invite them to G.C. and to be baptised on the 26th of October! Please pray for us, and pray that the spirit is as strong as it was last time. Because the spirit the first time was so strong you could practically grab it. It was almost as if it was thick... don't even know if this is making sense, but it was crazy! And after the lesson Elder Nielson and I looked at each other and we were in amazement and thought, "Whoa. Did that just happen?" 

  Some remarkable things are happening in Luton. The Lord's hand is being revealed to us. It's amazing. To be honest though, its more humbling than anything. And to think that I might leave this area next transfer is sad. Transfers are next week already! Time flies! And Elder Nielson and I are prophesying that I am leaving.... So if you are sending post, make sure to send it no later than tomorrow. K. cool. Love you. 

   The more you pray for things to happen the more it does. I don't know if that is because you are looking for it more so, but I think that is one of the ways God shows his love for us. If we just simply ask for something we will get it. "Ask and ye shall receive." Its just that simple. If you want something ask. Then do all that you can do to get it, and the Lord will make up the rest. :) 

  I love you family. Stay strong. don't doubt. Have faith. Do something spontaneous this week. Do something that helps your spirits grow.

  keep calm and read the Book of Mormon. :) 

I love you! 

Love,

Elder Dayton Wright 

GQ Missionaries

Dayton and his Companion in Luton England...Looking GQ as always!!! Somethings never change!!

Lets Go round 2!!

WEHU! Family,

  Year 1 accomplished.

  Year 2, bring it on. :) 

This is so crazy to me. Can you believe it? I have now officially been out for a year... That is mental. I can think to what I was doing a year ago and its things like I was in the MTC... that doesn't even seem real. LIke what the heck?! ha This is a love hate relationship, I love how fast the time is flying by, but on the other hand it is going by too quick. I just can't believe it! Ugh. But at the end of the day the love of this relationship out rules the hate :) haha Pray that this year goes by even quicker :) haha 

   That youth spectacular event sounds pretty neat. And the temple is b-e-a-utiful. Dang. It's like extreme make over home edition, but with a temple. haha :) Somebody looks FABULOUS! -Grinch. But ya thats cool stuff. 

    I miss you guys. I love you. (Just thought I would throw that in there. Kinda like a surprise :) ) This week was good... as always. Like seriously compare what a missionary complains about to what you have to deal with in real life.

MISSIONARY complains about- We don't have anybody to teach. Im tired. Why is nobody progressing in this Gospel. I hope those people pray about the BoM. I hope they make it to Church. And the list can go on and on.

REAL LIFE people complain about- School sucks! I need a job, need to support a family, why do we have to work so much? What am I going to do with my life? And the list goes on and on. 

  Missionaries have it so easy when you compare it to real life people. ahah All we complain about/pray about are our investigators to grow and progress. We don't need to worry about family, money, job, any of that stuff. That is given to all of us. :) Im not complaining, but you have it a whole lot harder than missionaries. Missionaries complain way too much, and they don't realise how great this work is!!! Wake up and smell the roses! You know what I mean?! Work harder! You are only out here for 18-24 months, then you have an eternity to think about how you did in those months. That right there is a scary thought. So you best believe that I am trying to do all within my power (with the help of God of course) to do my very best. As you can tell I am not looking forward to real life, I know that is forever away, but to be honest I would be content if I could live this life style longer.... haha 

   This week Elder Nielson and I realised that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass. For a bit we stopped focusing on the small things and things got CRAZY! Everything just went out of control a bit, but I was told by a wise man, "That if you remain calm, nothing bad will ever happen." -Adam Melaney. So I took to that wise man's counsel, reflected on why these things were happening and changed them. And we continued to give thanks to the Lord for everything we have, plead with Him for help and for investigators to find out that the book is true, and what have ya. And by doing those small, but meaningful things, things changed. :) It was a very good lesson to me. I constantly need to do everything with in my power, especially the small things in order to receive the great things. Now compare this to your life. Continue to focus on the small things, and everything else falls into place. Continue to say your prayers, feast upon the words of Christ, spend time with Family, pretty much just have your priorities straight. Do things that make a difference in life. "Our usual worries can be classified into 5 categories, 1. 40 percent never happen. 2. 30 percent are in the past and can't be changed. 3. 12 percent are needless health worries. 4. 10 percent are miscellaneous problems. 5. 8 percent are real problems of which 95 percent can be solved." -Forgot who said this. Focus on that 8 percent, and as it says, 95 percent of those problems can be solved. I leave that other 5 percent to the Lord. Its just like Bob Wiley. He did the simple things, he tied himself to the boat, put on the life jacket, then at the end of the day, "He just let the boat do the work, that was his secret." :) We need to be more like Bob Wiley. Just let the Lord do the work. But don't forget that you need to do all that you can do. :) :) hahahaha Dang. That was such a good comparison. POINT FOR THE KIDS! Point for me? :):) :) haha I think yes. 

   David who is on date for the 28th is still on date.... Sorta. I don't feel like he is ready, but the Zone Leaders are pushing so hard to have him stay there. But he just has way too many questions and Elder Nielson and I feel if we were to baptise this man, he would fall away instantly. So we will probs push his date back to the 12th of OCtober. Wow, that is 2 days after Shananu turns 17.... My wee lil sister is growing up :') ha LOVE YOU! 

  But ya thats my life! Pretty good innit? :) We also have a 34 year old man on date for the 26th of October so thats sweet as well :) :) The work is truly hastening and now its time for the members to come into play. If the members will do their part, this work will hasten quicker. And that is what Elder Nielson and I are focusing on. We are trying to start a family night at the chapel 2 times a month, and the do sports night the other 2 times in the month. That way members can invite their family and friends to these activities and the work will hasten. :) :) 

  Thats my piece. That's my life. From Lovely Luton to Ogden Utah. Hope this week is better than last and continue to be like Bob Wiley. If you learned nothing from my letter BE LIKE BOB WILEY! :) hahah

That man has no worries or problems. Just remember kids

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I'm a schizophrenic,

and so am I. 

Love you!

Elder Dayton Curtis Wright

ps Be like Bob Wiley! 

September 15, 2014

  Dear Family,

 So life is good, the grass in green, the good Lord smiling on you and meeee. Better knock on wood :) Don't know who sings that song, but I am pretty sure I sing that every single day. :) Cuz life is so DANG good. I don't think there is one thing I could complain about. Nothing is wrong. Whether that be at home or in lovely Luton :) haha

  But onto your life. Sounds like its the same ol' same ol'. haha no big changes or news, so you could say that's a good thing :)ha Sounds like the dance was totes magoats a smashing time! I love stag dances. You get into the dance and your like, "K, lets go get it ooonnnn!!" Then "your song" comes on and you look at your friends and your like, "This is my song!" Then you go finna hard. (Is that used in the right context?) haha :) :) :) I miss school dances. Those were my pride and joy :) Live up your high school years Shananu cuz they go by way too fast. In fact when I get back I will see if I can't sneak into a few of the dances, because I miss them so much, and I look like I am still in high school so I could totes sneak my way in :) We would make that dance Legit. Actually 2 legit. :) Hope life is treating you well Marae and Dad. No e-mails from either of you.... That's okay, because I am kinda used to Marae forgetting about her only brother, but DAD, seriously? haha Jk love you anyways. Mum sounds like real e-state is improving and that you are having a fun time with that so point for you :) :) Everybody you are all really neat :) Every time I write I get this extra energy and my heart starts beating proper fast, and I get really giddy so that's why I am always all over the place :) :) ILY
   K. My life. You could call this week a week of miracles. :) And don't worry you will get all of the info about these miracles. There are three stories/people I need to tell you about so her you go. :)

Story 1.

David is his name, 29 Nigerian, we have taught him before and he seemed somewhat interested, but he wasn't progressing. So last week we saw him at ASDA, which is just the British Wal-Mart and he asked If we could come over, and of course we agreed so we scheduled to see him on Tuesday. Tuesday rolls around awfully fast and we go in thinking of dropping (not teaching) David, because he has kinda wasting our time to be honest. So we get into the lesson and we ask him about how his reading of the Book of Mormon has been and he says, "I have read what you wanted me to read, and I have prayed about it. And I have received a divine revelation that the Book is true." And Elder Nielson and I were like, "pardon?" haha not really, but inside I wanted to give this man a kiss, but I kept my composure and we taught him about Joseph Smith and what have ya and then asked him to be baptised on the 28th of September and he accepted :) :) :) :) :) :) GET IN SON! And he also was willing to come to Church and willing to follow the Word of Wisdom. Get in! So that was the best thing ever! Story number 1.

Story 2.

 On Friday Elder Nielson came up with this lovely finding idea of showing the people on the street all of our pass along cards, and asking them to take a card, and doing some sort of magic trick. So I decided to try it... heheh So the first guy we stop, we say "Pick a card, any card." He picks one, and we ask, "Why that one?" And he says well it was the centre one. And we reply, "Well just like how that card was central, Jesus Christ is central to the message we share with people...." And continued to teach him about Jesus Christ and God. And this man, Lee is his name, told us that he didn't have a strong belief but that he was willing to meet with us on Saturday. So we met him the next day, and taught him in a local park where all of these kids were playing football, and I was getting so distracted! Thinking of my "glory days" hah :) But the lesson with Lee went amazingly well. He said all of the right things and by the end of the lesson we challenged him to be baptised on the 28th of September and he accepted!!! :) :) :) GET IN SON! Yup. Big gulp huh? Alright, see ya later.

Story 3.

Donia is her name, and it starts with a prompting to send a text to everybody in our phone to see when the missionaries could teach them again. And she calls and says, "What about Saturday at your Chapel?" SO we see her on Saturday after the amazing lesson with Lee, and we give her a Chapel tour, then show her a Mormon message, "Rescued through Christ" (which all of you should watch if you haven't) and start talking about Christ and the Godhead, because she is a Catholic and so she is really confused about the Godhead, so we told her about how God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, are 3 separate beings, but one in purpose. And she was like, Oh that makes perfect sense. So we continued on about Jesus Christ's life and started talking about baptism, and she thought that she needed to be baptised. So we said, "Well there is actually a very special room in our Chapel that we saved last to show you. And that is the baptismal font." Which was right behind her, so we open the doors and the first thing she says is, "That is the proper way it is supposed to be done." So we invite her for baptism right then for the 12th of October, and she accepts!! GET IN SON! :) Crazy innit?! So many miracles!! Random fact about Donia is she is from Pakistan, and is Christian... Weeeirdddd, but she has a family and wants all of them to be baptised!!! GET IN SON! :) ha

So that is my week. Crazy! But so lovely! This week flew by. Cannot believe it. It doesn't even seem real. But on Thursday I went into London (I bet you lot wish you could say that) hehe for a Leadership meeting and I received the package :) :) When I opened that package mum, I think my heart pooped. I ate 6 of those fast breaks right away. No hesitation. I regretted it afterwards, but Oh my days!! It tasted like heaven :) :) hahahah Thank you so so so sos much for everything! It was just what I needed. CHEERS! ILY

 Well fam damily. That is another week of the best 2 years. Stay tuned. In another short week, I will back at it again. :)

Love ya to bits.

I need to buy some bits and bobs so don't be surprised if some money comes out of the account. :)

I LOVE YOU.

Love,

Your brother, son, grand child, friend, or whatever else :)

Elder Dayton Wright

 

British Vocab for the week.

get in! - Heck ya!

Vexed- Mad

Stroppy- Moody

Pronounce your t's and you will sound British. Or don't pronounce any t's for example water is actually wuhher. :) ha That's that.

September 8, 2014

   Dear Family,

  So this is going to have to be reeeall quick. I have like no time whatsoever. We were at a BBQ today with President and Sister Jordan. They went to Costco and bought us all of these american foods!!! OH mY DAYS #! I miss american food :) haha Bought don't you worry, I definitely took some selfies with Sister Jordan and President Jordan. :) #getin! President was a bit reluctant, but I was bold and so he cracked under the pressure ;) 

   This week has been incredible! The main reason why is, because we had a family come to Church! :) It was a mum and three kids. So great. The only problem is that we can't see them this week and they are not able to come to Church so we will have to wait til next week to see them. You should pray for them. Just pray for Maggie and her family, pray that they come to Church, get baptised in September, and that we can find somebody to speak French to them :) ha Cuz they speak French and we don't (go figure) so we need to find somebody who can. ha Cheers. 

   Elder Nielson is doing great! We are the same person. I can't get over it. But whatever. We love each other which makes the work a lot easier and goes by a whole lot faster :) 

  Pray that we continue to find "elect" families. Not just any families, but elect. K. Cheers. 

   TO be honest there isn't m,uch more... We are doing well in Sunny Luton. I love it and it loves me. I cannot believe it is September, like what the _____! Crazy! :) Hope you have a great day! And a better week! Love your guts :) 

  Love your son, brother, friend, cousin, bestie, and whatever else I fit under,

 ELDER DAYTON WRIGHT! 

September 1, 2014

  Dear Family,

  I am filled with so many emotions, I don't even know where to start. So as it is the 1st of September I am feeling a bit sad right now, because Kalena has been gone for 10 years now. Can you believe that? 10 years? That has gone by so fast. I truly do miss her, but with the knowledge that we have we know everything will work out :) I don't want to make this a sad letter so I shall move on from this touchy subject. 

  I would have to say that my happiness/giddiness/joy just everything you could say is filled to the brim right now!! :) First of all, because Olivia got her call :) :) :) :) I wish I was called to serve where she is going... But hey England aint half bad ;) Proud of you Liv. :) My new companion is stupendous! His name is Elder Nielson, from Fool Creek, UT population of 60. haha :) He is saweet. So after President asked me to train I was praying with all my heart that I would get a little brother figure, and sure enough I got one :) Elder Nielson is so much like me! He finishes my sentences half the time, he is the only boy and has three sisters, works on a farm, hard worker, likes country music, ran track (800 M in 1:57 and 400 in 50), and he is very outgoing and likes to smile :) :) You could say that God answers prayers :) He is a great kid and you know how the youngest is usually the best at everything because they have had to play and fight against the older kids their whole life? That is how he is. He is so prepared and just ready to serve it is g-r-8! :) I like him.

  Alright be prepared for a very "missionary" paragraph. So this week in my studies (which I love by the way. Mum you would be so proud that I finally learned how to study :) ) I was studying about finding people to teach. And I looked up a few scriptures and then pretty soon I realised that my whole mission I have been finding people the wrong way! So whenever we used to pray to find somebody to teach we would say something along the lines of, "Please help us find somebody to teach." and after my studay I realized that it needed to be more specific. It says in the scriptures that the Lord is preparing the "elect" and that is who we need to pray for. So we made a resolution to pray for the elect and try to find them, and what do you know.... It happened :): ) :) We found loads of people this week who were you could say "elect" :) And it just comes to show that the more specific you are in your prayers the more the Lord will give you what you want/desire as long as it is a righteous desire. Moral of the story, BE SPECIFIC WHEN YOU PRAY! I pray for just about everybody who is reading this letter every day and night, and if you are thinking "he probably doesn't pray for me."  Then to be honest you are probably right. hahahah Sorry the truth hurts :) :) But ya so that is my "missionary" paragraph. 

  The work in Luton is going great!! We have every night this week filled with teaching appointments :) I love it! Now lets see if we can get these teaching appointments, to solid investigators, to progressing, to baptised! At the end of the day we are called to baptise people. And that is what we will do! And Elder Nielson and I came up with a wonderful idea how to do that :) Okay so you know how in school if you suck up to the teacher they like you more or give you more of a lead way in certain things... Well Elder Nielson and I, to get these baptisms, are going to "suck up" if you like to our investigators. :)  For example we will make them cookies and say how much we love teaching them and make origami or something cool... haha I mean we aren't doing this just to "suck up" but to show how much we genuinely care for the people we teach. And I believe that if we have the right intentions the Lord will bless us for trying to show more love to those we are teaching. :) So that is our direction at the moment of how we can help people come unto Christ. Pretty smart innit :) :) 

   Well that is another weekly letter from Elder D "dubb" I love my mission, I miss my oldest sister, I know we will see her again, I miss my other sisters as well :), my family means the world to me, I am truly excited to train my "younger brother," the mission is flying by, I am so excited for Olivia, I cannot wait to tell you how this whole "sucking up"thing will go, but most of all.... I love you! 

Have a lovely week! 

Continue to tear it up in soccer Shananu.

Sell some houses mum.

Work hard Dad.

Marae you got the whole world in your hands. Use it wisely.

Peace.

Elder Dayton Wright