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
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