another week

Well, time has taken us through another week, and from what I hear from Mom back home, my week was somehow not as exciting as your week. Everything was good here, of course, though a few disappointments with some investigators were a downer.

On the upside, I realized that I love teaching the gospel. I really love it. Maybe other parts of missionary work are hard, such as knocking on doors for an hour without any opened doors, or having no potential investigators at home all day long ... but after all the lessons, and once we get to the opened doors, or the people we meet on the street, I just thrill. A study of the gospel leads you to want to share it. Sharing the gospel with others helps you to apply it more. Applying the gospel allows you to understand the reality of it. I know the reality of the gospel. The only church that contains all of the gospel, and the authority to do essential ordinances is our church. We claim this not to be prideful, but rather to follow suit with God's eternal plan, the way things have always been, since before the world was. I love seeing people change their lives, as they come to realize the snese of reality and possibility the gospel brings to them. I also love when long-time members of the Church remember what their testimonies mean to them, and what it requires of them.

So as my family is all gathered together, I hope you can all take note of the evidence this event is of the grandness of our Father in Heaven. Not a single thing is forgotten, and we can put our unrestrained trust in Him. What glorious knowledge. What a testimony you can express as you study, share, and apply that knowledge, then in turn see it become even greater than you ever expected, and see yourself become more and more qualified for the day when we will all meet the Father.

I love you all, congratulations to Jeff, I am anxious to meet your new wife someday soon. I know God lives, that he is concerned for us and cares about what happens in our lives. He knows us, and is always waiting for us to ask for the blessings we need.

I love you all, take care!

-Elder Sam Bostwick